US 11,807,084 B1
Detachable pillar assembly for vehicle
Marcos Silva Kondrad, Macomb Township, MI (US); Kevin Preuss, Berkley, MI (US); and Scott Nydam, Farmington Hills, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Jun. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/809,042.
Int. Cl. B60J 5/04 (2006.01); B62D 25/04 (2006.01)
CPC B60J 5/0479 (2013.01) [B62D 25/04 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle assembly, comprising:
a front door of a vehicle;
a detachable pillar assembly, the detachable pillar assembly including a frame and a pillar, the pillar and the frame circumscribing an opening to a passenger compartment of the vehicle; and
a rear door that is aft the front door along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, the rear door configured to selectively pivotably couple to the detachable pillar assembly.
 
17. A vehicle assembly, comprising:
a front door of a vehicle;
a detachable pillar assembly;
a rear door that is aft the front door along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle; and
a bar link assembly, the rear door pivotably coupled to the vehicle through the bar link assembly, the rear door configured to transition from a closed position to an open position with the detachable pillar assembly while the front door is in a closed position.