Abstract: A mechanism for moving a door relative to an access opening in a door frame includes three links pivotally connected between the door and the door frame permitting outward and lateral movement of the door. A structural member or pillar releasably secured to the door frame can move with the door and the mechanism can include a supporting member extending beneath and supporting the door during movement.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 14, 2005
Date of Patent:
September 12, 2006
Assignee:
Toto Tech, INC
Inventors:
Michael George, Kyle Brookes, Stephen Derby
Abstract: A mechanism for moving a door relative to an access opening in a door frame includes three links pivotally connected between the door and the door frame permitting outward and lateral movement of the door. A structural member or pillar releasably secured to the door frame can move with the door and the mechanism can include a supporting member extending beneath and supporting the door during movement.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 6, 2003
Date of Patent:
March 1, 2005
Assignee:
Toto Tech, Inc.
Inventors:
Michael George, Kyle Brookes, Stephen Derby
Abstract: An apparatus for. A slide mechanism for a door and structural member assembly, the slide mechanism including a frame, a door carrier movably secured to the frame, a door and structural member such as a B-pillar at least partially supported by the door carrier, a slide mechanism that permits the B-pillar and the door to be moved along the door carrier without detaching from the vehicle frame.