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US 2026/0298014 A1Published application
Recreational vehicle with door assembly
AssigneeTextron Inc.
InventorBradley Austin Bahorich
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Abstract
A control system includes a chassis, body, a prime mover, a plurality of tractive elements, and a door assembly. The body is coupled to the chassis. The body defines an occupant area. At least one of the plurality of tractive elements is driven by the prime mover. The door assembly is reconfigurable between (i) a first state in which the door assembly defines at least a portion of a door for the occupant area and (ii) a second state in which the door assembly defines a plurality of steps.
Claims22
A recreational vehicle comprising:
- a chassis;
- a body coupled to the chassis, the body defining an occupant area, a floor of the occupant area extending along a first plane;
- and
- a door assembly reconfigurable between (i) a first state in which the door assembly defines at least a portion of a door for the occupant area and (ii) a second state in which the door assembly defines a plurality of steps, wherein in the second state the door assembly includes:
- a first step extending along a second plane, the second plane offset from the first plane a first distance;
- a second step extending along a third plane, the third plane offset from the second plane a second distance, the second distance greater than the first distance;
- and
- one or more coupling devices extending between the first step and the second step.
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A recreational vehicle comprising:
- a chassis;
- a body coupled to the chassis, the body defining an occupant area;
- one or more sensors;
- a door assembly reconfigurable between (i) a first state in which the door assembly defines at least a portion of a door for the occupant area and (ii) a second state in which the door assembly defines one or more steps, the door assembly including:
- a first section pivotably coupled to the chassis, the first section providing a lower portion of the door in the first state and a first step in the second state;
- a second section coupled to the first section, the second section providing a middle portion of the door in the first state and a second step in the second state;
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- a third section coupled to the second section, the third section providing an upper portion of the door in the first state and a third step in the second state, the third step closer to a ground surface than the second step, the second step closer to the ground surface than the first step;
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- a control system configured to:
- acquire a state of the door assembly;
- acquire a vehicle characteristic from the one or more sensors;
- acquire a proximity characteristic from the one or more sensors, wherein the proximity characteristic includes a distance between the recreational vehicle and an obstacle;
- restrict movement of the door assembly from the first state to the second state in response to determining that the recreational vehicle is in motion based on the vehicle characteristic;
- restrict movement of the recreational vehicle when the door assembly is in the second state;
- and
- restrict movement of the door assembly from the first state to the second state when the distance is less than a threshold.
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A recreational vehicle comprising:
- a chassis;
- a body coupled to the chassis, the body defining an occupant area;
- and
- a door assembly reconfigurable between (i) a first state in which the door assembly defines at least a portion of a door for the occupant area and (ii) a second state in which the door assembly defines a plurality of steps, the door assembly including:
- a first section pivotably coupled to the chassis, the first section providing a lower portion of the door in the first state and a first step in the second state;
- a second section coupled to the first section, the second section providing a middle portion of the door in the first state and a second step in the second state;
- and
- a third section coupled to the second section, the third section providing an upper portion of the door in the first state and a third step in the second state, the third step closer to a ground surface than the second step, the second step closer to the ground surface than the first step.
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