Opening structure for lower door
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Cornoration
InventorsSudhir Rampalli, Ki Hyun Cho, Chung Hwa Jung
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Abstract
An opening structure includes a lower door having an upper end configured to be rotated and opened with respect to a lower surface of a vehicle body, a garnish unit located on a surface of the lower door, at least a portion of a lower end of the garnish unit configured to be tilted from the lower door, a driving unit extending in a longitudinal direction and configured to apply driving force to the lower door and the garnish unit, a first driver configured to tilt the garnish unit, a second driver configured to integrally pop up the tilted garnish unit and the lower door and to apply opening force thereto, and a hinge arm connecting the first driver and the second driver to each other.
Claims20
An opening structure comprising:
- a lower door having an upper end configured to be rotated and opened with respect to a lower surface of a vehicle body;
- a garnish unit located on a surface of the lower door, at least a portion of a lower end of the garnish unit configured to be tilted from the lower door;
- a driving unit extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body and configured to apply driving force to the lower door and the garnish unit;
- a first driver configured to tilt the garnish unit, wherein the first driver comprises a connection lever connecting the driving unit to the garnish unit and a hinge base having a first groove along which the driving unit is configured to move;
- a second driver configured to integrally pivot down the tilted garnish unit and the lower door and to apply opening force thereto;
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- a hinge arm connecting the first driver and the second driver to each other.
An opening structure comprising:
- a lower door having an upper end configured to be rotated and opened with respect to a lower surface of a vehicle body;
- a garnish unit located on a surface of the lower door, at least a portion of a lower end of the garnish unit configured to be tilted from the lower door;
- a driving unit extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body and configured to apply driving force to the lower door and the garnish unit;
- a first driver configured to tilt the garnish unit;
- a second driver configured to integrally pivot down the tilted garnish unit and the lower door and to apply opening force thereto;
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- a hinge arm connecting the first driver and the second driver to each other
- wherein the second driver comprises:
- a latch unit configured such that the lower door is locked thereto or released therefrom;
- a striker base having a second groove along which the hinge arm is configured to move;
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- a striker formed on the striker base,
- wherein the second driver forms a second operation section in which the driving unit, having passed through a first operation section, is configured to move integrally with the first driver along the second groove in the longitudinal direction, and
- wherein the hinge arm is configured to move in the longitudinal direction along the second groove in the second operation section such that the tilted garnish unit and the lower door pivot down.
A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body;
- an upper door connected to the vehicle body;
- a lower door disposed below the upper door and connected to the vehicle body, the lower door having an upper end configured to be rotated and opened with respect to a lower surface of the vehicle body;
- a garnish unit located on a surface of the lower door, at least a portion of a lower end of the garnish unit configured to be tilted from the lower door;
- a driving unit extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body and configured to apply driving force to the lower door and the garnish unit;
- a first driver configured to tilt the garnish unit, wherein the first driver comprises a connection lever connecting the driving unit to the garnish unit and a hinge base having a first groove along which the driving unit is configured to move;
- a second driver configured to integrally pivot down the tilted garnish unit and the lower door and to apply opening force thereto;
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- a hinge arm connecting the first driver and the second driver to each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.