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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Mazda Motor Company, Hiroshima, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05C 7/04 ; E05C 3/06 ; E05B 6/506 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05C 7/04 ; E05C 3/06 ; E05B 6/506 ;
Abstract
A center-matched double hinged door assembly for a vehicle having a continuous side aperture at each of opposite side of a vehicle body comprises a front door hinged at a rear end to the vehicle body, a rear door hinged at a front end to the vehicle body, and a door lock/unlock mechanism operative to prevent the rear door from opening prior to the front door while the front door remains closed, to allow the rear door to open while the front door remains open and to allow the rear door to close irrespective of whether the front door remains open or closed.