Wheelchair accessible vehicle having a swing door and modification methods therefor

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United States of America

PATENT NO 12157529
APP PUB NO 20240317338A1
SERIAL NO

18613259

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To permit wheelchair access, a door assembly of an OEM vehicle may be modified with a replacement door hinge that increases the door swing angle while maintaining clearances between door and a front door assembly, the vehicle body, and a wheelchair ramp installed in the door opening. To preserve the door's OEM closed position, the replacement door hinge (when in the closed position) may match the geometry between the OEM hinge's door and vehicle connection points. Additionally or alternatively, the door assembly may be modified to include a powered door opening assembly comprising a slider block configured with a motor to reciprocate along a width of the door and a connecting rod pivotally coupled between the vehicle and the slider block.

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THE BRAUN CORPORATION631 W 11TH STREET WINAMAC IN 46996

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dosenbach, Eric Sajed Indianapolis, US 6 112

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