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US 2016/0107582 A1Published application
Flexible single piece sliding door
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsAlan George Dry, Joseph S. Talamonti, Gunnar Groesbeck
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Abstract
A vehicle seat includes a seatback having an opening defined along a portion thereof. A track is coupled with the seatback adjacent the opening and extends in an imperfect arc. A door comprising a single piece, flexible body is supported by the track and is slidable between an open position and a closed position relative to the opening. The door is moveable through the imperfect arc by flexing of the body.
Claims20
A vehicle seat, comprising:
- a seatback having an opening defined along a portion thereof;
- a track coupled with the seatback adjacent the opening and extending in an imperfect arc;
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- a door comprising a single piece, flexible body supported by the track and slidable between an open position and a closed position relative to the opening, the door moveable through the imperfect arc by flexing of the body.
1 more element
A vehicle seat, comprising:
- a seatback having a mounting unit recessed in a surface thereof, the mounting unit including a mounting receptacle therein;
- a track coupled with the seatback adjacent the mounting unit and extending in an imperfect arc;
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- a door supported by the track and slidable therealong between a first position in which the door covers the mounting unit and a second position where the mounting unit is uncovered by the door.
1 more element
A door assembly for a vehicle interior opening, comprising:
- a track extending in an imperfect arc;
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- a door supported by the track and slidable therealong through the imperfect arc, wherein the door comprises a single piece, flexible body, including a plurality of crests defining generally planar surfaces extending parallel to each other in a lateral direction, the crests being joined together by respective ones of a plurality of troughs coupled therebetween.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.