A method of stabilizing guiding of a semi-plug type vehicle door during opening/closing thereof, said door (2) being arranged in a vehicle opening (P, P′) defining a door frame structure (3) including front and rear parts defined relative to a longitudinal axis (axis X) of the vehicle conventionally oriented between a rear and a front of the vehicle, the vehicle defining an interior space and an exterior space, the method comprising the following steps:
- disengaging the door (2) relative to the door frame structure (3);
- opening the or completely by a swiveling movement;
- disengaging stops (7, 8) by first moving the door (2) toward the rear part and toward the interior space of the vehicle by using a rotation movement and a translation movement;
- moving the door (2) by a second rotation movement towards the rear part;
- inclining moving the door (2) toward the front part and the exterior of the vehicle bringing the door (2) outside the vehicle, parallel to the door frame structure, during which rotation a stabilizing connecting rod (6) located at a door edge (2h) and extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle one mobile end (6c) of which is free to move in horizontal translation parallel to a horizontal section of the door (2);
- locking of said mobile end (6c) on the door (2) at the end of the phase of disengagement of the stops, the mobile end (6c) then being adapted so as to no longer be able to move freely in translation while remaining articulated to the door (2);
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- stabilized guiding of the door (2) by said stabilizing connecting rod (6) parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle during a swiveling phase;
- and in closing mode in accordance with a reversed kinematic:
- wherein during a return swiveling phase, the stabilizing connecting rod (6) remains locked, stabilizing the guiding of the door (2);
- wherein during a release phase, one end (6c) of the stabilizing connecting rod (6) is released and free to move in horizontal translation relative to the door (2);
- a phase of re-engagement of the stops (7, 8),
- wherein the stabilizing connecting rod (6) located on a door edge (2h) extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle is mobile in translation at one of its ends (6C) relative to the door in the longitudinal direction of the aircraft during phases of disengagement and of re-engagement of the stops (7, 8) and is locked on the door (2) during swiveling and return swiveling phases by a locking/unlocking mechanism (9) including a lever (15) adapted to be actuated by a return device (16) between two operating positions and, during phases of disengagement and of re-engagement of the stops (7, 8), to remain connected to a control ramp (14) fastened to the door frame (3) and including the locking/unlocking bearing surfaces (14b, 14C);
- wherein the locking/unlocking mechanism (9) is located on a median zone (2m) at the edge (2h) at the top of the door;
- wherein the locking/unlocking mechanism (9) of the stabilizing connecting rod (6) includes:
- a first device (11, 15) fastened to the door (2) and a second device (12, 14) fastened to the door frame (3);
- the first device (11, 15) including a lever (15) articulated on a shaft (15C) and a lever support (11) provided with a slideway (6B) in which the mobile end (6C) of the stabilizing connecting rod (6) is able to move in horizontal translation relative to the door (2);
- the second device (12, 14) including the control ramp (14) as well as an accompanying ramp (12) of the first device (11, 15) during the phases of disengagement/re-engagement of the stops (7, 8) of the door (2), the two ramps (12, 14) being adjacent to one another and positioned in horizontal plane;
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- wherein the lever (15) has at one end (15B) an opening which, in the locking position, is engaged on the stabilizing connecting rod (6) in order to prevent it moving in translation along the door (2) and which, in the unlocking position, is adapted to free the stabilizing connecting rod (6) to move in translation along the door (2), and at its other end a finger (15A) that during the phases of disengagement and re-engagement of the stops (7, 8) maintains the contact of the stabilizing connecting rod (6) on the control ramp (14).