Vehicle door assembly

A vehicle door assembly, comprising:

• a vehicle body structure having a wall portion that defines a door opening;
• a first door;
• a second door;
• and
• a support assembly fixed to the wall portion proximate the door opening and having at least one pair of tracks with door support devices and a motorized door mechanism, the door support devices independently supporting the first door and the second door for movement along the at least one pair of tracks and the motorized door mechanism being configured to raise and lower the door support devices along with the first door and the second door from respective closed orientations covering corresponding sections of the door opening and open orientations exposing the corresponding sections of the door opening, wherein
• each of the door support devices includes a first part, a second part and a third part, respective ones of the first parts being fixed to opposite sides of the first door and opposite sides of the second door, the second parts being disposed within respective ones of the at least one pair of tracks for sliding movement with respect thereto, the second parts being pivotally coupled to the first parts, and the third parts being attached to the second parts for sliding movement therewith in the at least one pair of tracks, and at least a portion of the third parts including an orientation changing mechanism configured to pivot a corresponding one of the first door and the second door to predetermined orientations.

A vehicle door assembly comprising:

• a vehicle body structure having a wall portion that defines a door opening;
• a first door;
• a second door;
• and
• a support assembly fixed to the wall portion proximate the door opening and having at least one pair of tracks with door support devices and a motorized door mechanism, the door support devices independently supporting the first door and the second door for movement along the at least one pair of tracks and the motorized door mechanism being configured to raise and lower the door support devices along with the first door and the second door from respective closed orientations covering corresponding sections of the door opening and open orientations exposing the corresponding sections of the door opening, and with the first door and the second door in their respective open orientations, the first door and the second door are horizontally oriented and parallel to one another.