Patent ID: 6038738
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: E05D,E05Y,Y10T

Abstract:
A hinge assembly for pivotally attaching a passenger door to a frame of a motor vehicle, the hinge assembly comprising:first and second hinge members pivotally interconnected for relative rotation about a hinge axis, said first and second hinge members adapted to be attached to the door and the frame, respectively;a camming member adapted to be pivotally connected to the door;a cam follower adapted to be carried by the frame;a first biasing member for biasing said camming member into engagement with said cam follower; anda manually operable latching mechanism connected to one of said first and second hinge members, said manually operable latching mechanism operable in a first mode in which a catch of said latching mechanism lockably engages a stop of the other of said first and second hinge members such that an amount the door may be pivoted relative to the frame is limited to a first range of motion, and operable in a second mode in which said catch lockably disengages said stop such that said amount the door may be pivoted relative to the frame increases to a second range of motion larger than the first range of motion.