Dual gooseneck hinge assembly for a door cover

A door assembly, comprising:

• a body panel defining an opening;
• a door cover that provides access to the opening defined by the body panel;
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• a dual gooseneck hinge assembly that rotatably mounts the door cover to the body panel, wherein the dual gooseneck hinge assembly comprises:
• an outer hinge member defining a curved body portion and a slotted opening, the slotted opening includes a first stopping surface defining a first open position and a second stopping surface defining a second open position of the dual gooseneck hinge assembly, wherein the outer hinge member rotates about a main axis of rotation of the dual gooseneck hinge assembly between a closed position, the first opened position, and the second opened position;
• an inner hinge member defining a floating proximate end portion including a stopper member, a rotatable distal end portion, and an engagement member, wherein the engagement member abuts against the first stopping surface of the slotted opening of the outer hinge member when the dual gooseneck hinge assembly is in the first opened position and the second stopping surface when the dual gooseneck hinge assembly is in the second opened position, the rotatable distal end portion of the inner hinge member is rotatably connected to the door cover at a minor axis of rotation of the dual gooseneck hinge assembly, and the inner hinge member rotates about the minor axis of rotation between the first open position and the second open position;
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• a one-piece housing defining a cavity that houses the outer hinge member and the inner hinge member when the dual gooseneck hinge assembly is in the closed position, wherein an engagement surface is disposed along an opening of the cavity of the one-piece housing, and wherein the outer hinge member rotates about the main axis of rotation of the dual gooseneck hinge assembly from the closed position until the stopper member of the inner hinge member abuts against the engagement surface to retain the inner hinge member of the dual gooseneck hinge assembly in the first opened position.

An electric vehicle including a door assembly, the door assembly comprising:

• a body panel defining an opening;
• a door cover that provides access to the opening defined by the body panel;
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• a dual gooseneck hinge assembly that rotatably mounts the door cover to the body panel, wherein the dual gooseneck hinge assembly comprises:
• an outer hinge member defining a curved body portion and a slotted opening, wherein the curved body portion includes a gooseneck bend and the slotted opening includes a first stopping surface defining a first open position and a second stopping surface defining a second open position of the dual gooseneck hinge assembly, wherein the outer hinge member rotates about a main axis of rotation of the dual gooseneck hinge assembly between a closed position, the first opened position, and the second opened position, and wherein an angle measured between an inner surface of the door cover and the body panel increases as the dual gooseneck hinge assembly rotates from the first opened position into the second opened position;
• an inner hinge member defining a floating proximate end portion including a stopper member, a rotatable distal end portion, and an engagement member, wherein the engagement member abuts against the first stopping surface of the slotted opening of the outer hinge member when the dual gooseneck hinge assembly is in the first opened position and the second stopping surface when the dual gooseneck hinge assembly is in the second opened position, the rotatable distal end portion of the inner hinge member is rotatably connected to the door cover at a minor axis of rotation of the dual gooseneck hinge assembly, and the inner hinge member rotates about the minor axis of rotation between the first open position and the second open position;
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• a one-piece housing defining a cavity that houses the outer hinge member and the inner hinge member when the dual gooseneck hinge assembly is in the closed position, wherein an engagement surface is disposed along an opening of the cavity of the one-piece housing, and wherein the outer hinge member rotates about the main axis of rotation of the dual gooseneck hinge assembly from the closed position until the stopper member of the inner hinge member abuts against the engagement surface to retain the inner hinge member of the dual gooseneck hinge assembly in the first opened position.