Abstract: Doors of a vehicle, such as a delivery vehicle, are controlled based on user inputs. A user may input a vehicle exit mode and stop the vehicle. When an exit mode has been input and the stopping of the vehicle has been sensed, an exit door of the vehicle is opened, with the door being selected based upon said exit mode.

Abstract: A vehicle has a body and at least two trailing arm suspensions, one proximate each side of the body. Each trailing arm suspension has a swing arm pivotably mounted at one end to the body and a fluid suspension extending between the swing arm and the body. A wheel is rotatably mounted to a free end of each swing arm. A power plant is provided for powering each wheel and a control system is provided for controlling a volume of fluid in each fluid suspension. The vehicle may have a longitudinally extending body with a sliding side door riding along a track configured such that said door has an open position extending transversely of said body. The vehicle may have a monocoque body with at least substantially planar sides and at least one parcel shelf extending along an inside of, and attached to, each of the sides for stiffening the sides and resisting torsion.

Abstract: A four bar link is provided between a walled cargo area of a truck and a rigid rear cargo door. The effective length of the lower link of the four bar linkage is longer than that of the upper link such that the motion of the door is generally up and over the top of the truck body. An eccentric cam is joined to the upper link with a tensioned spring extending around the cam such that the spring slackens as the door opens. The cam is configured so that, as the door is opened, the spring slackens more slowly initially then more quickly. This allows the door to be moved initially mostly outwardly before moving significantly upwardly and still be effectively counterbalanced throughout its motion.

Abstract: A method of forming the required body shell includes the steps of dispensing a coating of glass fibre reinforced resin onto the forming surface of a mold while moving the dispenser along successive longitudinally displaced U-shaped paths which traverse the forming surface to form a continuous coating covering the top and side forming walls of the mold cavity. The further step of compacting the coating by applying a compactor to the inner surface of the coating and moving the compactor along the same path as that followed by the dispenser at a point located downstream from the dispenser.

Abstract: A body manufacturing system for manufacturing bodies for vans, trailers, trucks and the like comprises; a molding station, a glass fibre applicator, a longitudinal guide associated with each mold for guiding the glass fibre applicator along the length of each mold, a transfer device adapted to support the applicator and transport it along said guide path from one mold to another, an insert locating device for inserting side wall, end wall and roof inserts into the molds, an extraction device for extracting the molded body from the mold in which it is formed, a trimming station, a transporter for transporting the molded bodies from the mold in which they are formed to said trimming station, trimming devices in said trimming station for trimming said body to the required proportions and contour, a floor locating system for locating a floor in the upwardly open end of the body located in the trimming station to form a finished body and a righting mechanism for supporting the molded body and operable to turn it r

Abstract: Apparatus for preventing the formation of condensation within a cabinet. A light reflective surface is mounted within the cabinet and thermally linked to the exterior of the cabinet so that the reflective surface temperature responds more rapidly to changes in the external ambient temperature than the cabinet itself. The formation of condensation on the reflective surface is detected by monitoring a light beam reflected from the reflective surface. When the formation of condensation on the reflective surface is detected a heater inside the cabinet is turned on to cause the condensation to evaporate.