Patent ID: 7364219
Filing Date: 2008-04-29
Classification: B60J,E05D,E05F,E05Y

Abstract:
1. A door mounted on a structure comprising a vehicle body for displacement between an open position and a closed position with respect to a door aperture in the structure, the structure having at least an outer skin and the door being connected to the structure by first guide means, which constrains a leading edge of the door, with respect to movement towards the open position, to execute an arcuate movement about an axis which is fixed to the structure, and by second guide means, which constrains a trailing edge of the door to execute a linear movement substantially parallel to the plane of the door aperture such that the trailing edge of the door remains substantially in the plane of the door aperture, the second guide means comprising a guide element mounted adjacent the trailing edge of the door, the guide element engaging a guide track disposed in a channel formed in the outer skin, the guide track being fixed to the structure.