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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2009
Adrian Nicholas Alexander Elliott, Dearborn, MI (US);
Justin Thales Johnson, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Jason Falenski, Berkley, MI (US);
Rajinder P. Singh, Plymouth, MI (US);
Dave Michael Lechkun, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Adrian Nicholas Alexander Elliott, Dearborn, MI (US);
Justin Thales Johnson, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Jason Falenski, Berkley, MI (US);
Rajinder P. Singh, Plymouth, MI (US);
Dave Michael Lechkun, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle door articulating mechanism including an articulating hinge assembly having a hinge arm pivotally mounted to a vehicle structure at one end thereof, a vehicle door pivotally mounted via first and second hinge mounts to the hinge arm at an opposite end of the hinge arm, a first cam mounted to the first hinge mount at one end of the hinge arm, a second cam mounted to the second hinge mount at an opposite end of the hinge arm, and a belt encircling both first and second cams. The hinge arm is disposed at first and second angular positions when the vehicle door is respectively disposed in closed and opened positions. The vehicle door articulating mechanism allows the door to articulate away independent of an adjacent vehicle door during initial and continued opening of vehicle door.