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| 20080256876 | DOOR STRIPS - According to the invention there is provided a strip for providing a finish to a longitudinal edge of a door, the edge having spaced apart side regions, each side region contacting a main face of the door, in which the strip includes a central groove for locating in a longitudinal groove formed in a longitudinal edge of the door, a pair of edge portions each for abutting against a side region when the central groove is located in the longitudinal groove, and a pair of connecting regions, each connecting the central groove to an edge portion, wherein the pair of connecting regions define upper surfaces of the strip, and the central groove and the pair of edge portions are positioned below the level of the upper surfaces. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080307711 | Vehicle Door with a Variable Latching Function - A vehicle door with a variable latching function which holds the vehicle door in a desired latched position by applying a latching torque using a controllable damper is described. An evaluation and control unit detects the desired latched positions by evaluating an instantaneous door movement sensed by a sensor system and actuates the damper using an actuator element. The evaluation and control unit releases the latched position after a corresponding activation is detected. The variable latching function acts on the vehicle door within a functional region which extends to a predefined opening region between a first opening angle and a maximum opening angle when the vehicle door drops below a predefined speed or comes to a standstill within the functional region. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090013607 | Hurrican strut for double entrance doors - An adjustable square metal tubular strut, comprised of two square metal components, that when telescoped together and positioned horizontally at the center hinge pins on most width double entrance in-swinging doors, stops the deflection of said doors in wind load situations. The preferred embodiment of the strut is comprised of a plurality of predetermined holes for fastening the strut components together in any width configuration, and metal “U” shape straps attached to both ends of the strut with holes to receive the hinge pins, ultimately fixing the strut in place. Located along the face of the strut are a series of threaded holes of predetermined size and location, that where applicable, will receive two threaded torque screws, with a torque lever arm on the front end and a pressure foot on the inner end, that when tightened will firm the strut to the doors. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090145041 | DOOR FOR THE VEHICLE - A door for the vehicle which comprises: a door inner panel, a door trim mounted to the inner side of a compartment of the door inner panel, a door cover mounted on the peripheral edge in the rear side of a compartment of the door inner panel. The door trim and the door cover are mutually coupled by a coupling means. The coupling means is composed of a positioning pin, a positioning bracket, and a clip. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20100024309 | METAL DOOR - The present invention is directed to a metal door. The door includes a pair of sheet metal door panels. Each of the door panels includes a central body portion with top, bottom and opposing side edges. The doors include an integral flange along each side edge of each panel. The integral flange extends generally perpendicular to the central body portion. An integral inturned lip can be located along each flange and extend substantially parallel to the central body portion. The door panels are positioned such that the central body portions are in an opposing spaced apart relation to one another with the flanges adjacent to and aligned with one another. The inturned lips are positioned in contacting face-to-face relation. The metal door also includes an elongate connector overlying and clamping together each face-to-face pair of inturned lips to maintain the door panels in assembled relation. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100180511 | LOCKING DEVICE - The invention relates to a locking device ( | 07-22-2010 |
| 20110061308 | DOOR ASSEMBLY USING A TWO PIECE END CAP - This invention relates to a door assembly comprising a pair of door skins which are mechanically secured together to define a top and bottom opening. The top and bottom openings receive an end cap therein to complete the door. The end cap of the present invention is comprised of two separate pieces, namely a locking clip and a beam, whereby the locking clip is slidably engaged with the beam to form the end cap. This allows a manufacturer to form the locking clip with a first material and the beam with a second material, depending on the specific requirements of the door. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110154741 | INTERLOCK FOR SWING-OUT DOOR - The invention relates to a door system for a public transit vehicle, comprising a door ( | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110173895 | WINDOW OPENING CONTROL ASSEMBLY - A window opening control assembly that includes a first member for attachment to one of a sash or a window frame. The first member includes a locking assembly. The window opening control assembly further includes a second member for attachment to the other of the sash or the window frame. The second member includes a flexible element that extends to the first member. The flexible element is secured by the locking assembly such that the flexible element is fed from the second member as the second member is moved away from the first member until the flexible element is anchored within the second element and the second element is correspondingly restrained from moving further away from the first member. The locking assembly is selectively unlocked to permit removal of the flexible element from the locking assembly and permit continued movement of the second member away from the first member. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110308171 | VEHICLE DOOR FRAME AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A vehicle door frame includes first and second door frame members which are positioned end-to-end to be butt-welded to each other, wherein each of the first and second door frame members includes a design part, an enclosed section provided on a vehicle interior side, a connecting part which connects an inner surface of the design part with the enclosed section; and first and second dam protrusions which project from the inner surface of the design part and are positioned on opposite sides of the connecting part, respectively. Molten metal is present in the first and second spaces after the molten metal has melted and passed through the inner surface of the design part from the outer surface thereof upon butted ends of the first and second door frame members being butt-welded to each other from the outer surface of the design part. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120060425 | LID STRUCTURE FOR FLAT-CABLE INSERTION OPENING - A guide lug | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120124912 | VEHICLE DOOR FRAME AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A vehicle door frame includes a sash frame that forms a vehicle door frame body and a bracket joined to the sash frame, wherein the sash frame and the bracket are made to mutually overlap each other so that an edge portion of one of the sash frame and the bracket is positioned on the other of the sash frame and the bracket. The sash frame and the bracket are fixed to each other at the edge portion by welding, thereby forming a welded portion thereat. The sash frame and the bracket are fixed to each other by an adhesive injected in between opposed surfaces of the mutually overlapping portions of the sash frame and the bracket, thereby forming an adhesion portion thereat. A method of producing such a vehicle door frame is also disclosed. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120151844 | ROTOMOULDED STRUCTURAL PARTS HAVING ASYMMETRICAL LAYERING - This invention discloses a method for preparing rotomoulded articles having asymmetrical layering. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120285098 | Vehicle Door Reinforcing Beam - A structural door beam for vehicles, and a method for making the same, is provided. The structural door beam has an elongate multiple channel structure defined by a central web of given thickness and known material composition, and includes end mounting-flanges integrally formed therewith. The elongate multiple channel structure comprises two outer channels separated one from the other in a lateral direction, and a third channel disposed between the two outer channels. The third channel defines a trough within the medial region between the two outer channels. A first one of the two outer channels is drawn to a peak of known height and the trough is drawn to a known depth, such that the trough to peak distance exceeds a maximum distance that is achievable in a single cold forming operation for the given thickness and material composition of the web. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20130000207 | Door Dampening Device and System - A device for attenuating movement of a door includes a housing having a first surface spaced apart from a second surface for defining a sliding path for an elongated sliding member. The elongated sliding member engages with at least one of the first and second surfaces when the elongated member slides in a first direction. A connecting member having a first end connected to the door and the other end to the elongated sliding member is provided so that opening of the door moves the sliding member in the first direction. Damping material is disposed between the elongated sliding member and at least one of the first and second surfaces. The damping material applies surface tension forces to the elongated sliding member when sliding in the first direction such that movement of the door attenuates or dampens the movement of the door. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130014444 | HOLE PLUG ASSEMBLY - A hole plug assembly includes a covering base connected to a first lip, at least one extensible member having a first portion connected to one or both of the covering base or the first lip, and a second lip connected to a second portion of the at least one extensible member. The at least one extensible member is configured to expand and contract with respect to a central axis of the covering base. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20140090304 | VEHICLE, A DOOR ASSEMBLY FOR THE VEHICLE AND A METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE DOOR ASSEMBLY - A vehicle, a door assembly for the vehicle and a method of assembling the door assembly are disclosed. A first component includes a first alignment member and a second component is attached to the first component. The second component includes first and second ends spaced along a first axis, and includes first and second side edges spaced along a second axis transverse to the first axis. A trim strip extending to a distal edge, with the second component coupled to the trim strip. A second alignment member attached to the trim strip, with the alignment members engaging each other to attach the trim strip to the first component and orientate the distal edge of the trim strip relative to the first axis such that the distal edge of the trim strip and one of the side edges of the second component substantially align with each other along the first axis. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140096453 | VEHICLE DOOR TRIM PANEL SHUT FACE FEATURE TO REDUCE DEFLECTION - A door assembly for an automotive vehicle that reduces or eliminates thoracic or rib deflection in a side impact event is disclosed. The door assembly of the disclosed invention includes an inner door structure, an interior trim panel attached to the door structure and a shut face. The inner surface of the shut face includes a collapsible surface having a plurality of alternating raised areas and recessed areas formed thereon. The raised areas and recessed areas extend between one side of the door assembly and the other side of the door assembly. The shut face may be composed of beads, a foamed polymer or a solid polymer. In addition, the engineered surface may also be formed on the inner side of the face of one of the pillars. This configuration may be made in conjunction with a door shut face having an engineered surface or may be used independently. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140318023 | STRAIN DISTRIBUTION CHECK LINK ASSEMBLY - A check link assembly includes a link and a housing. The link includes a first link end portion, a second link end portion opposite the first link end portion, a first sidewall disposed between the first link end portion and the second link end portion, a second sidewall disposed between the first link end portion and the second link end portion, and a link extension protruding from the second link end portion. The link extension is closer to the first sidewall than to the second sidewall. The housing is movably coupled to the link and is configured to move relative to the link between a first housing position and a second housing position. The housing includes a mechanical stop disposed closer to the first sidewall than to the second sidewall. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20150291016 | REINFORCING STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE DOOR - A reinforcing structure of a vehicle door enables a part to be housed in the vehicle door and prevents a luggage compartment space from being decreased and an inner panel from being damaged by the weight of the part. A back door | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150345210 | PANEL ASSEMBLY FOR DOOR MEMBER OF MACHINE - A panel assembly associated with a door member of a machine is provided. The panel assembly includes a frame assembly having a first section and a second section. A frame element is provided between the first and second sections of the frame assembly. The first section of the frame assembly includes a window defined thereon. The second section includes a plurality of holes provided thereon. Further, a plurality of flange members extends from an outer periphery of the frame assembly. One edge of the frame assembly is hingedly coupled with respect to the door member. The panel assembly also includes a screen assembly associated with the first section of the frame assembly. The screen assembly includes a screen member having a plurality of holes provided thereon. The panel assembly further includes a plurality of isolation members. The panel assembly includes a gripping element coupled to the frame assembly. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150351541 | Assembly Kit and Door Assembly for Appliance - Door assemblies and assembly kits for coupling appliance doors and decorative door panels together are provided. An assembly kit includes a first bracket connectable to the appliance door, and a second bracket connectable to the decorative door panel. The assembly kit further includes a first spacer positionable between the first bracket and the second bracket, the first spacer movable to adjust a gap between the first bracket and the second bracket along a first axis. The assembly kit further includes a second spacer positionable between the first bracket and the second bracket, the second spacer movable to adjust a gap between the first bracket and the second bracket along a second axis different from the first axis. The assembly kit further includes a fastener operable to couple the first bracket and the second bracket together. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150375604 | DAMPING AND STIFFENING OF A VEHICLE BODY PANEL - A damping and stiffening assembly for a body panel. The assembly includes a first damping patch and a second damping patch that are attached to the body panel. The assembly also includes a stiffening lamination that has a first end, a middle portion, and a second end. The first end of the stiffening lamination attaches to and overlaps the first damping patch. The middle portion of the stiffening lamination attaches to the body panel. The second end of the stiffening lamination attaches to and overlaps the second damping patch. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160059677 | VEHICLE DOOR - A vehicle door is provided with a door that opens and closes a door opening in the vehicle and a door beam that is provided inside the door. The door beam is provided with: joining points that are joined to the door; a fundamental cross-section edge that extends in the direction of extension of the door beam, on the outside of the joining points in the width direction (up-down direction) of the door beam; an extension section that protrudes outward from the fundamental cross-section edge; and a locating hole that is used for positioning when joining the door beam to the door. The locating hole is formed in the extension section. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160059678 | VEHICULAR DOOR STRUCTURE - A vehicular door structure includes a door outer panel that constitutes a door exterior panel; a door inner panel that constitutes a door interior panel and is made of a resin, the door inner panel having a first side that is provided to the door outer panel; and a door interior member located on a second side of the door inner panel, the door interior member facing to the vehicle interior, wherein the door inner panel includes a panel part that has a plurality fragile portions, the fragile portions having a linear shape or a dotted line shape and being provided in parallel with each other while being spaced from each other in at least one direction of a door width direction and a door vertical direction. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160082813 | VEHICLE DOOR - A door for a motor vehicle that includes at least one thermoformed panel part, a supporting structure to support the panel part, and a holder fastened to the panel part. The holder is to engage in a shaped portion of the supporting structure or in a support element fastened to the supporting structure, so that the panel part may slide on the shaped portion and/or the support element in a direction perpendicular to the direction of engagement. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160114663 | VEHICLE OUTER PLATE MEMBER MADE OF RESIN AND VEHICLE BACK DOOR - A convex portion is provided on a door outer panel. Thus, when the door outer panel is thermally expanded, the convex portion is compressed along the direction of a plane of the door outer panel, so a gap the convex portion is crushed. That is, a dimensional difference that has occurred between the door outer panel and a door inner panel along the direction of the plane of the door outer panel is absorbed through compressive deformation of the convex portion. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160137039 | INSULATOR FOR ELONGATE MEMBER - An insulator for an elongated member having a first, proximate end and a second, distal end comprises a tubular member having a wall defining an opening that allows for the insertion of the elongated member and at least one slice extending from adjacent a first end of the tubular member along a portion thereof The slice is configured to allow the first and second ends to be pulled apart to increase the length of the tubular member. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160152121 | VEHICLE BACK DOOR STRUCTURE | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160176447 | HYBRID DOOR FOR AUTOMOBILE | 06-23-2016 |
| 20220136306 | NOVEL HINGED-PANEL OPENING AND CLOSING SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES RELATING THERETO - A hinged-panel opening and closing system includes: an anchor designed to be located on a hinged panel; a gear motor designed to be located on a supporting structure; and a movement-enabling component capable of angularly displacing the hinged panel relative to a receiving structure. The movement-enabling component includes: (a) a movement-enabling shaft located on the supporting structure and, at one shaft end, coupled to the gear motor; (b) a spindle located on supporting structure and coupled to the movement-enabling shaft; and (c) a linear element attaching, at a first end, to the spindle and attaching, at a second end, to the anchor such that said linear element extends between the spindle and the anchor. | 05-05-2022 |
