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US 11,131,129 B2Granted
Motor vehicle having door check mechanism
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsBrian Westgarth, Jack Whitehurst, Rob Swann, Ian Patterson
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to a motor vehicle having a door check mechanism. An example motor vehicle a pivotable door, a door check mechanism including a bar, wherein the door check mechanism is configured to hold the door open in a fully open check position, and a retarder assembly configured to oppose opening of the door beyond the fully open check position by applying a force generated by a non-linear surface of the bar.
Claims8
A motor vehicle, comprising:
- a pivotable door;
- a door check mechanism including a bar, wherein the door check mechanism is configured to hold the door open in a fully open check position;
- and
- a retarder assembly configured to oppose opening of the door beyond the fully open check position by applying a retarding force to the door, wherein the retarding force is generated by interaction between the retarder assembly and a non-linear surface of the bar,
- wherein the bar is attached at a first end to a body of the motor vehicle and is attached to the door via a support housing,
- wherein the support housing abuts a compressible member, wherein the retarding force includes a reaction force produced by deformation of the compressible member,
- wherein the bar extends through an aperture in the compressible member,
- wherein the non-linear surface is a non-linear section of a groove of the bar, and
- further comprising a pin engaging the groove, wherein the groove includes a linear section parallel with a longitudinal axis of the bar and the non-linear section.
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A motor vehicle, comprising:
- a pivotable door;
- a door check mechanism including a bar, wherein the door check mechanism is configured to hold the door open in a fully open check position;
- and
- a retarder assembly configured to oppose opening of the door beyond the fully open check position by applying a retarding force to the door, wherein the retarding force is generated by interaction between the retarder assembly and a non-linear surface of the bar,
- wherein the door check mechanism includes at least one detent configured to contact a recess in the bar to hold the door in the fully open check position,
- wherein the detent is biased toward the recess by a spring,
- wherein the bar is attached at a first end to a body of the motor vehicle and is attached to the door via a support housing,
- wherein the support housing is attached to a compressible member,
- wherein the retarding force includes a reaction force produced by deformation of the compressible member,
- wherein the bar extends through an aperture in the compressible member,
- wherein the non-linear surface of the bar is a curved portion of the bar or a non-linear portion of a groove of the bar, and
- wherein the compressible member is spaced-apart from the at least one detent in a direction toward the non-linear surface of the bar.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.