US 11,913,267 B2
Overtravel hinge
Robert E. Bettcher, III, Winamac, IN (US); and Russell Meyer, Fortville, IN (US)
Assigned to The Braun Corporation, Winamac, IN (US)
Filed by THE BRAUN CORPORATION, Winamac, IN (US)
Filed on Dec. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/551,418.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/127,322, filed on Dec. 18, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0195773 A1, Jun. 23, 2022
Int. Cl. E05D 15/00 (2006.01); E05D 3/02 (2006.01); E05D 5/06 (2006.01); E05D 11/10 (2006.01)
CPC E05D 11/1057 (2013.01) [E05D 3/02 (2013.01); E05D 5/062 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/488 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/531 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle, comprising:
a chassis;
a door track coupled to the chassis;
a door operatively connected to the door track and adapted to move between a closed position and an open position; and
a hinge assembly coupled to the door and movably coupled to the door track, the hinge assembly comprising a first bracket coupled to the door, a second bracket pivotably coupled to the first bracket at a hinge, and a transport assembly coupled to the second bracket and adapted to move along the door track as the door moves between the open and closed positions;
wherein, the transport assembly comprises a coupling member releasably coupled to the second bracket;
wherein, the track comprises a trigger disposed along a path of travel taken by the hinge assembly, wherein contact between the coupling member and the trigger decouples the coupling member from the second bracket whereby the second bracket can move relative to the transport assembly from a first position to a second position;
wherein, upon movement of the second bracket from the first position to the second position, the door moves to an extended open position with respect to the door tracks;
wherein the track comprises a first end and a second end, the door being in the closed position when the hinge assembly is located at the first end and the door being in the open position when the hinge assembly is located at the second end;
wherein, when the hinge assembly moves to the second end of the track, the second bracket is released from the coupling member;
wherein, when the hinge assembly reaches the second end of the track, the transport assembly remains substantially fixed relative to the track as the second bracket moves from its first position to its second position.