Door assembly for a vehicle
AssigneeDaimlerChrysler AG
InventorsCarl Mather, Todd R Teasdale, Samer Shamon, William E Hughes, Daniel T Griffin, David E Dawkins, Richmond P Thomas
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Abstract
A door assembly for a vehicle is provided. The door assembly includes a guide track attached to a door, a slider positioned within the guide track, and a connecting member connecting the slider to the vehicle door frame. The connecting member has a vehicle end and a slider end and is arranged to be attached to the vehicle at the vehicle end and to the slider at the slider end. The connecting member and the slider are arranged to enable the door to translate relative to the vehicle along the guide track.
Claims5
A door assembly for a motor vehicle comprising:
- a door arranged to be slideably mounted to a vehicle;
- a guide track attached to the door;
- a slider positioned within the guide track;
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- a connecting member having a vehicle end and a slider end, the connecting member comprising a swing arm arranged to be pivotally attached to the vehicle at the vehicle end and pivotally attached to the slider at the slider end, the swing arm and slider arranged to enable the door to pivot between a closed position and a sliding position, to translate relative to the vehicle along the guide track, and to be flush to a vehicle exterior when in the closed position and extended away from the vehicle exterior when in the sliding position;
- the swing arm further including a rotation guide member arranged to engage the guide track to limit rotation of the swing arm when the door is in the sliding position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.