Alignment bracket assembly for slidable vehicle door
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsDan Ritz, Scott Nydam
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Abstract
A vehicle door system includes, among other things, a vehicle body and a slidable door that is slidable back and forth relative to the vehicle body between an open position and a closed position. The system further includes an alignment bracket assembly having a door-mounted portion and a body-mounted portion. The door-mounted portion and the body-mounted portion are wedged against one another when the slidable door is in the closed position to restrict movement of the slidable door relative to the vehicle body when the slidable door is in the closed position.
Claims20
A vehicle door system, comprising:
- a vehicle body;
- a slidable door that is slidable back-and-forth relative to the vehicle body between an open position and a closed position;
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- an alignment bracket assembly having a door-mounted portion and a body-mounted portion, the door-mounted portion and the body-mounted portion wedged against one another when the slidable door is in the closed position to restrict movement of the slidable door relative to the vehicle body when the slidable door is in the closed position, wherein the body-mounted portion is mounted to a slidable door sill of the vehicle body.
A vehicle door securing method, comprising:
- wedging a door-mounted portion of an alignment bracket assembly against a body-mounted portion of the alignment bracket assembly, the wedging restricting movement of a slidable door relative to a vehicle body when the slidable door is in a closed position, the body-mounted portion mounted to a door sill.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.