Patent ID: 11926198
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A vehicle, comprising:
a support structure;
a side door operable to move relative to the support structure between an open position, wherein access to a vehicle interior of the vehicle is provided, and a closed position, wherein the side door extends across a longitudinal centerline of the vehicle; and
a plurality of pivot members comprising a first pivot member, a second pivot member, a third pivot member, and a fourth pivot member, each pivotably coupled to the support structure at a first end and pivotably coupled to the side door at a second end, wherein the side door is movable between the open and closed positions via pivotal movement of each of the plurality of pivot members relative to the support structure and pivotal movement of the side door relative to each of the plurality of pivot members, wherein the first pivot member is vehicle-rearward of the second pivot member, the second pivot member is vehicle-rearward of the third pivot member, and the third pivot member is vehicle-rearward of the fourth pivot member.