Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Door or window with specified vehicle feature
Reexamination Certificate
2011-05-31
2011-05-31
Gutman, H (Department: 3612)
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Door or window with specified vehicle feature
Reexamination Certificate
active
07950719
ABSTRACT:
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.
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Blust Craig
Elliott Adrian N. A.
Falenski Jason
Johnson Justin T.
Ford Global Technologies LLC
Gutman H
Price Heneveld Cooper DeWitt & Litton LLP
rown Gregory P.
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