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US 11,607,935 B2Granted
Sliding/swing complex door for vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorJae Seung Lee
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Abstract
A sliding/swing complex door for a vehicle includes a sliding door configured to be opened upon a first operation of an outside handle positioned on an outside of the sliding door, a swing door configured to be integrated and opened with the sliding door upon a second operation of the outside handle, and a fixing unit configured to be opened in such a way to be integrated and rotated with the swing door in a state in which the sliding door is fully opened.
Claims20
A sliding/swing complex door for a vehicle comprising:
- a sliding door;
- an outside handle positioned on the outside of the sliding door, wherein the sliding door is configured to be opened upon a first operation of the outside handle;
- a swing door configured to be integrated and opened with the sliding door upon a second operation of the outside handle;
- and
- a fixing unit for fixing the sliding door to the swing door so that the swing door and the sliding door can be integrally rotated and opened when the sliding door is fully opened;
- wherein the outside handle comprises a body part and a handle cover part, and wherein the body part comprises:
- a sliding body configured to be movable in a sliding direction in a way integrated with the handle cover part upon the first operation;
- and
- a swing body capable of being integrated and pulled along with the handle cover part upon the second operation.
6 more elements
A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body;
- a sliding door coupled to the vehicle body;
- an outside handle positioned on an outside of the sliding door, wherein the sliding door is configured to be opened upon a first operation of the outside handle;
- a swing door configured to be integrated and opened with the sliding door upon a second operation of the outside handle;
- and
- a fixing unit for fixing the sliding door to the swing door so that the swing door and the sliding door can be integrally rotated and opened when the sliding door is fully opened;
- wherein the outside handle comprises a body part and a handle cover part, and wherein the body part comprises:
- a sliding body configured to be movable in a sliding direction in a way integrated with the handle cover part upon the first operation;
- and
- a swing body capable of being integrated and pulled along with the handle cover part upon the second operation.
7 more elements
A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body;
- a sliding door coupled to the vehicle body;
- an outside handle positioned on an outside of the sliding door, wherein the sliding door is configured to be opened upon a first operation of the outside handle;
- a swing door configured to be integrated and opened with the sliding door upon a second operation of the outside handle;
- and
- a fixing pin positioned at one end of the sliding door;
- a catch positioned at one end of the swing door to correspond to a location of the fixing pin, wherein, when the sliding door is fully opened, the catch is configured to be rotated to fix the fixing pin;
- a catch lock adjacent to the catch, wherein the catch is configured to be rotated so that a hitch part provided at one end of the catch is engaged with the catch lock;
- a catch lock cable coupled to an end of the catch lock and applying tension to release a lock state of the catch lock;
- and
- an overslam bumper positioned at a back of the swing door and configured to be coupled to the catch lock by the catch lock cable, wherein when the swing door is closed, the overslam bumper is compressed by the vehicle body and is configured to apply the tension to the catch lock cable to release the lock state of the catch lock.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.