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US 2019/0160922 A1Published application
Vehicle door assemblies
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsGregory Hagedorn, Cory Stuffelbeam, Craig Rackers, Johnathan Andrew Line
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Abstract
A vehicle door assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a first door, a second door and a first hinge assembly connected to the first door and the second door. The first door is movable between a first position and a second position about the first hinge assembly, and in the second position, the first door is received against the second door.
Claims20
A vehicle door assembly, comprising:
- a first door;
- a second door;
- and
- a first hinge assembly connected to the first door and the second door;
- wherein the first door is movable between a first position and a second position about the first hinge assembly, and in the second position, the first door is received against the second door.
2 more elements
A method, comprising:
- unlatching a first door of a vehicle door assembly;
- moving the first door about a first hinge assembly until the first door contacts a second door;
- and
- securing the first door to the second door.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.