Patent ID: 6053561
Filing Date: 2000-04-25
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A door assembly in combination with a motor vehicle having a body with a transversely extending side and a longitudinally extending side, the body further including a rear pillar positioned at the intersection between the laterally extending side and the longitudinally extending side, the door assembly comprising:a door proper extending forward of the rear pillar and pivotally attached to the rear pillar for movement between a closed position and an open position about a fixed pivot axis, said door proper including an outer panel having a rear portion and a side portion, said rear portion laterally extending inward beyond said pivot axis when said door proper is in said closed position, said a side portion being flush with said transversely extending side when said door proper is in said closed position, and said rear portion being substantially co-planar with said longitudinally extending side when said door proper is in said closed position.