Guidance receptor cup system for automotive modular door panels
US4829713A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 5, 1988 |
| Grant date | May 16, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE05B79/16
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In the assembly of a door panel module (1) with the door frame (2) in the assembly line of an automotive manufacturing operation, an automatic interfacing system for a multi-component mechanical system, such as for example the door locking mechanism, part of which is on the panel module and the other part of which is on the door frame. The interfacing system includes a receptor cup (20) on the door lock actuator (10) on the panel module and an orthogonally extending distal tip (34) of the door lock actuating rod (30) mating therewith. The receptor cup includes a circular, conically shaped, tapered surface (21) which leads into a centrally located, locking opening (22), into which the distal tip of the locking rod becomes engaged, after the tapered surface through the lateral movement of the receptor cup has guided and caused it to become longitudinally engaged with the centrally located opening. The end portion of the locking rod includes a dog leg or inverted "U" section, which extends along side (rod section 31), over (section 32) and into (section 33) the receptor cup, when the door panel module is mated with and fastened to the door frame. The tapered surface of the receptor cu…
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