Sliding door arrester
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorThomas Kreuz
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Abstract
Disclosed is a door arrester for sliding doors of motor vehicles which may be moved between a closed position and an open position. The door arrester includes a latching cam which may be brought into engagement with a latching element that is arranged on the sliding door and is displaceable in a guide rail, for blocking the sliding door in the open position. A locking element is provided for locking the movement of the latching cam, said locking element being movable by means of negative acceleration between a position of release and a locked position.
Claims18
A door arrester for sliding doors of motor vehicles moveable between a closed position and an open position, comprising:
- a latching cam configured to be brought into engagement with a latching element arranged on the sliding door;
- wherein the latching element is displaceable in a guide rail, for blocking the sliding door in the open position;
- wherein the latching cam is configured to be acted upon by the latching element with a force from the latching element which acts in a closing direction against a pretensioning produced by a spring element;
- a locking element configured to selectively lock movement of the latching cam, said locking element further configured to move by means of application of a negative acceleration.
A door arrester for a sliding door, comprising:
- a locking element configured to pivot into a locked position when subject to a negative acceleration and pivot to a release position when not subject to a negative acceleration;
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- a latching cam incorporated in a sliding door, configured to engage the locking element when the locking element is in the locked position.
A method of manufacturing a door arrester for a sliding door, comprising:
- providing a locking element configured to pivot into a locked position when subject to a negative acceleration and pivot to a release position when not subject to a negative acceleration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.