Access hatch reinforcement module & method of installing an access hatch to an existing hood for a mobile vehicle
US6626256B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 9, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D25/10
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An access hatch reinforcement module and a method of assembling an access hatch to an existing engine compartment hood of a vehicle. The access hatch reinforcement module includes a wall engagement component for engagement to the hood outer wall of the engine compartment hood. The access hatch reinforcement module further includes a door engagement component for engagement to a hatch door of the access hatch. The wall engagement component and the door engagement component of the access hatch reinforcement module are directly fixedly engaged to one another by temporary fixed engagements. The wall engagement component and the door engagement component are also indirectly engaged to one another through operational door connecting components such as a hinge component. The wall engagement component and the door engagement component are engaged to the hood outer wall and the portion of the hood outer wall that is engaged to the door engagement component is separated from the portion of the hood outer wall that is engaged to the wall engagement component. Thereafter the hatch door, which is comprised of what was the portion of the hood outer wall that was engaged to the door engagement co…
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