Raised hatch door system
AssigneeMain Mobility Inc.
InventorThomas W. Lorentz
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Abstract
A raised hatch door system for use with the pivoting side doors of an extended height van. The hatch door system engages with standard sized van doors and in the closed position provides a structural header that aligns substantially with the factory installed header.
Claims19
A hatch door system for a van having a pair of outwardly pivoting side doors and an elevated ceiling forming an enlarged side opening, the hatch door system, comprising:
- a structural member disposed around a portion of the enlarged side opening;
- and,
- a hatch door pivotally attached to the vehicle, the hatch door disposed within the structural member, and the hatch door capable of pivoting between an open position and a closed position, the hatch door having a first latch disposed at a first end, the first latch being capable of engaging with cooperating latch members disposed on the pair of outwardly pivoting side doors, wherein the first end of the hatch door has a pair of second latches that engage with cooperating latch members disposed on the structural member and wherein the second latches on the first end of the door are substantially aligned with a factory installed header when the door is in the closed position.
A hatch door system for a van having a pair of outwardly pivoting side doors and an elevated ceiling forming an enlarged side opening, the hatch door system, comprising:
- a horizontally disposed sliding member having a first end and a second end;
- a door pivotally attached to the sliding member, the door having a latch capable of engaging with latch members on the pair of outwardly pivoting side doors;
- a first link attached to the door;
- a stop disposed on the sliding member;
- a horizontal guide mounted to the vehicle and slidingly receiving the sliding member;
- and,
- wherein the first link moves the door in substantially translatory motion in a first direction until the stop prohibits further movement of the sliding member in the first direction and then further movement of the first link in the first direction causes the door to rotate about its pivot point on the sliding member.
A hatch door system for a van having a pair of outwardly pivoting side doors and an elevated ceiling forming an enlarged side opening, the hatch door system, comprising:
- a horizontally disposed sliding member having a first end and a second end;
- a door pivotally attached to the second end of the sliding member, the door having a latch capable of engaging with latch members on the pair of outwardly pivoting side doors;
- a first horizontally disposed link attached to the door;
- a stop disposed at the first end of the sliding member;
- a horizontal guide mounted to the vehicle and slidingly receiving the sliding member;
- a second link attached to the first link;
- a rotating shaft connected to the second link;
- a drive mechanism connected to the shaft;
- and,
- wherein the first link moves the door in substantially translatory motion in a first direction until the stop prohibits further movement of the sliding member in the first direction and then further movement of the first link in the first direction causes the door to rotate about its pivot point on the sliding member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.