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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
May. 01, 2024
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Doo Young Jung, Suwon-si, KR;
Ki Hyun Choi, Yongin-si, KR;
Hyung Sik Choi, Seoul, KR;
Sang Heon Lee, Seoul, KR;
Woo Sik Yoon, Incheon, KR;
Min Su Kim, Seoul, KR;
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A vehicle door hinge apparatus including a door link having one end pivotably and slidably connected to a vehicle body side and the other end hinged to a door side, a vehicle body link having one end pivotably and slidably connected to the door side and the other end hinged to the vehicle body side, a door link guide provided on the vehicle body side and configured to guide sliding of the one end of the door link, and a vehicle body link guide provided on the door side and configured to guide sliding of the one end of the vehicle body link. The door link and the vehicle body link intersect each other, an intersection point of the two links is hinged, and the door link and the vehicle body link perform, when the door is opened, a scissors motion around the hinged intersection point.