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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2020
Ali Tavakoli Targhi, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Donald R. Monroe, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Johan Karlsson, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Steven H. Klotz, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ali Tavakoli Targhi, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Donald R. Monroe, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Johan Karlsson, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Steven H. Klotz, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A multi-linkage vehicle door hinge and door hinge system for use in passenger vehicle entry/exit doors. The door hinge includes a first four bar linkage connected to a second four bar linkage. The door hinge operates to move a vehicle door panel between a closed position and an open position along a path of travel in a movement envelope that is parallel to the exterior surface of the vehicle. In one aspect, the door hinge provides twice as much lift as is required to package the door hinge in the vehicle. In another aspect, the door panel further rotates toward the vehicle centerline for applications having low vertical clearance. In another aspect, the door hinge includes a six-bar linkage.