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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
May. 09, 2008
Applicant:
Kelly M. Kohlstrand, Wyandotte, MI (US);
Inventor:
Kelly M. Kohlstrand, Wyandotte, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An automotive vehicle includes one or more swinging doors which may be immobilized in a number of positions, so as to allow the doors to be used to assist passengers upon entering and leaving the vehicle. The motion of the door may be damped, or stopped entirely, either at the discretion of a vehicle occupant, or automatically, in the event that the door is driven by external forces to swing at a high rate.