US 12,280,864 B2
Door assembly and seat unit
Timothy Scotford, Monmouthshire (GB); Kyle Bettenhausen, Laguna Hills, CA (US); Paul Morgan, Nantyglo (GB); and Matthew Vu Hoang, Westminster, CA (US)
Assigned to Adient Aerospace, LLC, Bothell, WA (US)
Filed by Adient Aerospace, LLC, Bothell, WA (US)
Filed on Jul. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/352,317.
Application 18/352,317 is a continuation of application No. 17/121,083, filed on Dec. 14, 2020, granted, now 11,738,852.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/947,907, filed on Dec. 13, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0025531 A1, Jan. 25, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B64C 1/14 (2006.01); E05D 15/06 (2006.01)
CPC B64C 1/1438 (2013.01) [E05D 15/0621 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/502 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/531 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A door assembly for a seat unit provided within a vehicle cabin, the door assembly comprising:
a door movable between a retracted position and at least one deployed position; and
a door slide device to movably support the door, the door slide device including:
a slide carrier bracket coupled to the door;
a slide carrier unit having at least one slide unit coupled to the slide carrier bracket;
a slide support unit having at least one track, the at least one slide unit engaged with the at least one track; and
at least one auxiliary slide arrangement to support the door when the door is decoupled from the door slide device, the at least one auxiliary slide arrangement comprising at least one guide bar distinct from the at least one track and a retaining element configured for movement along the at least one guide bar.