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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2012
Matthew Lee Brown, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Franz Von Holzhausen, Malibu, CA (US);
Peter Dore Rawlinson, Evesham, GB;
Nicholas John Sampson, Rolling Hills Estates, CA (US);
Michael James Eckert, Hermosa Beach, CA (US);
David Lemire, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Axel Boris Vollmer, Marina Del Rey, CA (US);
Matthew Lee Brown, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Franz von Holzhausen, Malibu, CA (US);
Peter Dore Rawlinson, Evesham, GB;
Nicholas John Sampson, Rolling Hills Estates, CA (US);
Michael James Eckert, Hermosa Beach, CA (US);
David Lemire, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Axel Boris Vollmer, Marina Del Rey, CA (US);
Tesla Motors, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of controlling the operation of a vehicle's dual hinged door assembly is provided, where the dual hinged door assembly includes a first door portion hingeably coupled to a structural member within the vehicle's roof such that it pivots about a primary axis formed by its juncture with the structural roof member, a second door portion hingeably coupled to the first door portion such that it pivots about a secondary axis formed by its juncture with the first door portion, a primary drive system providing powered motion for the first door portion about the primary axis, a secondary drive system providing powered motion for the second door portion about the secondary axis, and a controller coupled to the drive systems that provides independent motion control of the first and second door portions via the primary and secondary drive systems.