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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2018
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Char Damneun, Renton, WA (US);
Dileep Aruna Vasanthakumar, Bangalore, IN;
Avinash P. Peter, Bangalore, IN;
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A door mechanism for a compartment on an aircraft that includes a door with a first lower guide, a second lower guide, a first upper guide, and a second upper guide. The door mechanism includes a first lower track, a second lower track, a first upper track, and a second upper track, each having a guide track. The first lower guide, second guide, first upper guide, and second upper guide being configured to travel along the corresponding guide track to enable the door to move between open and closed positions. The door in the open position may be positioned within a portion the compartment or may be positioned above the compartment. The first and second lower tracks may include a first a second gap that enables the door to be selectively uncoupled from the first and second lower track guides permitting the door to swing away from the compartment.