GB2099896A - Door assembly for a motor vehicle - Google Patents

Door assembly for a motor vehicle Download PDF

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GB2099896A
GB2099896A GB8203910A GB8203910A GB2099896A GB 2099896 A GB2099896 A GB 2099896A GB 8203910 A GB8203910 A GB 8203910A GB 8203910 A GB8203910 A GB 8203910A GB 2099896 A GB2099896 A GB 2099896A
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D15/00—Suspension arrangements for wings
    • E05D15/06—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane
    • E05D15/10—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane movable out of one plane into a second parallel plane
    • E05D15/1042—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane movable out of one plane into a second parallel plane with transversely moving carriage
    • E05D15/1047—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane movable out of one plane into a second parallel plane with transversely moving carriage specially adapted for vehicles
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D15/00—Suspension arrangements for wings
    • E05D15/06—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane
    • E05D15/10—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane movable out of one plane into a second parallel plane
    • E05D15/1042—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane movable out of one plane into a second parallel plane with transversely moving carriage
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D15/00—Suspension arrangements for wings
    • E05D15/06—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane
    • E05D15/10—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane movable out of one plane into a second parallel plane
    • E05D15/1042—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane movable out of one plane into a second parallel plane with transversely moving carriage
    • E05D2015/1055—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane movable out of one plane into a second parallel plane with transversely moving carriage with slanted or curved track sections or cams
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D15/00—Suspension arrangements for wings
    • E05D15/06—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane
    • E05D15/10—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane movable out of one plane into a second parallel plane
    • E05D15/1042—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane movable out of one plane into a second parallel plane with transversely moving carriage
    • E05D2015/106—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane movable out of one plane into a second parallel plane with transversely moving carriage transversely orientated track sections
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS AND DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, CHECKS FOR WINGS AND WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05Y2900/00—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
    • E05Y2900/50—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for vehicles
    • E05Y2900/53—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for vehicles characterised by the type of wing
    • E05Y2900/531—Doors

Abstract

A generally planar opening 11 in a side panel 10 of a motor vehicle can be closed by a door 17 which slides along guide tracks 18 and 19 in a direction parallel to but laterally spaced from the plane of the opening 11. At their ends (22, 23) the guide tracks 18 and 19 are curved inwardly of the opening 11 so that they displace the door 17 laterally with respect to the plane of the opening as the door moves into and out of a position wherein it closes the opening. When the door 17 is in its closed position, it is disposed generally in the plane of the opening 11. The door 17 as well as panels of the vehicle body (including the side panel 10) can have a thermally insulating construction. <IMAGE>

Description

SPECIFICATION Sliding door assembly for a motor vehicle This invention relates to a sliding door assembly for a motor vehicle.
According to the present invention, such an assembly comprises a door movable into and out of a closing position in which it closes a generally planar opening in a body of the vehicle and guide means guiding the door for sliding movement in a direction generally parallel to but laterally spaced from the plane of the opening, the guide means including a portion which displaces the door laterally with respect to said plane of the opening as the door moves into and out of said closing position, such that in said closing position the door !ies generally in said plane of the opening.
Preferably, the guide means include at least one pair of elongate guide tracks transversely spaced apart in a direction generally parallel to said plane of the opening and said portion of the guide means is formed by configurated ends of the guide tracks adjacent the opening. Advantageously, these configurated ends are recessed into panels of the vehicle body.
The door may have a thermally insulating structure: for example it can be composed of an internal layer of thermally insulating material with an external skin. The panels of the vehicle body may also be similarly constructed.
The invention will now be further described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: Figure 1 is a schematic perspective view of a sliding door assembly according to the present invention; Figure 2 is a schematic plan view of the sliding door assembly with a door thereof omitted for clarity; Figure 3 is a section, partly broken away, taken on the line Ill-Ill in Figure 2 with the door now shown; and Figure 4 is a section, parly broken away, taken on the line IV--IV in Figure 2.
The sliding door assembly shown in the drawings is fitted to a side panel 10 of a motor vehicle to open and close a generally planar opening 11 in the panel 10. The side panel 10 along with a roof panel 12 and a floor panel 13 of the vehicle body are mounted on a cross-bearer 14 of the vehicle subframe, and are of thermally insulating construction, i.e. they each comprise an internal layer 1 5 of thermally insulating material and an external skin 16 (Figure 3). The outer skin may be made of metal, or alternatively it may be composed of an inner plywood layer and an outer layer of glass reinforced plastics or the like.
The sliding door assembly comprises a door 1 7 of the same thermally insulating construction as the panels 10, 12 and 13, and front and rear pairs of elongate guide tracks 1 8 and 1 9. The guide tracks in each pair are transversely spaced apart in a direction parallel to the plane of the opening 11, and receive rollers 20 and 21 (see Figure 3) mounted respectively on the upper and lower edges of the door 1 7. At their ends adjacent the opening 1 the guide tracks 18 and 19 are curved inwardly of the vehicle body as indicated at 22 and 23 respectively, the guides 1 8 being more sharply curved than the guides 19.As can be seen to advantage in Figure 4, the curved ends of the upper guide tracks are recessed into the roof panel 12, while the curved ends of the lower guide tracks are recessed into the floor panel 13. This configuration of the guide track ends 22 and 23 causes the door 1 7 to be displaced transversely with respect to the plane of the opening 11 as the door moves into and out of a position in which it closes the opening, so that in this latter position the door 17 lies in the plane of the opening 11 and is therefore substantially flush with the side panel 10. A lock is provided for retaining the door 1 7 in its closed position, and comprises a locking bar 24 mounted on the door and respective retainers 25 secured adjacent the upper and lower guide tracks.
Reference numeral 26 in Figure 3 indicates brackets by means of which the upper and lower guide tracks 1 8 are secured to a corner rail 27 and the subframe cross-bearer 1 4 respectively, while reference numeral 28 in Figure 4 indicates similar brackets for the upper and lower guide tracks 1 9.
1. A sliding door assembly for a motor vehicle, comprising a door movable into and out of a closing position in which it closes a generally planar opening in a body of the vehicle, and guide means guiding the door for sliding movement in a direction generally parallel to but laterally spaced from the plane of the opening, the guide means including a portion which displaces the door laterally with respect to said plane of the opening as the door moves into and out of said closing position, such that in said closing position the door lies generally in said plane of the opening.
2. A sliding door assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the guide means include at least one pair of elongate guide tracks transversely spaced apart in a direction generally parallel to said plane of the opening, and said portion of the guide means is formed by configurated ends of the guide tracks adjacent the opening.
3. A sliding door assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein the guide means includes two such pairs of guide tracks spaced apart in the direction of sliding movement of the door.
4. A sliding door assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein the configurated ends of the guide tracks are curved inwardly of the opening, the ends of one of the pairs of guide tracks being more sharply curved than the ends of the other pair of guide tracks.
5. A sliding door assembly as claimed in claim 2, 3 or 4, wherein the configurated ends of the guide tracks are recessed into panels of the vehicle body.
6. A sliding door assembly as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the door has a thermally insulating structure.
**WARNING** end of DESC field may overlap start of CLMS **.

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**WARNING** start of CLMS field may overlap end of DESC **. SPECIFICATION Sliding door assembly for a motor vehicle This invention relates to a sliding door assembly for a motor vehicle. According to the present invention, such an assembly comprises a door movable into and out of a closing position in which it closes a generally planar opening in a body of the vehicle and guide means guiding the door for sliding movement in a direction generally parallel to but laterally spaced from the plane of the opening, the guide means including a portion which displaces the door laterally with respect to said plane of the opening as the door moves into and out of said closing position, such that in said closing position the door !ies generally in said plane of the opening. Preferably, the guide means include at least one pair of elongate guide tracks transversely spaced apart in a direction generally parallel to said plane of the opening and said portion of the guide means is formed by configurated ends of the guide tracks adjacent the opening. Advantageously, these configurated ends are recessed into panels of the vehicle body. The door may have a thermally insulating structure: for example it can be composed of an internal layer of thermally insulating material with an external skin. The panels of the vehicle body may also be similarly constructed. The invention will now be further described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: Figure 1 is a schematic perspective view of a sliding door assembly according to the present invention; Figure 2 is a schematic plan view of the sliding door assembly with a door thereof omitted for clarity; Figure 3 is a section, partly broken away, taken on the line Ill-Ill in Figure 2 with the door now shown; and Figure 4 is a section, parly broken away, taken on the line IV--IV in Figure 2. The sliding door assembly shown in the drawings is fitted to a side panel 10 of a motor vehicle to open and close a generally planar opening 11 in the panel 10. The side panel 10 along with a roof panel 12 and a floor panel 13 of the vehicle body are mounted on a cross-bearer 14 of the vehicle subframe, and are of thermally insulating construction, i.e. they each comprise an internal layer 1 5 of thermally insulating material and an external skin 16 (Figure 3). The outer skin may be made of metal, or alternatively it may be composed of an inner plywood layer and an outer layer of glass reinforced plastics or the like. The sliding door assembly comprises a door 1 7 of the same thermally insulating construction as the panels 10, 12 and 13, and front and rear pairs of elongate guide tracks 1 8 and 1 9. The guide tracks in each pair are transversely spaced apart in a direction parallel to the plane of the opening 11, and receive rollers 20 and 21 (see Figure 3) mounted respectively on the upper and lower edges of the door 1 7. At their ends adjacent the opening 1 the guide tracks 18 and 19 are curved inwardly of the vehicle body as indicated at 22 and 23 respectively, the guides 1 8 being more sharply curved than the guides 19.As can be seen to advantage in Figure 4, the curved ends of the upper guide tracks are recessed into the roof panel 12, while the curved ends of the lower guide tracks are recessed into the floor panel 13. This configuration of the guide track ends 22 and 23 causes the door 1 7 to be displaced transversely with respect to the plane of the opening 11 as the door moves into and out of a position in which it closes the opening, so that in this latter position the door 17 lies in the plane of the opening 11 and is therefore substantially flush with the side panel 10. A lock is provided for retaining the door 1 7 in its closed position, and comprises a locking bar 24 mounted on the door and respective retainers 25 secured adjacent the upper and lower guide tracks. Reference numeral 26 in Figure 3 indicates brackets by means of which the upper and lower guide tracks 1 8 are secured to a corner rail 27 and the subframe cross-bearer 1 4 respectively, while reference numeral 28 in Figure 4 indicates similar brackets for the upper and lower guide tracks 1 9. CLAIMS
1. A sliding door assembly for a motor vehicle, comprising a door movable into and out of a closing position in which it closes a generally planar opening in a body of the vehicle, and guide means guiding the door for sliding movement in a direction generally parallel to but laterally spaced from the plane of the opening, the guide means including a portion which displaces the door laterally with respect to said plane of the opening as the door moves into and out of said closing position, such that in said closing position the door lies generally in said plane of the opening.
2. A sliding door assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the guide means include at least one pair of elongate guide tracks transversely spaced apart in a direction generally parallel to said plane of the opening, and said portion of the guide means is formed by configurated ends of the guide tracks adjacent the opening.
3. A sliding door assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein the guide means includes two such pairs of guide tracks spaced apart in the direction of sliding movement of the door.
4. A sliding door assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein the configurated ends of the guide tracks are curved inwardly of the opening, the ends of one of the pairs of guide tracks being more sharply curved than the ends of the other pair of guide tracks.
5. A sliding door assembly as claimed in claim 2, 3 or 4, wherein the configurated ends of the guide tracks are recessed into panels of the vehicle body.
6. A sliding door assembly as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the door has a thermally insulating structure.
7. A sliding door assembly as claimed in claim 6, wherein the door is composed of an internal layer of thermally insulating material and an external skin.
8. A sliding door assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein the external skin is made of metal.
9. A sliding door assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein the external skin is composed of an inner layer of plywood and an outer layer of glass reinforced plastics.
10. A sliding door assembly as claimed in any one of claims 6 to 9, wherein panels of the vehicle body have the same construction as the door.
1 A sliding door assembly for a motor vehicle substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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Cited By (4)

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GB2194578A (en) * 1986-08-15 1988-03-09 Reytrac Ltd Sliding door
GB2220968A (en) * 1988-06-24 1990-01-24 Percy Lane Limited Sliding window
GB2237595A (en) * 1989-11-01 1991-05-08 Don Bur Sliding door assembly
GB2315049A (en) * 1996-07-10 1998-01-21 Somers Specialised Vehicles Li Refrigerated van sliding side door

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2194578A (en) * 1986-08-15 1988-03-09 Reytrac Ltd Sliding door
GB2220968A (en) * 1988-06-24 1990-01-24 Percy Lane Limited Sliding window
GB2220968B (en) * 1988-06-24 1992-09-09 Percy Lane Limited Window and method of controlling the position of a glazing panel
GB2237595A (en) * 1989-11-01 1991-05-08 Don Bur Sliding door assembly
GB2237595B (en) * 1989-11-01 1994-01-19 Don Bur Sliding door assembly
GB2315049A (en) * 1996-07-10 1998-01-21 Somers Specialised Vehicles Li Refrigerated van sliding side door
GB2315049B (en) * 1996-07-10 2000-05-10 Somers Specialised Vehicles Li Refrigerated vans

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