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US 12,083,873 B2Granted
Vehicle hybrid safety hatch
AssigneeSpecialty Manufacturing Company
InventorWalker Coriell Clark
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Abstract
A vehicle hatch with a clamping system and a lid assembly. The clamping system contains a trim ring and a frame assembly, with the frame assembly having a frame with an inner frame wall. The frame and the trim ring are held together by one or more screws inserted through the trim ring and into the frame for clamping the vehicle hatch to a vehicle roof. The lid assembly has an outer lid and an inner lid. The lid assembly is attached to the frame on the inner frame wall by a link and plunger assembly connected to the frame, and the vehicle hatch has a closed position and a vented position.
Claims18
A vehicle hatch comprising:
- a clamping system having a trim ring,
- a frame assembly having a frame, the frame and the trim ring being fastened together with a sealant applied to an underside of the frame, and the frame and the trim ring being fastened together around a perimeter of the frame with screws installed from inside of a vehicle so that the vehicle hatch is configured to be secured to a vehicle roof;
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- a lid assembly comprising a latch, the latch being configured to move between a first position and a second position, wherein the lid assembly comprises an inner lid and an outside lid;
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- wherein the inner lid and the outside lid comprise a snap configuration configured to assist in securing the inner lid and the outside lid together.
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A vehicle hatch comprising:
- a clamping system having a trim ring,
- a frame assembly having a frame, the frame and the trim ring being fastened together with a sealant applied to an underside of the frame, and the frame and the trim ring being fastened together around a perimeter of the frame with screws installed from inside of a vehicle so that the vehicle hatch is configured to be secured to a vehicle roof;
- a lid assembly comprising a latch, the latch being configured to move between a first position and a second position;
- at least one link and plunger assembly, the at least one link and plunger assembly comprising a link and a plunger, the at least one link and plunger assembly comprising a first side and a second side, the first side being fixed relative to the frame and the second side being connected to a contact surface, wherein the at least one link and plunger assembly comprises a fulcrum about which the link and plunger are capable of rotating with respect to each other, wherein the latch is configured to contact the contact surface when the latch is in the first position, securing the lid assembly to the frame assembly, and wherein the latch is configured so that it does not contact the link and plunger assembly when the latch is the second position, allowing the lid assembly to be opened.
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A vehicle hatch comprising:
- a clamping system having a trim ring,
- a frame assembly having a frame, the frame and the trim ring being fastened together with a sealant applied to an underside of the frame, and the frame and the trim ring being fastened together around a perimeter of the frame with screws installed from inside of a vehicle so that the vehicle hatch is configured to be secured to a vehicle roof;
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- a lid assembly comprising a latch, the latch being configured to move between a first position and a second position, wherein the lid assembly comprises an inner lid and an outside lid;
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- a handle molded into a corner of the inner lid.
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A vehicle hatch comprising:
- a clamping system having a trim ring,
- a frame assembly having a frame, the frame and the trim ring being fastened together with a sealant applied to an underside of the frame, and the frame and the trim ring being fastened together around a perimeter of the frame with screws installed from inside of a vehicle so that the vehicle hatch is configured to be secured to a vehicle roof;
- a lid assembly comprising a latch, the latch being configured to move between a first position and a second position,
- wherein a core insert is provided in the lid assembly, and the core insert is provided between an inner lid and an outside lid;
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- wherein the core insert comprises foam and is configured to improve the strength of the lid assembly, reduce noise, and improve insulation.
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A vehicle hatch comprising:
- a clamping system having a trim ring,
- a frame assembly having a frame, the frame and the trim ring being fastened together with a sealant applied to an underside of the frame, and the frame and the trim ring being fastened together around a perimeter of the frame with screws installed from inside of a vehicle so that the vehicle hatch is configured to be secured to a vehicle roof;
- a lid assembly comprising a latch, the latch being configured to move between a first position and a second position, wherein the lid assembly comprises an inner lid and an outside lid;
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- wherein the inner lid and the outside lid comprise one or more strengthening ribs.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.