Actuated door mechanism particularly for vehicle tailgate door such as boot or trunk

摘要

A door system for a vehicle 10 comprises a first vehicle door 16 hingedly mountable to a vehicle for articulation about a pivot axis O between a closed position and an open position, the door comprising a cavity; an actuator mechanism 100 disposed within the cavity, the actuator mechanism being pivotally coupleable to the vehicle at a position offset from the pivot axis; and drive means for driving the actuator mechanism to articulate the first vehicle door between said closed and said open positions. The mechainsim may include an actuator 108 coupled to a hinge via a bell crank 109. Preferably the system is a split power door comprising first and second doors and in a configuration may be arranged such that at least one door needs to be partially opened before the other door can. One of the doors may include a retractable suspension device for bearing a load applied to the door to counterbalance the weight or turning moment of the vehicle door.