A door hinge is provided to slant such that a free end of a door is rotated obliquely upward while the door is opened, and an energizing type balancer to assist an opening/closing operation of the door is provided. A hinge axis of the door hinge slants relative to a vertical line, having an upper side thereof being positioned on an inward side in a vehicle width direction and on a forward side in a vehicle longitudinal direction such that a locus of the free end of the door while the door is opened becomes substantially horizontal or lowers in an opening direction at a point before the door is opened to a maximum open position.

A door hinge is provided to slant such that a free end of a door is rotated obliquely upward while the door is opened, and an energizing type balancer to assist an opening/closing operation of the door is provided. A hinge axis of the door hinge slants relative to a vertical line, having an upper side thereof being positioned on an inward side in a vehicle width direction and on a forward side in a vehicle longitudinal direction such that a locus of the free end of the door while the door is opened becomes substantially horizontal or lowers in an opening direction at a point before the door is opened to a maximum open position.

The invention relates to a public sanitary device (1), comprising a housing with walk-in positions (20, 30), each with a receptacle (21, 31) for human excrement and/or urine. The housing is provided with a first housing part (11) intended for placing underground, a second housing part (12) received movably in the first housing part and a third housing part (13) received movably in the second housing part. The sanitary device comprises a drive for moving the second and third housing parts between an underground rest position and an above-ground position of use. At least one of the walk-in positions is provided with a door for closing the walk-in position. The door comprises at least a first and a second door segment (41, 42), which door segments are movable in longitudinal direction relative to each other. The second housing part (12) comprises the first door segment (41) and the third housing part (13) comprises the second door segment (42).

The invention relates to a public sanitary device (1), comprising a housing with walk-in positions (20, 30), each with a receptacle (21, 31) for human excrement and/or urine. The housing is provided with a first housing part (11) intended for placing underground, a second housing part (12) received movably in the first housing part and a third housing part (13) received movably in the second housing part. The sanitary device comprises a drive for moving the second and third housing parts between an underground rest position and an above-ground position of use. At least one of the walk-in positions is provided with a door for closing the walk-in position. The door comprises at least a first and a second door segment (41, 42), which door segments are movable in longitudinal direction relative to each other. The second housing part (12) comprises the first door segment (41) and the third housing part (13) comprises the second door segment (42).

A cooling device includes a body and at least two storage compartments having at least one insulation wall therebetween. At least one door is associated with a flank part of the body facing the door. Accordingly, the door is configured in such a manner as to close the inlet of the at least two storage compartments.

A cooling device includes a body and at least two storage compartments having at least one insulation wall therebetween. At least one door is associated with a flank part of the body facing the door. Accordingly, the door is configured in such a manner as to close the inlet of the at least two storage compartments.

A slide-and-swing wing system includes at least one rail profile. At least two wings, each displaceably mounted in the at least one rail profile via two support elements The at least one rail profile has a lateral outlet opening for unlatching a support element of a wing. One wing functions as a door leaf which, with all other wings in the latched state, is pivotable into the remaining opening. A closure mechanism makes it possible to prevent the door leaf from being opened and includes a drive, and also an operating part, via which the drive can be actuated. The door leaf is displaceable, via the drive, in the rail profile in the direction of the adjacent wing to such an extent that no support element of the door leaf is aligned with the outlet opening, thereby preventing a support element from coming out through the lateral outlet opening.

A slide-and-swing wing system includes at least one rail profile. At least two wings, each displaceably mounted in the at least one rail profile via two support elements The at least one rail profile has a lateral outlet opening for unlatching a support element of a wing. One wing functions as a door leaf which, with all other wings in the latched state, is pivotable into the remaining opening. A closure mechanism makes it possible to prevent the door leaf from being opened and includes a drive, and also an operating part, via which the drive can be actuated. The door leaf is displaceable, via the drive, in the rail profile in the direction of the adjacent wing to such an extent that no support element of the door leaf is aligned with the outlet opening, thereby preventing a support element from coming out through the lateral outlet opening.

A method of making a composite pipe has the steps of (a) providing one or more sources of composite tape, the composite tape being formed of reinforcing fibres embedded in a thermoplastic matrix; (b) helically winding the composite tape(s) around a cylinder under the application of heat to form a pipe comprising fused, concentric layers of adjacently positioned, helically-wound composite tape; (c) scanning a region where edges of wound composite tape are expected to be, to generate scanning information; (d) controlling the gap between further adjacent windings by (1) using the scanning information to determine wound composite tape edge position(s), and (2) using the determined wound composite tape edge position(s) to adjust the winding process during winding; (e) repeating steps (c) and (d). The invention also relates to a corresponding apparatus for making a composite pipe.

A method of making a composite pipe has the steps of (a) providing one or more sources of composite tape, the composite tape being formed of reinforcing fibres embedded in a thermoplastic matrix; (b) helically winding the composite tape(s) around a cylinder under the application of heat to form a pipe comprising fused, concentric layers of adjacently positioned, helically-wound composite tape; (c) scanning a region where edges of wound composite tape are expected to be, to generate scanning information; (d) controlling the gap between further adjacent windings by (1) using the scanning information to determine wound composite tape edge position(s), and (2) using the determined wound composite tape edge position(s) to adjust the winding process during winding; (e) repeating steps (c) and (d). The invention also relates to a corresponding apparatus for making a composite pipe.