Duplex door for vehicle
AssigneeOshkosh Truck Corporation
InventorsJon Morrow, Tim Meilahn, Dave Steinberger, Corey Voigt
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Abstract
A method and a vehicle door assembly for a vehicle with the vehicle having a cab frame. The vehicle door assembly comprises a door frame movably coupled to the cab frame. An upper door member is pivotally coupled to the door frame. The lower door member is movably coupled to the upper door member. The door frame is movable from a first position alongside the cab frame to a second position inside the cab frame. The upper door member is movable from a closed position to one of an open position and a stored position inside the cab frame.
Claims26
A vehicle door assembly for a vehicle, with the vehicle having a cab frame, the vehicle door assembly comprising:
- a door frame movably coupled to the cab frame;
- an upper door member pivotally coupled to the door frame;
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- a lower door member movably coupled to the upper door member, wherein the upper and lower door members are configured to pivot in a conventional manner in the door frame from the closed position along side the cab frame to the open position parallel to the cab frame, and wherein the door frame is movable from a first position along side the cab frame to a second position inside the cab frame, and the upper door member is movable from a closed position to one of an open position and a stored position inside the cab frame.
A vehicle door assembly for a vehicle, with the vehicle having a cab frame defining an access opening into the cab frame, the vehicle door assembly comprising:
- a door frame movably coupled to the cab frame, with the door frame having a first sealing surface and a second sealing surface;
- an upper door panel pivotally coupled to the door frame, in a conventional manner, including a door hinge coupled to the door frame and the upper door panel with the door hinge configured to facilitate movement for the upper door panel;
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- a lower door panel movably coupled to the upper door panel,
- wherein the door frame is movable to a stowed position inside the cab frame and the upper door panel is movable in the conventional manner to an open position.
A method for stowing a door assembly for a vehicle, with the vehicle having a cab frame and a door frame operatively coupled to the cab frame, and an upper door panel operably coupled to the door frame in a conventional manner, with a lower door panel coupled to the upper door panel, the method comprising the steps of:
- pivoting the lower door panel about a storage hinge to a position along side the upper door panel;
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- pivoting the door frame about a frame hinge to a stowed position inside the cab frame.
A door assembly for providing access to an enclosure through an opening therein, the door assembly comprising:
- a first door movable about a first axis between an open position and a closed position, and movable about a second axis to a storage position at least partially within the enclosure;
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- a second door coupled to the first door for movement between the open position and the closed position and for movement to a position generally parallel to the first door for placement in the storage position.
A door assembly for providing access to an enclosure through an opening therein, the door comprising:
- a first door;
- a second door;
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- a door joining system coupled to the doors and enclosure to permit movement of one said door in a coplanar arrangement with the other said door to open and close the opening and to permit movement of one said door in a parallel arrangement with the other said door to a storage position at least partially within the enclosure
- wherein when the doors are in the storage position the doors are generally perpendicular to the opening of the enclosure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.