SLIDING DOOR FOR FLYING VEHICLE CABIN Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC B64C1/14 B60J5/06 B61D19/00 

FIELD: aeronautical engineering; sliding doors for flying vehicle cabins.

SUBSTANCE: proposed sliding door has framework 1 with three hinge units 2 and three guides for movable members articulated on brackets of hinge units. At least upper guide 3 and lower guide 4 have bow-shaped ends directed to doorway and center guide 5 is mounted on the outside of the cabin. Movable members of at least upper and lower hinge units are made in form of skids articulated on vertical axle of bracket; it is provided with side recess and side chamfers corresponding to radii of rounding-off of walls of bow-shaped ends of guides. Upper guide has profile widening downward and upper skid has mating section. Bracket 10 of upper hinge unit is provided with load-bearing axle and movable member kinematically linked with door handle 20 through rod 21 for vertical spring-loaded motion of skid at turn of handle.

EFFECT: simplified construction; enhanced safety of flight with open door.

2 cl, 3 dwg