Patent ID: 7922229

Claim:
A vehicle comprising: a body including a body opening surface defining a perimeter of a body opening; a reconfigurable body exterior panel having a first surface configured to mount against the body opening surface in a first panel position and a second surface configured to mount against the body opening surface in a second panel position where the exterior panel is in a different orientation relative to the body than when in the first panel position; a pair of panel-side pivot pins secured to the exterior panel and defining a panel pivot axis about which the exterior panel is pivotable; a pair of swing arms each having a first end mounted to a respective one of the panel-side pivot pins and a second opposed end; a pair of bodyside pivot pins mounted to the respective second ends of the swing arms and pivotally secured relative to the body for allowing pivoting of the swing arms relative to the body; a first mode stop mounted to the exterior panel spaced from the panel-side pivot pins and configured to engage one of the swing arms to prevent further rotation of the exterior panel relative to the swing arms in a first direction when the exterior panel is in the first panel position; and a second mode stop mounted to the exterior panel and spaced from the first mode stop and the panel-side pivot pins and configured to engage one of the swing arms to prevent further rotation in a second, opposed direction when the exterior panel is in the second panel position.