US 12,331,565 B2
Modular individually operable vehicle door
Gianfranco Gabbianelli, Birmingham, MI (US); Azhagu Subramanian, Troy, MI (US); Sathvik Srinivas, Rochester Hills, MI (US); Warren Young, Troy, MI (US); and Joel Stiverson, St. Clair Shores, MI (US)
Assigned to MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC., Aurora (CA)
Appl. No. 18/265,082
Filed by MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC., Aurora (CA); Gianfranco Gabbianelli, Birmingham, MI (US); Azhagu Subramanian, Troy, MI (US); Sathvik Srinivas, Rochester Hills, MI (US); Warren Young, Troy, MI (US); and Joel Stiverson, St. Clair Shores, MI (US)
PCT Filed Dec. 8, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/062371
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 2, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/125638, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 16, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/123,059, filed on Dec. 9, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0093538 A1, Mar. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. B60J 5/04 (2006.01); B60J 10/86 (2016.01); E05B 81/06 (2014.01); E05B 81/14 (2014.01); E05B 81/30 (2014.01); E05B 83/38 (2014.01); E05D 11/10 (2006.01); E05D 15/34 (2006.01); E05B 81/34 (2014.01)
CPC E05B 83/38 (2013.01) [B60J 5/0422 (2013.01); B60J 10/86 (2016.02); E05B 81/06 (2013.01); E05B 81/14 (2013.01); E05B 81/30 (2013.01); E05D 11/1007 (2013.01); E05D 15/34 (2013.01); E05B 81/34 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for opening and closing a door relative to a vehicle body, the system comprising:
first and second vehicle doors, each of the first and second vehicle doors including:
a hinge module configured for being mounted to the vehicle body;
a door module configured for being mounted to the hinge module and further configured for closing a door opening defined by the vehicle body, wherein the door module includes an embedded pillar structure disposed at a front or rear edge thereof;
a latch mechanism disposed on the door module and configured to engage a striker pin projecting from the vehicle body, the latch mechanism comprising:
a mounting plate configured for attachment to the pillar structure;
a pawl pivotally attached to the mounting plate and pivotable about a pivot axis;
compression springs attached to opposite sides of the pawl biasing the pawl to a nominal closed position;
wherein misaligned entry of the striker pin pivots the pawl about the pivot axis from a nominal position to a shifted position and, following insertion of the striker pin, the pawl returns to the nominal position and the mounting plate shifts relative to the pillar structure.