Door cassette for a vehicle
AssigneeTrim Trends, Inc.
InventorsDaniel J. Kowalski, Ben Kowalski
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Abstract
A vehicle door has a door housing and a door cassette that may be assembled off the manufacturing line and tested prior to assembling on the door housing. The door cassette has a cross member onto which a door frame is connected. The cross member and door frame assembly is pivotally connected to the door housing. The door frame has a lower door frame that is inserted into the door housing. A connection adjustably fastens the lower door frame in relation to the housing so that the frame may be easily adjusted to fit to the vehicle body.
Claims43
In an automotive vehicle, the combination of a door housing having a cassette opening and a door cassette for mounting in said cassette opening, said door cassette comprising:
- a cross member:
- a door frame affixed to said cross member, said door frame having a lower door frame, said lower door frame received within the cassette opening of said door housing;
- pivot means for pivotally joining said door frame to said door housing;
- attachment means for adjustable securing said lower door frame in relation to said door housing to a first position and then adjusting said door frame to a final position in said door housing;
- said attachment means comprising a first means for providing fine adjustment of said lower door frame into said first position and a second means for adjusting said lower door frame to said final position.
The combination of a door cassette and a door housing of an automotive vehicle said door cassette comprising:
- a cross member;
- a door frame affixed to said cross member and pivotally connected to the door housing, said door frame having a lower door frame, said lower door frame extending within the door housing;
- pivot means having an axis and pivotably connecting said lower door frame to said door housing;
- a first connection means for angularly moving said lower door frame about said axis in relation to said door housing in a first position;
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- a second connection means for angularly moving said lower door frame to a second position about said axis in relation to said door housing.
An automobile comprising:
- a vehicle body having one or more body openings;
- a door housing in at least one of said body openings, each door housing having an end;
- a door cassette coupled to said door housing, each door cassette having a cross member;
- a door frame affixed to said cross member, said door frame pivotally connected to said door housing, said door frame having a lower door frame, said lower door frame extending into said door housing;
- a first connection which adjustably fastens said lower door frame in relation to said door housing through said end of said door housing:
- a second connection which adjustable fastens said lower door frame in relation to said door housing:
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- said second connection comprising a fine adjustment for adjusting said lower door frame to a final position.
The combination of a door cassette and a door housing having a cassette opening, interior and exterior sides and a pair of ends, comprising:
- said door cassette having a cross member and a door frame affixed to said cross member;
- said door frame having a lower door frame which slidably extends into the cassette opening of said door housing;
- pivot means carried by the ends of said door housing for pivotably connecting said door frame to said door housing about a pivot axis;
- a first connection means carried by one of said ends of said door housing for angularly moving the position of said lower door frame about said pivot axis within and relative to said door housing;
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- a second connection means carried by said door housing for angularly moving said door frame about said pivot axis within said door housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.