Vehicle door assembly
AssigneeNissan North America, Inc.
InventorsRonald B. Morrow, Jr., David Kovie, Robert Russell
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Abstract
A vehicle door assembly includes a vehicle body structure defining a door opening, a first door movably connected to the vehicle body structure, and a second door movably connected to the vehicle body structure. The first door is configured to move between closed and open positions. The first door is configured to move in a first direction from the closed position to the open position. The second door is configured to move between closed and open positions. The second door is configured to move in a second direction from the closed position to the open position. The second direction being different from the first direction.
Claims20
A vehicle door assembly, comprising:
- a vehicle body structure defining a door opening;
- a first door movably connected to the vehicle body structure, the first door being configured to move between closed and open positions, the first door being configured to move in a first direction from the closed position to the open position;
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- a second door movably connected to the vehicle body structure, the second door being configured to move between closed and open positions, the second door being configured to move in a second direction from the closed position to the open position, the second direction being different from the first direction, the second door being configured to be received between a cargo floor and a floor panel of the vehicle when the second door is disposed in the open position,
- the second door including an inwardly extending lip, the lip being configured to contact a rear end of the cargo floor when the second door is in the open position.
A vehicle door assembly, comprising:
- a vehicle body structure defining a door opening;
- a first door movably connected to the vehicle body structure, the first door being configured to move between closed and open positions, the first door being configured to be received between a headliner and a roof panel of the vehicle when the first door is in the open position;
- a second door movably connected to the vehicle body structure, the second door being configured to move between closed and open positions, the second door being configured to be received between a cargo floor and a floor panel of the vehicle when the second door is in the open position;
- a first motor configured to move the first door between the closed and open positions;
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- a second motor configured to move the second door between the closed and open positions, the first and second motors being independently controllable.
A vehicle door assembly, comprising:
- a vehicle body structure defining a door opening;
- a first door movably connected to the vehicle body structure, the first door being configured to move between closed and open positions, the first door being configured to move in a first direction from the closed position to the open position;
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- a second door movably connected to the vehicle body structure, the second door being configured to move between closed and open positions, the second door being configured to move in a second direction from the closed position to the open position, the second direction being different from the first direction,
- the second door including a plurality of panels, each of the plurality of panels being movably connected to an adjacent panel, and
- a length of the vehicle not being increased when the first and second doors are disposed in the open positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.