The invention provides A vehicle door comprising: a main door body hinged to the vehicle across an opening in the vehicle, the main door body being sized and shaped to securely cover the opening in the vehicle; a panel hinged on to the main door body across an opening in the main door body, the panel being sized and shaped to securely cover the opening in the main door body; at least one latch and corresponding cooperating catch, the latch and catch being adapted to provide lockable and releasable closure of the panel onto the main door body by operation of a locking element of the latch movable in a latching dimension to engage and hold the catch in a locking position of the locking element; wherein: the catch comprises an engaging portion captively secured to a catch body portion, the engaging portion being free to slide relative to the catch body portion in the latching dimension; and the engaging portion of the catch is shaped so as to contact the locking element of the latch with an angled engaging surface arranged so that a slight misalignment of the engaging portion of the catch with the locking element will cause the engaging portion of the catch to slide in the latching dimension relative to the catch body portion, as the engaging portion of the catch is pushed into the latch, so as to reduce the misalignment. o ~-~13 Fig 2B Fig 2A 2 829 ii' 25 Fig 2C


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    Title :

    VEHICLE DOOR WITH HINGED PANEL


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2016-05-19


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge / B60J WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES , Fenster, Windschutzscheiben und bewegbare Dächer, Türen oder Ähnliches für Fahrzeuge / E05B LOCKS , Schlösser



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