Service door for a motor vehicle

• Main Authors: KONINGS, WOUTER, VAN DER VEGT, HERMAN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 19.11.2003
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TOCARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

A service door assembly (10) for a recreational vehicle (12) including a sidewall (14) defining an opening, the sidewall including an inner panel, an outer panel and a cavity therebetween filled with an insulation material. The service door assembly includes a door frame (18) and a door (16). The door frame (18) is adapted to be disposed in the opening. The door frame (18) includes a plurality of integrally formed mounting tabs interconnected to a remainder of the frame through a living hinge. Each mounting tab is articulable between a first position and a second position such that in the second position a portion of the locking tab extends into the cavity of the sidewall. The door (16) is mounted to the door frame (18). The door (16) includes an inner member (24) and an outer member (24) connected with a securing arrangement integrally formed therewith. The securing arrangement includes an opening defined by the outer member of a pair of walls of the outer member and a mounting member integrally formed with the inner member. The mounting member includes first (42) and second (44) fingers spaced apart in a generally parallel relationship and a pin (46) disposed between the first (42) and second (44) fingers. The pin (46) is movable between a first and second position such that when the pin (46) is in the second position it forces the first (42) and second (44) fingers into engagement with the walls of the first component and thereby retains the first and second fingers within the opening.