Door alignment systems and methods
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsGuarav Kumar, Tesfaye Tsehayneh Ejigu
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Abstract
A door alignment system includes a first alignment member secured to one of a first door or a structure connected to the first door, and a second alignment member secured to the other of the first door or the structure. The first alignment member is configured to couple to the second alignment member when the first door is in a closed position relative to the structure in order to prevent the first door from binding in relation to the structure. The first alignment member is configured to be separated from the second alignment member when the first door is in an open position relative to the structure.
Claims20
A door alignment system, comprising:
- a first alignment member secured to one of a first door or a structure connected to the first door;
- and
- a second alignment member secured to the other of the first door or the structure, wherein the first alignment member is configured to couple to the second alignment member when the first door is in a closed position relative to the structure in order to prevent the first door from binding in relation to the structure, and wherein the first alignment member is configured to be separated from the second alignment member when the first door is in an open position relative to the structure.
A vehicle comprising:
- an internal cabin;
- an enclosure within the internal cabin, wherein the enclosure comprises a housing defining an internal chamber, a door moveably secured to the housing between a closed position and an open position, and a door alignment system that prevents the door from binding in relation to the housing, wherein the internal chamber is closed when the door is in the closed position, and wherein the internal chamber is exposed when the door is in the open position, wherein the door alignment system comprises:
- a first alignment member secured to one of the door or the housing;
- and
- a second alignment member secured to the other of the door or the housing, wherein the first alignment member is configured to couple to the second alignment member when the door is in the closed position relative to the housing in order to prevent the door from binding in relation to the housing, and wherein the first alignment member is configured to be separated from the second alignment member when the door is in the open position relative to the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.