US 12,168,896 B2
Backdoor assemblies for vehicles
Blaine C. Benson, Ann Arbor, MI (US)
Assigned to TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US); and TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota (JP)
Filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Aug. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/879,568.
Prior Publication US 2024/0044185 A1, Feb. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. B60J 5/10 (2006.01); E05B 79/20 (2014.01); E05B 81/56 (2014.01); E05B 83/16 (2014.01)
CPC E05B 83/16 (2013.01) [B60J 5/107 (2013.01); E05B 79/20 (2013.01); E05B 81/56 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A back door assembly for a vehicle, the back door assembly comprising:
a door including an upper edge and a lower edge spaced apart from the upper edge, the upper edge and the lower edge extending between a pair of side edges spaced apart from one another, the upper edge, the lower edge, and the pair of side edges circumscribing a window;
a pair of hinges that rotatably couple the door to a frame of the vehicle, the pair of hinges define an axis of rotation about which the door is rotatable; and
a pair of latching mechanisms configured to secure the door to the frame, the pair of latching mechanisms are spaced apart from the pair of hinges in a vehicle vertical direction when the door is in a closed position, the pair of latching mechanisms are aligned with the pair of hinges in the vehicle vertical direction when the door is in the closed position such that an axis extending through the pair of latching mechanisms is substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the pair of hinges,
wherein the pair of hinges is provided on the upper edge of the door and a top side of the frame, the top side of the frame extending between a left side and a right side of the frame,
wherein a first hinge of the pair of hinges is provided at a first distance from the left side of the frame and a second hinge of the pair of hinges is provided at a second distance from the right side of the frame.