Patent ID: 11905020
Assignee: ADIENT AEROSPACE, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  E | IPC B  E

Claim 7:
8. A method for disengaging a sliding door of a door assembly, the method comprising:
locking a carriage device into a carriage station via a carriage lock assembly of a dual operation slide device associated with a sliding door movably mounted to a primary track, wherein the sliding door is movable along the primary track between a retracted position and at least one deployed position in a normal operation mode via the carriage device at least partially disposed within the primary track;
detecting an actuation of a release lever or a threshold force activation applied on a mechanical fuse assembly in a direction of a door support member; and
releasing the carriage device from the carriage station to a secondary track in a backup operation mode via a dual operation slide device disposed within the door support member in response to the actuation of the release lever or the threshold force activation applied, wherein the released carriage device is movable along the secondary track from the at least one deployed position to the retracted position.