A door assembly, and method of fabrication thereof, for a vehicle comprises a door 102; a stiffening structure 202 fixed to a surface of the door 200, the stiffening structure comprising a first wall 202a and first side walls 202b extending between the first wall and the surface of the door which may form a hat profile; and a hinge member 106 comprising a base portion 204 and a hinge arm 206 extending from the base portion; wherein the base portion comprises a second wall and second side walls extending from the second wall, the second wall and second side walls defining a volume: at least a part of the stiffening structure is located in the volume; and outer surfaces of the first side walls are bonded to internal surfaces of the second side walls. The stiffening structure may comprise a thermoplastic fibre-reinforced composite material and the hinge member may be a metal alloy produced by additive manufacture. Preferably, the vehicle is an aircraft and the door an aircraft door; the assembly allowing a fastenerless connection.


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    Titel :

    Door assembly for a vehicle


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    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2019-01-30


    Medientyp :

    Patent


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Klassifikation :

    IPC:    E05D Scharniere oder andere Aufhängevorrichtungen für Türen, Fenster oder Flügel , HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS, OR WINGS / B29D PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE , Herstellen besonderer Gegenstände aus Kunststoff oder aus Stoffen in plastischem Zustand / B33Y ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVE AGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3D PRINTING, STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING , Additive (generative) Fertigung, d. h. die Herstellung von dreidimensionalen [3D] Bauteilen durch additive Abscheidung, additive Agglomeration oder additive Schichtung, z. B. durch 3D- Drucken, Stereolithografie oder selektives Lasersintern / B60J WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES , Fenster, Windschutzscheiben und bewegbare Dächer, Türen oder Ähnliches für Fahrzeuge / B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge



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