Storage compartment door assembly with perimetral hinge assembly

A perimetral hinge assembly for a door assembly for a vehicle, the perimetral hinge assembly comprising:

• a perimetral hinge support member adapted to be disposed between and coupled to an outer panel and an inner panel of the door assembly about an outer periphery of the door assembly, wherein the inner panel defines a storage recess for a storage compartment on a side of the vehicle and is adapted to be surrounded by the perimetral hinge support member, the perimetral hinge assembly coupled to the vehicle to pivot the outer panel and the inner panel downward away from the storage compartment;
• one or more connection members coupled to the perimetral hinge support member, wherein the one or more connection members are i) configured to protrude through a slot of the inner panel and ii) adapted to be coupled to a hinge mechanism coupled to a body of the vehicle;
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• a storage recess door coupled with the inner panel and adapted to selectively cover the storage recess, wherein:
• in an open configuration, the storage recess door allows access to the storage recess, and
• in a closed configuration, the storage recess door encloses the storage recess.

A door assembly for a vehicle, the door assembly comprising:

• an outer panel configured to enclose a storage compartment on a side of the vehicle;
• an inner panel comprising one or more sealing surfaces configured to engage corresponding sealing surfaces of the vehicle to seal and enclose the storage compartment;
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• a perimetral hinge assembly comprising:
• a perimetral hinge support member disposed between and coupled to the outer panel and the inner panel, the perimetral hinge assembly hingedly coupled to the vehicle to pivot the outer panel and the inner panel downward away from the storage compartment, and
• a connection member coupled with the perimetral hinge support member and the vehicle, wherein in response to a load to the inner panel, the perimetral hinge support member is configured to transfer at least some of the load to the connection member.