GB2098648A - Vehicle sliding door - Google Patents

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GB2098648A
GB2098648A GB8213612A GB8213612A GB2098648A GB 2098648 A GB2098648 A GB 2098648A GB 8213612 A GB8213612 A GB 8213612A GB 8213612 A GB8213612 A GB 8213612A GB 2098648 A GB2098648 A GB 2098648A
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D15/00—Suspension arrangements for wings
    • E05D15/06—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane
    • E05D15/10—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane movable out of one plane into a second parallel plane
    • E05D15/1005—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane movable out of one plane into a second parallel plane the wing being supported on arms movable in horizontal planes
    • E05D15/101—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane movable out of one plane into a second parallel plane the wing being supported on arms movable in horizontal planes specially adapted for vehicles
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D15/00—Suspension arrangements for wings
    • E05D15/06—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane
    • E05D15/10—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane movable out of one plane into a second parallel plane
    • E05D15/1042—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane movable out of one plane into a second parallel plane with transversely moving carriage
    • E05D15/1047—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane movable out of one plane into a second parallel plane with transversely moving carriage specially adapted for vehicles
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D15/00—Suspension arrangements for wings
    • E05D15/06—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane
    • E05D15/10—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane movable out of one plane into a second parallel plane
    • E05D15/1042—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane movable out of one plane into a second parallel plane with transversely moving carriage
    • E05D2015/1055—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane movable out of one plane into a second parallel plane with transversely moving carriage with slanted or curved track sections or cams
    • E05D2015/1057—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane movable out of one plane into a second parallel plane with transversely moving carriage with slanted or curved track sections or cams the carriage swinging or rotating in those track sections
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2900/00—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
    • E05Y2900/50—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for vehicles
    • E05Y2900/53—Type of wing
    • E05Y2900/531—Doors

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Abstract

A suspension system for a sliding plug door for a vehicle comprises a carriage and an external rail 2 which which has, towards its forward end, a recurved portion c and an intermediate portion b with a curve of larger radius. The carriage has a suspension roller 3 and guide rollers 4, 5. <IMAGE>

Description

SPECIFICATION Hinge-and-rail system for a hinged external sliding door for vehicles The invention relates to a hinge-and-rail system for a hinged external sliding door for vehicles, comprising an external rail which has, towards its forward end, a portion which is curved inwards against the forwards-sliding direction of the door, the rail supporting a carriage equipped with supporting rollers and guide-rollers for the door-leaf.
A hinge-and-rail system for a hinged external sliding door is known in which the forward end-portion of the rail, towards the door-mouth frame, curves inwards towards the interior of the vehicle. Curving through nearly 1800 with respect to the forwards direction ofthe sliding movement.
This known arrangement ensures that when the door is being closed the door leaf springs into the door mouth more or less easily by its own inertia, although it is still often necessary to pull the door fully home by hand into its locked position, because the terminal curvature of the rail tends to restrain the final movement. The known arrangement has the advantage that the door can be fully closed and locked without it being necessary, for this purpose, to provide special recesses, or the like, in the doormouth frame to allow the door to close fully.
On the other hand, it is also known to curve the forward rail-end inwards through an angle of only 45 , in order to facilitate the swinging-in of the door into its fully closed and locked position.
But if this is done, then it becomes necessary to modify the construction of the door-mouth frame, to allow the door to swing-in fully.
The problem tackled in the present invention is to provide a hinge-and-rail system for a hinged external sliding door which ensures that when the door is being closed the door-leaf swings easily inwards, by its own inertia, into the fully closed position, without it being necessary to modify the door-mouth frame in any manner whatsoever.
The problem is solved, according to the invention, in that between the forward end of its straight portion, which extends parallel to the car-body wall, and its inwardly-curved forward end-portion, the rail has an intermediate portion which curves inwards towards the interior of the vehicle, forming an acute angle with the main forwards direction of sliding of the door.
Consequently, when the door slides forwards, during the first portion of the closing movement, and when the guide-rollers, guided by the rail, reach the forward end of the straight portion of the rail, the guide-rollers are already deflected inwards by the intermediate inwards-curving portion of the rail, before they reach the terminal inwards-curved portion of the rail, with the consequence that the doorleaf swings easily towards its fully closed position, by its own inertia and substantially without retardation. Due to the presence of the known terminal curvature of the rail, which curves inwards and backwards through nearly 1800 near its end, it is not necessary to modify the door-mouth frame to allow the door to close fully.
Afurther advantage of the invention is that, due to the fact that the intermediate portion of the rail forms an acute angle with the main forwards direction of sliding of the door, when the door is in its fully closed position the two guide-rollers are at locations in the rail from where they cannot move in common parallel to the car-body wall and, consequently, the door is locked in its shut position.
An example ofthe invention is shown in the drawing, in which: Figure 1 is a horizontal section through the hingeand-rail system.
Figure 2 is a vertical section in the plane ll-ll of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a partly sectioned side-view as seen in the direction indicated at Ill in Figure 1.
As shown in Figure 1, a rail 2 is fixed externally to the car body 1. Running on the rail 2 there is a supporting roller 3 which is mounted to swing, in a manner known per se, on the inner end of a swivel arm 6, this end of the swivel arm 6 also supporting, as known per se, a first guide-roller 4 and, connected to this by a rigid strap 12, a second guide-roller 5. As shown in Figure 3, the door-leaf is supported by the outer end 6a of the swivel arm 6, with the help of a door-bracket 7. The arm 6 with the strap 12 together form a carriage mounting the rollers 3, 4 and 5.
The external rail 2 extends, as indicated at a, over most of its length essentially parallel to the car-body wall 1. This portion of the rail is straight and terminates at 10. Forwards of its straight portion a the rail curves inwards, towards the interior of the vehicle, as indicated at b, forming an acute angle with the main forwards direction of sliding of the door.
Finally, the forward end of the rail, in the region c, curves inwards in a direction approximately opposite to the forwards-sliding direction, as indicated at 11. The mouth of door is shown at 9 in Figure 1.
When the door is sliding forwards, towards its closed position, the two guide rollers, 5 followed by 4, are guided at first along the straight portion a of the rail. Then the first guide-roller 5 enters the inwardly-curved section b of the rail, followed by the second guide-roller 4. The section b of the rail 2, which forms an acute angle with the straight portion of the rail, does not greatly retard the speed of sliding of the door and consequently the door, impelled by its inertia, easily swings home into the door mouth.
When the door is in its fully closed position, home in the door mouth, the two guide-rollers 4 and 5 are in the positions shown in full lines in Figure 1, the guide-roller 5 being in the position indicated at 11.
Under these circumstances a locking effect is obtained in that the two guide-rollers 4 and 5 cannot move in common parallel to the car-body wall. This locks the door leaf in place.
1. A hinge-and-rail system for an external sliding door for vehicles, comprising a carriage and an external rail which has, towards its forward end, a portion which is curved inwards against the forwards-sliding direction of the door, the rail supporting the carriage which is equipped with support
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**WARNING** start of CLMS field may overlap end of DESC **. SPECIFICATION Hinge-and-rail system for a hinged external sliding door for vehicles The invention relates to a hinge-and-rail system for a hinged external sliding door for vehicles, comprising an external rail which has, towards its forward end, a portion which is curved inwards against the forwards-sliding direction of the door, the rail supporting a carriage equipped with supporting rollers and guide-rollers for the door-leaf. A hinge-and-rail system for a hinged external sliding door is known in which the forward end-portion of the rail, towards the door-mouth frame, curves inwards towards the interior of the vehicle. Curving through nearly 1800 with respect to the forwards direction ofthe sliding movement. This known arrangement ensures that when the door is being closed the door leaf springs into the door mouth more or less easily by its own inertia, although it is still often necessary to pull the door fully home by hand into its locked position, because the terminal curvature of the rail tends to restrain the final movement. The known arrangement has the advantage that the door can be fully closed and locked without it being necessary, for this purpose, to provide special recesses, or the like, in the doormouth frame to allow the door to close fully. On the other hand, it is also known to curve the forward rail-end inwards through an angle of only 45 , in order to facilitate the swinging-in of the door into its fully closed and locked position. But if this is done, then it becomes necessary to modify the construction of the door-mouth frame, to allow the door to swing-in fully. The problem tackled in the present invention is to provide a hinge-and-rail system for a hinged external sliding door which ensures that when the door is being closed the door-leaf swings easily inwards, by its own inertia, into the fully closed position, without it being necessary to modify the door-mouth frame in any manner whatsoever. The problem is solved, according to the invention, in that between the forward end of its straight portion, which extends parallel to the car-body wall, and its inwardly-curved forward end-portion, the rail has an intermediate portion which curves inwards towards the interior of the vehicle, forming an acute angle with the main forwards direction of sliding of the door. Consequently, when the door slides forwards, during the first portion of the closing movement, and when the guide-rollers, guided by the rail, reach the forward end of the straight portion of the rail, the guide-rollers are already deflected inwards by the intermediate inwards-curving portion of the rail, before they reach the terminal inwards-curved portion of the rail, with the consequence that the doorleaf swings easily towards its fully closed position, by its own inertia and substantially without retardation. Due to the presence of the known terminal curvature of the rail, which curves inwards and backwards through nearly 1800 near its end, it is not necessary to modify the door-mouth frame to allow the door to close fully. Afurther advantage of the invention is that, due to the fact that the intermediate portion of the rail forms an acute angle with the main forwards direction of sliding of the door, when the door is in its fully closed position the two guide-rollers are at locations in the rail from where they cannot move in common parallel to the car-body wall and, consequently, the door is locked in its shut position. An example ofthe invention is shown in the drawing, in which: Figure 1 is a horizontal section through the hingeand-rail system. Figure 2 is a vertical section in the plane ll-ll of Figure 1. Figure 3 is a partly sectioned side-view as seen in the direction indicated at Ill in Figure 1. As shown in Figure 1, a rail 2 is fixed externally to the car body 1. Running on the rail 2 there is a supporting roller 3 which is mounted to swing, in a manner known per se, on the inner end of a swivel arm 6, this end of the swivel arm 6 also supporting, as known per se, a first guide-roller 4 and, connected to this by a rigid strap 12, a second guide-roller 5. As shown in Figure 3, the door-leaf is supported by the outer end 6a of the swivel arm 6, with the help of a door-bracket 7. The arm 6 with the strap 12 together form a carriage mounting the rollers 3, 4 and 5. The external rail 2 extends, as indicated at a, over most of its length essentially parallel to the car-body wall 1. This portion of the rail is straight and terminates at 10. Forwards of its straight portion a the rail curves inwards, towards the interior of the vehicle, as indicated at b, forming an acute angle with the main forwards direction of sliding of the door. Finally, the forward end of the rail, in the region c, curves inwards in a direction approximately opposite to the forwards-sliding direction, as indicated at 11. The mouth of door is shown at 9 in Figure 1. When the door is sliding forwards, towards its closed position, the two guide rollers, 5 followed by 4, are guided at first along the straight portion a of the rail. Then the first guide-roller 5 enters the inwardly-curved section b of the rail, followed by the second guide-roller 4. The section b of the rail 2, which forms an acute angle with the straight portion of the rail, does not greatly retard the speed of sliding of the door and consequently the door, impelled by its inertia, easily swings home into the door mouth. When the door is in its fully closed position, home in the door mouth, the two guide-rollers 4 and 5 are in the positions shown in full lines in Figure 1, the guide-roller 5 being in the position indicated at 11. Under these circumstances a locking effect is obtained in that the two guide-rollers 4 and 5 cannot move in common parallel to the car-body wall. This locks the door leaf in place. CLAIMS
1. A hinge-and-rail system for an external sliding door for vehicles, comprising a carriage and an external rail which has, towards its forward end, a portion which is curved inwards against the forwards-sliding direction of the door, the rail supporting the carriage which is equipped with support ing rollers and guide rollers for the door leaf, characterised in that between the forward end (10) of its straight portion (a), which extends parallel to the car-body wall (1) and its inwardly-curved forward end-portion (c), the rail (2) has an intermediate portion (b) which curves inwards towards the interior of the vehicle, forming an acute angle with the main forwards direction of sliding of the door.
2. A hinge and rail system for a sliding external door for a vehicle substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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FR2660009A1 (en) * 1990-03-23 1991-09-27 Peugeot Device for guiding a sliding and retractable vehicle door and sliding door equipped with such a device
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