Swinging and sliding door for a vehicle, especially a motor vehicle
US4945677A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 10, 1989 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE05Y2900/531
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A swinging and sliding door for a vehicle, especially a motor vehicle, with a door panel, with at least one pivoting arm secured to the wall of the vehicle, with a carriage articulated to the end of the arm and sliding back and forth on a carrier connected to the door panel, and with a drive mechanism secured to the wall of the vehicle and having one wheel that drives a flexible linear-transmission structure guided by rollers and attached to the door panel to generate the sliding motion and another wheel that generates the swinging motion. The axis of rotation of the first wheel and that of the second wheel are concentric with the axis of rotation of the pivoting arm and both wheels can be coupled to a common motor by way of automatic clutches.
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