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A microwave oven adapted for use within a motor vehicle dashboard area. The microwave oven has a removable storage cassette, and slidable platforms for securing and serving containers of beverages and foods.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7360337 | Door closing apparatus A door closing apparatus has a latch mechanism that holds a door in a half-closed state and a fully-closed state to a vehicle body. An actuator drives the door when the door is in the half-closed state, a sector gear rotates as the actuator is driven. A first close ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7210268 | Unlock mechanism for a rotary door operator An unlock mechanism for a rotary door operator of a transit vehicle includes a pivotally disposed unlock member adapted for rotating a lock member into an unlock position and activating a valve for discharging the fluid pressure from the drive cylinder to enable man... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7143548 | Drive for opening and closing a vehicle flap A flap drive for a flap includes two identical lever joint arrangements which are arranged in pairs at a distance from one another. The flap can be moved out of its closing position into its opening position and back by the flap drive. In this case, the lever joint ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7107721 | Door apparatus The door apparatus has a linear motor for applying a thrust to move a door, a lock device for performing a locking operation and an unlocking operation, and a control unit for controlling the linear motor and the lock device. Upon determining that the lock device is... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6948765 | Lock mechanism for a rotary door operator A lock mechanism for a rotary door operator of a transit vehicle includes a lock member pivotally connected to a block cylinder and pivotally connected to a mounting bracket. Such lock member is rotatable in a locking direction to a predetermined position under a bl... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6679186 | Motorized door-locking device of reduced size The invention relates to a motorized locking device for a door intended in particular for a rail vehicle, with at least one leaf. The device includes a tilting-body motor intended to be mounted on the vehicle. The axis of the motor is substantially parall... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6141908 | Transit vehicle door system The invention provides a door system for a transit vehicle. It has an actuator which provides a rotary motion about an axis of the actuator for moving the door panel between an open position uncovering the aperture and a closed unlocked position covering ... | 11/07/2000 |
| 5655331 | Drive system for moving a lockable vehicle part A drive system is provided for moving a lockable vehicle part. The drive system includes a drive element that operates with a change in length. The element is supported at its ends on the vehicle part and on the body. A releasable snap lock is provided by... | 08/12/1997 |
| 4937976 | Window operator and hinge structure A window operator and hinge structure for a casement window which can be simply factory pre-set for positioning of a window in either egress or wash modes, with switching between modes requiring no additional parts or special tools. The structure has a pi... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4625455 | Gate operating mechanism A swinging gate operating mechanism having a crank and links which withdraw and insert the locking bolt as the linkages pass over center, and aligning linkage centers to allow the mechanism to rotate freely with a pair of indexing links to prevent the gat... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4539775 | Locking mechanism for vehicle door A locking mechanism for coach door leaves of the type which are rotated and then driven axially upward by a powered door operating mechanism. Male and female locking bodies at the top of the door leaf shaft move together and apart axially without being ra... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4361985 | Hydraulic door opening/closing and locking/unlocking apparatus A hydraulically operated tailgate door which is pivotally hinged to move in an arc about the door hinge until the door is substantially vertical in position adjacent the door frame. Means are provided to enable the door to be moved substantially parallel ... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4308691 | Apparatus for locking the leaf of a swing door An apparatus for locking a door leaf comprising a turnable shaft secured to the door by an arm to drive the door in opening and closing movements under the action of a piston-drive which produces slight axial movement of the shaft as the door approaches t... | 01/05/1982 |
| 3990739 | Door control mechanism A rear door control mechanism for a stack-forming implement having a compressor roof first raises the door vertically to unlatch it and then rotates the door about an elevated and horizontally transverse axis to permit stack unloading. The door control me... | 11/09/1976 |
