Modular retractable door assembly for open-air vehicle and method of articulation during stowage and deployment
US11285789B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 23, 2019 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60J11/06
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A modular retractable door assembly for open-air vehicle and method of articulation during stowage and deployment. The assembly is operable with an open-air vehicle to selectively cover and uncover the passenger side openings of the vehicle with doors and rear panels that pivot and slide inwardly and outwardly to selectively cover passenger side openings in the vehicle, and stow away in a roof enclosure. Two doors and two rear panels hingedly articulate between a deployed position covering the passenger openings; and a stowed position stowed on a pair of stacked rails inside a roof enclosure. The door and rear panel operate independently of each other. Multiple upper hinge members allow the doors and rear panels to pivot about a longitudinal roof support members of the vehicle. The door and rear panels slide in and out of the roof enclosure along traversing roof support members inside the roof enclosure.
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