Patent ID: 9045025
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. An articulated gull-wing door arranged in a vehicle body, wherein the vehicle body comprises at least front and rear pillars, the articulated gull-wing door comprising: an upper section and a lower section mounted in the vehicle body between the front pillar and the rear pillar, wherein the upper section is overlapable with the lower section when the door is in a closed position to provide a leak proof interface; wherein the upper section is attached to a top of the vehicle body with a plurality of hinges and wherein the upper section comprises a sliding rod that is coupled to a mechanical link in the lower section; and wherein the lower section comprises a plurality of linear bearings arranged at an upper portion of a front side and a rear side of the lower section to slidably couple the lower section to corresponding rails mounted on the vehicle body, wherein the lower section is capable of slidably displacing itself in a vertical direction on the rails to fixed upper pivot points and then rotating upward upon the fixed upper pivot points to a fully opened position.