Construction of door in motor vehicle
US4697386A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 27, 1984 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 27, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60J10/79
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present door for a motor vehicle includes a door glass, a door glass piece and a guide groove. The door glass piece has a substantially crank shape and a forward end sliding portion offset into the vehicle and secured to an end portion of the door glass, the sliding portion of the door glass piece being slidably guided by the guide groove on a door frame aligned to enable opening and closing of the door glass, while the outer surfaces of the door glass and the door frame are substantially flush with each other. According to the present invention the sliding portion of the door glass piece and the door glass are formed such that an angle formed by a center line of the sliding portion and the outer surface of the door glass is less than 180.degree., the outer surface of the vehicle being curved and the door glass conforming to the curvature of the outer surface of a vehicle body, which is continuously formed by the outer surfaces of the door glass and the door frame.
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