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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2005
Carl Mather, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Todd R Teasdale, Canton Township, MI (US);
Samer Shamon, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
William E Hughes, Oxford, MI (US);
Daniel T Griffin, Waterford, MI (US);
David E Dawkins, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Richmond P Thomas, Clarkston, MI (US);
Carl Mather, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Todd R Teasdale, Canton Township, MI (US);
Samer Shamon, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
William E Hughes, Oxford, MI (US);
Daniel T Griffin, Waterford, MI (US);
David E Dawkins, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Richmond P Thomas, Clarkston, MI (US);
DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A door assembly for a vehicle is provided. The door assembly includes a guide track attached to a door, a slider positioned within the guide track, and a connecting member connecting the slider to the vehicle door frame. The connecting member has a vehicle end and a slider end and is arranged to be attached to the vehicle at the vehicle end and to the slider at the slider end. The connecting member and the slider are arranged to enable the door to translate relative to the vehicle along the guide track.