Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle front door power opening system
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Application No.: US15787877Application Date: 2017-10-19
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Publication No.: US10358857B2Publication Date: 2019-07-23
- Inventor: David Wheeler , Chris McCarthy , Jacob Warman , Austin Newman , John Hughes
- Applicant: Tesla, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Palo Alto
- Assignee: Tesla, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Tesla, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Palo Alto
- Agency: Garlick & Markison
- Agent Bruce Garlick
- Main IPC: E05F15/63
- IPC: E05F15/63 ; E05F15/616 ; E05F15/77 ; B60J5/04 ; B60R16/037

Abstract:
A system for a vehicle includes: a door; an electric actuating motor that opens and closes the door, the electric actuating motor configured for actuating at a hinge of the door; a push-open actuator mounted at a rear of the door, the push-open actuator configured for pushing against a body of the vehicle; and a wireless device configured for communications to the vehicle. A system for a vehicle includes: a front door; a rear door behind the front door, the rear door having a dual-hinge design that opens and closes in a substantially vertical direction; an electric actuating motor that opens and closes the front door, the electric actuating motor configured for actuating at a hinge of the front door; and a wireless device configured for communications to the vehicle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180038148A1 VEHICLE FRONT DOOR POWER OPENING SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2018-02-08
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