Dual hinged vehicle door

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8511738
APP PUB NO 20130099523A1
SERIAL NO

13615742

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A dual hinged door assembly for a vehicle is provided, the assembly including an upper door portion and a lower door portion. The upper door portion, which may include a window, pivots about a primary axis formed by its juncture with a structural member in the roof. The lower door portion, which may include a window, pivots about a secondary axis formed by its juncture with the upper door portion. Primary and secondary drive systems may be used to provide independent powered motion of the upper and lower door portions. Each drive system may include a powered strut, e.g., a hydraulic strut, and a non-powered strut, e.g., a gas strut.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • TESLA MOTORS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brown, Matthew Lee Redondo Beach, US 10 117
Eckert, Michael James Hermosa Beach, US 3 68
Lemire, David Redondo Beach, US 4 81
Rawlinson, Peter Dore Evesham, GB 67 1233
Sampson, Nicholas John Rolling Hills Estates, US 19 495
Vollmer, Axel Boris Marina Del Rey, US 9 145
von, Holzhausen Franz Malibu, US 105 961

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