| 摘要 |
A hinge 40 for a vehicle door (16L, 16R; Figure1) comprises a first arm 42, a second arm 46 pivotably mounted thereto, and a third arm 52 slidably supported by arm 46. Arm 42 is arranged to mount rigidly to a vehicle body by bolts in holes (44, Figure 4) and the third arm 52 is arranged to allow both rotation and translation of said door relative to the vehicle. This allows an overlapped door (16L) to be slid sideways and opened past an overlapping door (16R). Alternatively, it allows doors where seals (34; Figure 3) abut each other to be opened without undue seal wear. At least one door may be latched to the vehicle in the closed condition. A rotatable handle (30L, 30R; Figure 1) may be provided to operate said latch. Arm 52 may be biased to the extended condition which may be by compression spring (56; Figure 4). The doors (16L, 16R) are oppositely hinged and at least one door (16L) is mounted for translational movement away from the other door (16R) prior to rotation. |
