Patent ID: 8984811
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: B60J,B64C,B66B,E05F,E05Y

Abstract:
1. A door apparatus comprising: a door adapted to move from a closed state to an open state in an open cycle, and from the open state to the closed state in a close cycle, the door configured to occlude an opening in the closed state and reveal the opening in the open state; an actuating mechanism pivotably coupled to the door, the actuating mechanism including a drive carriage and a drive yoke; at least one latch adapted to be moved between a deployed state and a retracted state; and a tie rod mechanism coupled to the latch, and operatively coupled to the actuating mechanism, movement of the drive carriage and the drive yoke in the open cycle moving the tie rod mechanism and shifting the latch to the retracted state, wherein the drive yoke includes a first portion rotatably coupled to the drive carriage and a second portion rotatably coupled to the tie rod mechanism, the first and second portions of the drive yoke being pivotably coupled to one another.