Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Door or window with specified vehicle feature
Patent
1998-07-16
2000-04-25
Pape, Joseph D.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Door or window with specified vehicle feature
2961469, 296183, B60J 108
Patent
active
06053561&
ABSTRACT:
An improved door assembly for a motor vehicle, especially a pick-up truck having a rear window, whereby the outer panel of the of the rear door is fabricated to form parts of both the side and rear surfaces of the body portion of the vehicle. An operating clearance needed for opening and closing the rear door assembly is positioned on the rear of the vehicle so as to improve the appearance of the vehicle when the vehicle is viewed from the side. The operating clearance on the rear of the vehicle can be positioned to coincide with the frame of a window set into the body of the vehicle to partially obscure the operating clearance when viewing the vehicle from the rear. With specific reference to a pick-up truck, further obscuring of the operating clearance can be obtained by positioning the operating clearance below the window frame behind the bed of the pick-up truck. A plurality of hinges are used to attach the rear door to the body of the vehicle. The pivot axis of the hinges is positioned outward of the operating clearance and away from the aperture in the cab of the pick-up truck so as to improve ingress to and egress from the cab of the pick-up truck.
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Hojnowski Walter J.
Janosko Robert J.
Kondratek Glen M.
McClatchey Kenneth
Payne Philip E.
Calcaterra Mark P.
Chrysler Corporation
Pape Joseph D.
Patel Kiran
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