to be manually opened or closed application_number US 46284509 A description the invention is described here in terms of an embodiment including two front door openers and two rear door openers for opening armored doors of a hmmwv high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle it should be understood however that the invention has more general applicability the invention can be used in case of any hinged door of a motor vehicle where the door extends in close proximity to the roof of the vehicle referring to fig1 to 6 the invention provides front and rear motorized door openers 100 a 100 b for opening a front door 106 and a rear door 105 fig2 of a vehicle respectively the door openers provided by the invention are especially of use in case of an armored door which can weigh several hundred pounds such as a door of a hmmwv armored against blast the front and rear motorized door openers are substantially the same in the embodiment shown and described here the main difference being that the front and rear door openers use different door adapter plates 108 a c 103 a b by which the door openers attach to the vehicle and to the doors in the embodiment of the invention shown in fig1 3 and 5 and focusing specifically on the front door opener 100 a the front door opener 100 a includes a rigid mounted gear rack 48 having.