Vehicle double pivot door hinge arrangement

A double pivot hinge assembly for attaching a door to a vehicle body door frame for swinging movement between closed, 90 degree hold open, and 180 degree open positions, said hinge assembly comprising:

• a U-shaped hinge link having a bight portion and first and second parallel legs extending therefrom, a first hinge pin pivotally connecting a body hinge to a distal end of said link first leg and a second hinge pin pivotally connecting a door hinge to a distal end of said link second leg;
• said body hinge having a leaf adapted for contact with said link first leg and said door hinge having a leaf adapted for contact with said second leg, whereby with the door in a closed position said body hinge leaf contacting said link first leg and said door hinge leaf contacting said link second leg;
• said body hinge having a horizontally disposed raceway formed with a detent pocket, said door hinge having a horizontally disposed raceway formed with a detent pocket, said first link leg having a vertically disposed bore enclosing a spring-loaded ball therein, said second leg having a vertically disposed bore enclosing a spring-loaded ball therein, said first leg ball biased into contact with said body hinge raceway and adapted for arcuate biased travel thereon about the pin axis of said body hinge for predetermined self-latching with said body hinge detent pocket during rotation of the door in one direction and predetermined self-unlatching with said body hinge detent pocket upon rotation of the door in the opposite direction;
• said second leg ball biased into contact with said door hinge raceway and adapted for arcuate biased travel thereon about the pin axis of said door hinge for predetermined self-latching with said door hinge detent pocket during rotation of the door in one direction and predetermined self-unlatching with said door hinge detent pocket upon rotation of the door in the opposite direction;
• said body hinge formed with a blocking surface adapted for contact with a stop face on said first link leg distal end upon relative rotation about said body hinge pin from a door closed position to a door 90 degree open position or from a door 90 degree open position to a door 180 degree open position;
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• said door hinge formed with a blocking surface adapted for contact with a stop face on said second link leg distal end upon relative rotation about said door hinge pin from a door closed position to a door 90 degree open position or from a door 90 degree open position to a door 180 degree open position.