Upwardly retracting vehicle door

Details Upwardly retracting vehicle door Upwardly retracting vehicle door

1996-12-09

1999-07-13

Pedder, Dennis H.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Door or window with specified vehicle feature

296106, 2961468, 2961462, 49198, 49199, B60J 510

Patent

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059216115

ABSTRACT:
An upwardly retracting vehicle door is disclosed, such as for use on the rear of a mini-van. The door includes a lower primary door panel and an upper secondary door panel, such as a glass window, that is retractable into the primary door panel. The primary door panel includes rollers on both side edges for slidably mounting the primary door panel on channels located on the vehicle body. When the primary door panel is opened, the window retracts into the primary door panel while the primary door panel travels upward toward the window and along an arcuate path preferably into a pocket within the vehicle roof. In a first embodiment of the invention, a single weather seal is used for both the primary door panel and window on each side with the primary door panel sliding over the seal when opening and closing. In a second embodiment, separate seals for the primary door panel and window are used on each side. Angled portions formed at the bottom of the channels allow the primary door panel to travel outward when first opening so that the primary door panel and window clear the primary door panel and window seals and travel over them without contact.

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