Door check for vehicle sliding door
US5361540A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 29, 1993 |
| Grant date | Nov 8, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S292/46
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A vehicle door check is provided including an arm connected with the door along a first end and with the vehicle along a second end, the arm adjacent the second end having a slot with first and second ends; a track of the vehicle for receiving the arm second end having a striker plate and an entrapment section; a rotary detent plate slidably mounted in the arm slot having its own first and second arms and a locking member; a spring for biasing rotation of the detent plate in a first angular direction and toward the slot first end; a contact surface fixed upon the arm interacting with the detent plate second arm whereby motion of the door from a closed position to a checked open position causes the detent plate locking member to contact the striker and pivot the detent plate in a second angular direction opposite the first angular direction and to move the detent plate toward the slot second end and wherein further movement of the door toward a checked open position causes the detent plate to pivot again in the first angular direction to place the locking member in the track entrapment section of the track with a low threshold of force on the door in the opening direction; and where…
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