Patent ID: 11926367
Assignee: THE SHYFT GROUP, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC B  E | IPC B  E

Claim 0:
1. A cargo vehicle comprising:
a driver compartment;
a cargo compartment;
a bulkhead located between the driver and cargo compartments;
wherein the bulkhead includes an opening;
a bulkhead door located at the bulkhead;
wherein the bulkhead door is movable between open and closed positions with respect to the opening;
an upper bulkhead door bearing slide assembly located at an upper portion of the bulkhead door;
a lower bulkhead door bearing slide assembly located at a lower portion of the bulkhead door;
wherein the upper bulkhead door bearing slide assembly includes at least a first carriage and a second carriage, wherein the first carriage is movable between extended and retracted positions with respect to the second carriage;
wherein the lower bulkhead door bearing slide assembly includes at least a first carriage and a second carriage, wherein the first carriage is movable between extended and retracted positions with respect to the second carriage;
wherein the upper and lower bulkhead door bearing slide assemblies are oriented transverse to each other;
wherein the first carriage of the upper bulkhead door bearing slide assembly is attached to the bulkhead and the second carriage of the upper bulkhead door bearing slide assembly is attached to the door such that when the bulkhead door is in the closed position the first carriage is located in the retracted position with respect to the second carriage; and
wherein the first carriage of the lower bulkhead door bearing slide assembly is movably coupled to the bulkhead door and wherein the second carriage of the lower bulkhead door bearing slide assembly is attached to the bulkhead such that when the bulkhead door is in the closed position the first carriage is located in the extended position with respect to the second carriage.