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US 10,946,948 B2Granted
Slide and rotating cockpit door and method
AssigneesAirbus Operations GmbH, Airbus Americas, Inc.
InventorsAndreas Heidtmann, David Will, Roland Lange, Sassa Nadine Boos
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Abstract
A door assembly for a vehicle. The door assembly includes a door frame, a door panel, a rotating strut, and a linear door guide. The door opens and closes through a combination of rotating and sliding motion, which minimizes the required operational footprint. The strut is mounted on the door panel such that the strut is hidden from view when the door is in an open position.
Claims17
A door assembly comprising:
- a door frame;
- a door panel movable between an open position and a closed position;
- one or more strut pivotably connected to the door frame and to a central region of the door panel;
- and
- at least one door guide, comprising:
- a linear slide rail;
- a slide saddle;
- and
- a hinge connecting the slide saddle to a first edge face of the door panel,
- wherein the door panel is pivotably movable at an end of the strut and is slidably movable along the linear slide rail;
- and
- wherein, when the door panel is in the open position, the door panel is parallel to the linear slide rail and the at least one strut is enclosed between the door panel and the linear slide rail.
9 more elements
An aircraft comprising a door assembly, the door assembly comprising:
- a door frame;
- a door panel movable between an open position and a closed position;
- one or more strut pivotably connected to the door frame and to a central region of the door panel;
- and
- at least one door guide comprising:
- a linear slide rail;
- a slide saddle;
- and
- a hinge connecting the slide saddle to a first edge face of the door panel,
- wherein the door panel is pivotably movable at an end of the strut and is slidably movable along the linear slide rail;
- and
- wherein, when the door panel is in the open position, the door panel is parallel to the linear slide rail and the at least one strut is enclosed between the door panel and the linear slide rail.
9 more elements
A method for operating a door, the method comprising:
- providing a door assembly comprising:
- a door frame comprising a first vertical support, a second vertical support, and a third vertical support;
- a door panel movable between an open position and a closed position and comprising a first side and a second side;
- one or more strut pivotably connected to the door frame and to the first side of the door panel;
- and
- at least one door guide, the door guidc comprising:
- a linear slide rail disposed between the first and second vertical supports;
- a slide saddle;
- and
- a hinge connecting the slide saddle to a first edge face of the door panel,
- wherein the first and second vertical supports are disposed on a hinge side of the door panel in a plane substantially perpendicular to a plane defined by the door panel in the closed position,
- wherein the third vertical support is disposed at a projected point between the first and second vertical supports and engages with a second edge face of the door panel when the door panel is in the closed position, and
- wherein the door panel is pivotably movable at an end of the strut and is slidably movable along the linear slide rail;
- moving the door panel linearly between the first and second vertical supports while rotating the door panel toward or away from the third vertical support;
- and
- wherein, when the door panel is in the open position, the door panel is parallel to the linear slide wall and the at least one strut is enclosed between the door panel and the linear slide rail.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.