Patent ID: 7401832

Claim:
An opening and closing apparatus of a vehicle, comprising: an opening and closing member for opening and closing an opening portion of a vehicle body; a lower hinge pivotally supported in a lower edge portion of the opening portion for supporting the opening and closing member to be pivotable; and a cover member disposed below the opening and closing member placed in a closed state for covering a pivot support portion of the lower hinge from behind, wherein the lower hinge has a pivoting portion supported to be pivotable about the pivot support portion, the pivoting portion has a bent shape so that when the opening and closing member is in an open state, the pivoting portion straddles the cover member, and the opening and closing member is located rearwardly of the cover member in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and an uppermost site of the pivoting portion is located at a position not higher than an upper surface of the opening and closing member when the opening and closing member is in the open state, wherein a sheet member is provided for covering the upper surface of the opening and closing member and the lower edge portion of the opening portion of the vehicle body when the opening and closing member is in the open state.