US 11,668,129 B2
Power pocket sliding door
Rajinder Pal Singh, Plymouth, MI (US); and Randall Frank, Dearborn, MI (US)
Assigned to Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Plymouth, MI (US)
Filed by Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/728,023.
Application 17/728,023 is a continuation of application No. 16/939,539, filed on Jul. 27, 2020, granted, now 11,339,601.
Prior Publication US 2022/0243516 A1, Aug. 4, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60J 5/06 (2006.01); E05F 15/652 (2015.01); E06B 1/34 (2006.01)
CPC E05F 15/652 (2015.01) [E06B 1/34 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/10 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/628 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/50 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a rail system arranged along a top of a doorway;
a sliding door engaged with the rail system;
a spindle arranged above the sliding door and connected to the sliding door using a first bracket and a second bracket; and
an actuator configured to cause the spindle to move axially between an open position and a closed position, wherein the actuator is coupled to the spindle between the first bracket and the second bracket in both the open and closed positions.