Invention Application
- Patent Title: DUAL-HINGE CLOSURE WITH LATCHING IN HORIZONTAL DIRECTION
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Application No.: US15273157Application Date: 2016-09-22
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Publication No.: US20170130495A1Publication Date: 2017-05-11
- Inventor: David Wheeler , Steve Klotz , Ian Sadowski , Nermin Mujcinovic , Noam Goldberg , Robert Coleman Skelton , Andy Warburton , Adnan Esmail , Joshua Liu , Andy Wong , Padmanabhan Kumar , Jon Bennett , John Hughes , Hemant Sikaria , Jacob Warman , Chris Satkoski , Nicolas Altenburger
- Applicant: Tesla Motors, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Palo Alto
- Assignee: Tesla Motors, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Tesla Motors, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Palo Alto
- Main IPC: E05C9/10
- IPC: E05C9/10 ; E05C9/20 ; E05C9/14 ; E05D11/06 ; E05B83/36 ; B60J5/04 ; E05B55/00 ; E05B81/04 ; E05B81/18 ; E05B83/16 ; E05C1/08 ; E05D11/08

Abstract:
A closure system for a vehicle comprises: a dual-hinge closure comprising a first portion hinged to the vehicle by a first hinge, and a second portion hinged to the first portion by a second hinge; a frame that at least in part surrounds an opening in the vehicle; an adjustable bump stop subassembly mounted to the first portion, wherein the adjustable bump stop subassembly rests on the frame when the first portion is in a closed position; and a latch system comprising a latch configured to engage a horizontal striker, the latch system configured so that an end of the second portion opposite the second hinge latches to and unlatches from a distal portion of the frame by essentially horizontal motion.
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