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Vehicle side door assembly

US9045917B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6References

17Claims

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Assignee

GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC · US

Inventors

Jorg Gschweng · Mainz, DE
Andreas Heberer · Mainz, DE
Peter Eduard Schuessler · Overath, DE
Thorsten Luedtke · Orange, US
Winfried Langendorf · Wiesbaden, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 24, 2009
Grant date	Jun 2, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 21, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T292/1048
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A side door of a motorized vehicle is provided that includes, but is not limited to a latch mechanism being adapted to cooperate and to engage with a latch member disposed at a door frame. The side door assembly further has an actuator for unlatching the latch mechanism. Further, the latch mechanism and the actuator are mechanical interconnected by a coupling being adapted to transfer an unlatching motion from the actuator to the latch mechanism. Additionally, the side door assembly comprises an impact member that is adapted to at least locally deform the coupling in such a way that the arising deformation counteracts the unlatching motion.

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