Motor vehicle and a door hinge mechanism therefor

A motor vehicle is disclosed having a door that is attached to the motor vehicle by a hinge mechanism providing both full swing opening of the door and full scissor opening of the door. The motor vehicle includes an apparatus to assist with the selection of a preferred mode of door opening based upo...

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Main Authors Shaw, Vince Leslie, Spahl, Robert, Burrage, David, Gerhardt, Torsten
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 10.12.2019
Subjects
CHECKS FOR WINGS
DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
KEYS
LOCKS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORVEHICLES
SAFES
TRANSPORTING
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS
WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILARDEVICES FOR VEHICLES
WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THEFUNCTIONING OF THE WING
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Summary:A motor vehicle is disclosed having a door that is attached to the motor vehicle by a hinge mechanism providing both full swing opening of the door and full scissor opening of the door. The motor vehicle includes an apparatus to assist with the selection of a preferred mode of door opening based upon an assessment of the surroundings in which the motor vehicle 1 rests. The assessment of the surroundings and selection of the preferred mode of door opening is carried out by an electronic controller based upon information received from a sensing apparatus.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201715649933