Vehicle unguided four-bar rear door articulating and sliding mechanism
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B60J-005/04
E05D-007/084
출원번호
UP-0948378
(2007-11-30)
등록번호
US-7798557
(2010-10-11)
발명자
/ 주소
Elliott, Adrian N. A.
Johnson, Justin T.
Falenski, Jason
Hausler, Henry
Lechkun, Dave M.
출원인 / 주소
Ford Global Technologies, LLC
대리인 / 주소
Brown, Gregory P.
인용정보
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52
초록▼
A vehicle rear door articulating and sliding mechanism including an articulating hinge assembly having a hinge arm pivotally mounted to a vehicle C-pillar at one end thereof, and a vehicle rear door pivotally and slidably mounted to the hinge arm at an opposite end of the hinge arm. A guide track ma
A vehicle rear door articulating and sliding mechanism including an articulating hinge assembly having a hinge arm pivotally mounted to a vehicle C-pillar at one end thereof, and a vehicle rear door pivotally and slidably mounted to the hinge arm at an opposite end of the hinge arm. A guide track may be mounted to the rear door, and a slide block may be pivotally mounted to the hinge arm and slidably attached to the guide track. The hinge arm may be disposed at first and second angular positions relative to the guide track when the rear door is respectively disposed in closed and opened positions, and the slide block may be disposed at first and second positions along a length of the guide track when the rear door is respectively disposed in the closed and opened positions, to thus provide articulating and sliding movement of the rear door.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed is: 1. A vehicle rear door articulating and sliding mechanism comprising: at least one articulating hinge assembly including: at least one hinge arm pivotally mounted to a vehicle C-pillar at one end thereof; a vehicle rear door pivotally and slidably mounted to said hinge arm at an
What is claimed is: 1. A vehicle rear door articulating and sliding mechanism comprising: at least one articulating hinge assembly including: at least one hinge arm pivotally mounted to a vehicle C-pillar at one end thereof; a vehicle rear door pivotally and slidably mounted to said hinge arm at an opposite end of said hinge arm; at least one guide track mounted to the vehicle rear door; and at least one slide block pivotally mounted to said hinge arm and slidably attached to said guide track, wherein said hinge arm is disposed at first and second angular positions relative to said guide track when the vehicle rear door is respectively disposed in closed and opened positions, and said slide block is disposed at first and second positions along a length of said guide track when the vehicle rear door is respectively disposed in the closed and opened positions, whereby, said vehicle rear door articulating and sliding mechanism provides articulating movement of the vehicle rear door, independent of a vehicle front door, during initial opening thereof and further provides sliding movement of the vehicle rear door relative to the vehicle body during continued opening thereof, wherein said slide block is pivotally mounted to said opposite end of said hinge arm, and wherein said opposite end of said hinge arm further includes a fixedly mounted curved finger engageable with a complementary curved lockout tab provided on the vehicle rear door for preventing sliding movement of the vehicle rear door during articulating movement of the vehicle rear door, and wherein said curved finger is rotated about the curved lockout tab to a location below the curved lockout tab such that the curved finger is disengageable from said complementary curved lockout tab for allowing sliding movement of the vehicle rear door and preventing articulating movement of the vehicle rear door. 2. A vehicle rear door articulating and sliding mechanism according to claim 1, wherein said curved finger includes at least one roller engageable with said complementary curved lockout tab. 3. A vehicle rear door articulating and sliding mechanism according to claim 1, further comprising at least one upper and lower hinge assembly each respectively including at least two hinge arms for forming a multi-bar articulating and sliding mechanism. 4. A vehicle rear door articulating and sliding mechanism according to claim 1, further comprising a tie-rod connected to an upper and lower hinge arm for thereby providing rigidity for simultaneous operation of upper and lower hinge assemblies. 5. A vehicle door articulating and sliding mechanism comprising: at least one articulating hinge assembly including: at least one hinge arm pivotally mounted to a vehicle body structure at one end thereof; a vehicle door pivotally and slidably mounted to said hinge arm at an opposite end of said hinge arm; at least one guide track mounted to the vehicle door; and at least one slide block pivotally mounted to said hinge arm and slidably attached to said guide track, wherein said hinge arm is disposed at first and second angular positions relative to said guide track when the vehicle door is respectively disposed in closed and opened positions, and said slide block is disposed at first and second positions along a length of said guide track when the vehicle door is respectively disposed in the closed and opened positions, whereby, said vehicle door articulating and sliding mechanism provides articulating movement of the vehicle door during initial opening thereof and further provides sliding movement of the vehicle door relative to the vehicle body during continued opening thereof, wherein said slide block is pivotally mounted to said opposite end of said hinge arm, and wherein said opposite end of said hinge arm further includes a fixedly mounted curved finger engageable with a complementary curved lockout tab provided on the vehicle door for preventing sliding movement of the vehicle door during articulating movement of the vehicle door, and wherein said curved finger is rotated about the curved lockout tab to a location below the curved lockout tab such that the curved finger is disengageable from said complementary curved lockout tab for allowing sliding movement of the vehicle door and preventing articulating movement of the vehicle door. 6. A vehicle door articulating and sliding mechanism according to claim 5, wherein said mechanism provides articulating movement of the vehicle door, independent of a vehicle adjacent door. 7. A vehicle door articulating and sliding mechanism according to claim 5, wherein said curved finger includes at least one roller engageable with said complementary curved lockout tab. 8. A vehicle door articulating and sliding mechanism according to claim 5, further comprising at least one upper and lower hinge assembly each respectively including at least two hinge arms for forming a multi-bar articulating and sliding mechanism. 9. A vehicle door articulating and sliding mechanism according to claim 5, further comprising a tie-rod connected to an upper and lower hinge arm for thereby providing rigidity for simultaneous operation of upper and lower hinge assemblies. 10. A vehicle compartment closure articulating and sliding mechanism comprising: at least one articulating hinge assembly including: at least one hinge arm pivotally mounted to a vehicle body structure at one end thereof; a compartment closure pivotally and slidably mounted to said hinge arm at an opposite end of said hinge arm; at least one guide track mounted to the compartment closure; and at least one slide block pivotally mounted to said hinge arm and slidably attached to said guide track, wherein said hinge arm is disposed at first and second angular positions relative to said guide track when the compartment closure is respectively disposed in closed and opened positions, and said slide block is disposed at first and second positions along a length of said guide track when the compartment closure is respectively disposed in the closed and opened positions, whereby, said compartment closure articulating and sliding mechanism provides articulating movement of the compartment closure during initial opening thereof and further provides sliding movement of the compartment closure relative to a vehicle body structure during continued opening thereof, wherein said slide block is pivotally mounted to said opposite end of said hinge arm, and wherein said opposite end of said hinge arm further includes a fixedly mounted curved finger engageable with a complementary curved lockout tab provided on the compartment closure for preventing sliding movement of the compartment closure during articulating movement of the compartment closure, and wherein said curved finger is rotated about the curved lockout tab to a location below the curved lockout tab such that the curved finger is disengageable from said complementary curved lockout tab for allowing sliding movement of the compartment closure and preventing articulating movement of the compartment closure. 11. A vehicle compartment closure articulating and sliding mechanism according to claim 10, wherein said curved finger includes at least one roller engageable with said complementary curved lockout tab. 12. A vehicle compartment closure articulating and sliding mechanism according to claim 10, further comprising at least two hinge assemblies each respectively including at least two hinge arms for forming a multi-bar articulating and sliding mechanism. 13. A vehicle compartment closure articulating and sliding mechanism according to claim 10, further comprising a tie-rod connected to at least two hinge arms for thereby providing rigidity for simultaneous operation of at least two hinge assemblies respectively including said at least two hinge arms. 14. A door mechanism comprising: a hinge assembly including a hinge arm pivotally and slidably mounted to a door; and a slide block mounted to the hinge arm and slidably attached to a guide track, wherein the hinge arm comprises a curved finger engageable with a complementary curved lockout tab for preventing sliding movement of the door during articulating movement and rotatable about the curved lockout tab to a location below the curved lockout tab such that the curved finger is disengageable from the lockout tab for preventing articulating movement of the door during sliding movement. 15. The door mechanism according to claim 14, wherein the hinge assembly comprises at least two hinge arms for forming a multi-bar articulating and sliding mechanism.
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