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US 10,882,598 B2Granted
Pressurized sliding door
AssigneeBell Textron Inc.
InventorsJeremy Robert Chavez, Brent Chadwick Ross
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Abstract
Embodiments are directed to systems and methods for a sliding door in a pressurized aircraft. In one embodiment, an aircraft comprises a fuselage having a door opening, and a door configured to slide into the door opening from within the fuselage, the door held in a closed position in the door opening by excess air pressure within the fuselage during operation of the aircraft.
Claims17
An aircraft, comprising:
- a fuselage having a door opening;
- a door configured to slide into the door opening from within the fuselage, wherein the door is configured to slide horizontally within the fuselage between an open position and the closed position, wherein an inner edge of the door opening is wider than an outer edge of the door opening and wherein the edges are adapted to prevent the door from moving outside the door opening, and wherein the door is held in a closed position in the door opening by excess air pressure within the fuselage during operation of the aircraft.
An aircraft door system, comprising:
- tracks disposed on or in an aircraft cabin floor;
- a door configured to slide into a door opening from within a fuselage, wherein the door is configured to slide horizontally within the fuselage between an open position and the closed position;
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- guides attached to the door and coupled to the tracks, wherein the tracks are configured to control the location of the door between an open position and the closed position,
- wherein an inner edge of the door opening is wider than an outer edge of the door opening and wherein the edges are adapted to prevent the door from moving outside the door opening, and wherein the door is held in a closed position in the door opening by excess air pressure within the fuselage during operation of the aircraft.
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