Sliding door and vehicle with a sliding door

• US 20050236866A1
• Filed: 04/21/2005
• Published: 10/27/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Arvinmeritor Light Vehicle Systems FRA (Meritor, Inc. (Nevada))
• Original Assignee: Arvinmeritor Light Vehicle Systems FRA (Meritor, Inc. (Nevada))
• Inventors: Belmond, Jean-Marc
• Application Number:
  US11/111,462
• Publication Number:
  US 20050236866A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 296/155
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 5/06 slidable; foldable
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 63/0052 Locks mounted on the "frame" cooperating with means on the "wing" E05B47/0046, E05B65/0829, E05B65/0847, E05B65/0882 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 77/02 for accident situations
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 81/14 operating on bolt detents, e.g. for unlatching the bolt
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 81/20 for assisting final closing or for initiating opening
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 81/90 Manual override in case of power failure
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 83/40 for sliding doors
• CPC Class Codes: E05C 17/60 holding sliding wings open E05C17/443, E05C17/54 take precedence

Abstract

A vehicle includes a sliding door, and an electrical lock for the sliding door is on the vehicle bodywork and not on the door. This allows power to be provided to the lock while the sliding door is in an open position and the lock to be electrically returned to an original position after it has been actuated.

Claims

1. A sliding vehicle door comprising:

a hook to retain the sliding vehicle door in an open position;

a finger to cooperate with an electrical lock of a vehicle and to retain the sliding vehicle door in a closed position;

at least one opening control having a mechanical connection to the hook to mechanically actuate the hook; and

sensors to trigger an electrical opening of the electrical lock.

2. The door according to claim 1, wherein the at least one opening control comprises an exterior opening control and an interior opening control each including the sensors to trigger the electrical opening of the electrical lock.

3. The door according to claim 2, further including a first cable that connects the exterior opening control to the hook and a second cable that connects the interior opening control to the hook.

4. The door according to claim 1, further including a cable that connects the at least one opening control to the hook.

5. A vehicle comprising:

a bodywork;

a sliding door; and

an electrical lock on the bodywork.

6. The vehicle according to claim 5, wherein the sliding door includes:

a hook to retain the sliding door in an open position,

a finger to cooperate with the electrical lock and to retain the sliding door in a closed position,

at least one opening control including a mechanical connection to the hook to mechanically actuate the hook; and

sensors to trigger an electrical opening of the electrical lock.

7. The vehicle according to claim 5, wherein the bodywork includes an actuator for closing the sliding door and for moving the electrical lock from a safety position to a fully closed position.

8. The vehicle according to claim 7, wherein the sliding door includes:

a hook to retain the sliding door in an open position,

a finger to cooperate with the electrical lock and to retain the sliding door in a closed position,

at least one opening control including a mechanical connection to the hook to mechanically actuate the hook; and

sensors to trigger an electrical opening of the electrical lock.

9. The vehicle according to claim 5, wherein the sliding door includes a finger that cooperates with the electrical lock to retain the sliding door in a closed position.

10. The vehicle according to claim 9, wherein the sliding door includes:

a hook to retain the sliding door in an open position,

at least one opening control including a mechanical connection to the hook to mechanically actuate the hook, and

sensors to trigger an electrical opening of the electrical lock.

11. The vehicle according to claim 9, wherein the sliding door includes at least one opening control and sensors, wherein the electrical lock is opened by signals from the sensors that are triggered by actuating the at least one opening control.

12. The vehicle according to claim 11, wherein the sliding door includes:

a hook to retain the sliding door in an open position, and

a finger to cooperate with the electrical lock and to retain the sliding door in a closed position,

wherein the least one opening control includes a mechanical connection to the hook to mechanically actuate the hook.

13. The vehicle according to claim 5, further including an emergency opening control.

14. The vehicle according to 13, wherein the sliding door includes:

a hook to retain the sliding door in an open position,

a finger to cooperate with the electrical lock and to retain the sliding door in a closed position,

at least one opening control including a mechanical connection to the hook to mechanically actuate the hook, and

sensors to trigger an electrical opening of the electrical lock.

15. The vehicle according to claim 5, further including a lock pillar, wherein the lock is in the lock pillar.

16. The vehicle according to claim 15, wherein the sliding door includes:

a hook to retain the sliding door in an open position,

a finger to cooperate with the electrical lock and to retain the sliding door in a closed position,

at least one opening control including a mechanical connection to the hook to mechanically actuate the hook, and

sensors to trigger an electrical opening of the electrical lock.