Vehicle door latch reinforcement assembly
US10232688B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 22, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60J5/0433
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A door latch reinforcement assembly includes a base member including a main wall portion extending laterally from an inboard side of an associated vehicle door to an outboard side of the associated vehicle door and an outboard flange portion extending from an outboard end of the main wall portion along the outboard side of the associated vehicle door. The door latch reinforcement assembly can include a stiffener overlaid onto the main wall portion to reinforce the base member. The assembly can include at least one notch extending into the main wall portion from an inboard end of the main wall portion to define the main wall portion into at least two fingers having distal ends.
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