Patent ID: 6305737
Filing Date: 2001-10-23
Classification: B60J,E05D,E05F,E05Y

Abstract:
A door system for an automotive vehicle having a vehicle body, the door system comprising:a door having an outer surface, the outer surface defining a plane;a hinge coupling the door to the vehicle body, the hinge having a first axis and a second axis;a first locking component extending from the door;a second locking component mountable to the vehicle body, the second locking component being lockingly engageable with the first locking component during a locking movement of the door, the door pivoting about the first axis and the second axis thereby slidably engaging the first locking component with the second locking component, the siding of the first locking component being substantially parallel to the plane of the door; andan actuator assembly coupling the door and the hinge, the actuator assembly operably urging the door toward the hinge about the second axis.