Patent ID: 7296844
Filing Date: 2007-11-20
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. An automotive vehicle comprising: a vehicle body having a passenger compartment for transporting passengers, the vehicle body having a door opening formed therethrough for permitting passenger ingress and egress to and from the passenger compartment; a door having an upper region and a rearward region relative to the vehicle body, the door upper region being pivotally connected to the vehicle body and the door rearward region being pivotally connected to the vehicle body for rotary translation between a closed orientation and an open orientation of the door; a first arcuate hinge pivotally connecting the door upper region to the vehicle body; and a second arcuate hinge pivotally connecting the door rearward region to the vehicle body, wherein the second arcuate hinge has a radius of curvature greater than that of the first arcuate hinge.