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Class 49/210 - Common operator for both movements


Subclass of Class 49 - Movable or removable closures
Definition: Device provided with a single mechanical means movable relative
No. of patents: 24
Last issue date: 02/05/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7325361Apparatus and method for providing a modular sliding door mechanism
A modular drive assembly for a sliding door, comprising: a guide track having a hinge slidably received therein; a pair of pulleys disposed on either end of the guide track; a pair of cables each having an end that is secured to the hinge and the other end is secure...
02/05/2008
7040687Construction machine with door locking device
This invention provides with a construction machine having a door-locking device comprising a door lock upon closing a door including two sets of locking mechanisms and door strikers mounted on front and rear sides of the door in which the locking mechanisms and doo...
05/09/2006
7032937Lock, particularly a tailgate lock for a motor vehicle
A lock, particularly a boot or tailgate lock for a motor vehicle having a drive (14) and a lock mechanism operated by the drive (14), the drive (14) being in the form of an electric motor of reversible construction, wherein the drive (14)...
04/25/2006
7008514Door opening and closing mechanism
A durable door opening/closing mechanism that does not require a large space for opening and closing operation such that a door and a main body such as a cab, can be freely designed. To achieve this, the door is supported by links coupled to the cab by joints. One e...
03/07/2006
7003916Horizontal slider window assembly
A vehicular rear window assembly for a vehicle comprises a first fixed pane, a second fixed pane, and a sliding pane, which is supported for horizontal movement between open and closed positions. The window assembly includes a support system with an upper horizontal...
02/28/2006
6803733Pillar-mounted power door lock and power window system for a vehicle
A vehicle power window and power door lock system includes a vehicle pillar adapted for use between openable and closable vehicle doors and a single lock actuation assembly in the pillar adapted for engagement with a front door lock latch assembly on a front door an...
10/12/2004
6305737Automotive vehicle door system
A vehicle door system including a door being pivotally moved about a first axis and a second axis. In another aspect of the present invention, the system provides a locking device that is slidably engaged to lock the door. Another aspect of the present in...
10/23/2001
6209264Device for supporting and moving a door in a multitude of positions
A device for suspending and moving a door leaf perpendicular and parallel to a wall. The device comprising a first set of rails extending in a direction perpendicular to the wall, a second set of rails extending in a direction parallel to the wall and an ...
04/03/2001
5893236Power operator for sliding plug doors
A powered operator for sliding plug doors mounted on a movable carriage mounted overhead of an opening in the side wall of a transit vehicle, said doors including a single electric prime mover driving dual helical drives, each operating a door hanger atta...
04/13/1999
5735587Climatic cabinet, turntable and use of the turntable
A climate cabinet, turntable and use of the turntable. The climatic cabinet (1) can be loaded automatically and manually and has a conventional door (3) and a controllable door (2) as well as a turntable (4) which is connected via a releasable coupling (9...
04/07/1998
5557888Open and close control device for a horizontally slidable vehicle door
An open-and-close control device for a horizontally slidable vehicle door fitted with a lock that includes a horizontal endless screw rotatably, movably held within a rail fixed to a vehicle body adjacent the vehicle door, and adapted to be rotated by a r...
09/24/1996
5408783Device for opening and closing a hatch on a combat vehicle, especially a military tank
A device for opening and closing a hatchway on a combat vehicle, especially a tank, by a hatch. The hatch comprises two components, one above the other. The upper component slides back and forth across and above the hatchway. The lower component descends ...
04/25/1995
5383304Sliding doors
A device is disclosed for the automatic operation of a sliding door particularly a sliding door of a vehicle which in a final closure phase follows a path which is arcuate or inclined with respect to the longitudinal direction of closure. An endless belt ...
01/24/1995
5347757Device for opening and closing a dock in railway and bus cars
A device is provided for opening and closing a door (5) in a doorway (7) of a structure (9) in a railway or bus car comprising an upper ejection assembly, a lower ejection assembly and a translation assembly, the upper ejection assembly further comprising...
09/20/1994
5207024Door system of the swivel-sliding type for use in an vehicle
A door system of the swivel-sliding type for use in a vehicle, suitable in particular for a vehicle for public transport, the door system comprising at least one door panel; suspension means for the at least one door panel, which comprise a telescopic gui...
05/04/1993
4945677Swinging and sliding door for a vehicle, especially a motor vehicle
A swinging and sliding door for a vehicle, especially a motor vehicle, with a door panel, with at least one pivoting arm secured to the wall of the vehicle, with a carriage articulated to the end of the arm and sliding back and forth on a carrier connecte...
08/07/1990
4452014Device for operating a sliding door
Device for operating a sliding door comprising an endless chain guided over at least two wheels in a plane parallel to the plane of the door, said chain being provided with at least one catch which can co-operate with at least one abutment connected to th...
06/05/1984
4438972Operating mechanism for operating a sliding and tilting roof-panel
An operating mechanism for operating a sliding and tilting roof panel includes an electric motor driving the panel through a cable. A rack and a pinion are arranged so that the rack will be pushed by the cable and the pinion will be rotated by the rack. A...
03/27/1984
4432164Device for controlling the opening and closing of fluidtight doors
A door closing device for an autoclave or the like is disclosed. Planar slides are provided on the door in planes parallel and perpendicular to the access opening plane. The slides have first guideways and are displaceable in their planes parallel to the ...
02/21/1984
4365726Pressure vessels closure means
A closure for a large sized opening in a pressure vessel has a lid longitudinally movable between an open covering position in which it is aligned with the opening but spaced apart from it, and perpendicularly displaceable between the covering position an...
12/28/1982
4337596Sliding door actuating mechanism
An actuating mechanism for sliding doors provided on the passenger side of conventional panel-type trucks, commonly called vans, is intended to be either installed in the vehicle at the time of its original manufacture, or installed at any later time, wit...
07/06/1982
4260189Device for closing a slidable element such as a sliding roof of an automobile vehicle
Mounted on the slidable element is a transverse spindle which is guided in rectilinear translation. A driving gear pinion meshed with a fixed longitudinal rack is fixed on the spindle. The device comprises a toothed member which is pivotally mounted on th...
04/07/1981
4256701Pressure vessel with hatch
A hatch intended for an autoclave or a similar pressure vessel for movement in two directions at an angle to each other provided with a plurality of eccentrically mounted members. These members are joined to each other for common pivotal movements between...
03/17/1981
4081926Sunroof
Sunroof apparatus is provided for a passenger motor vehicle, which apparatus includes a rigid movable cover member for closing a sunroof opening. In order to minimize the space taken by the drive mechanism for moving the cover member to open positions fro...
04/04/1978
 
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