Vehicle with a sliding door system
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsDirk van Oirschot, Olaf Van Leeuwen
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Abstract
A vehicle having a sliding door arranged behind a body pillar, a frame around the door opening closeable by the sliding door, a rail system provided in the region of the sliding door connected fixedly to the vehicle and having upper and lower guide rails, sliding carriages provided on the sliding door. At least one of the sliding carriages or supporting arms is provided with a stip. In the event of a side impact, in which the outer vehicle wall is deformed in the direction of the vehicle interior, an abutment connected to the vehicle wall comes to bear against the stop of the sliding carriage or of the supporting arm, and the position of the sliding door is thereby blocked.
Claims17
A vehicle comprising at least one sliding door arranged behind a body pillar in a direction of travel, a frame running around the door opening which can be closed by the sliding door, a rail system provided in a region of the sliding door, connected fixedly to the vehicle and comprising an upper and a lower guide rail, upper and lower sliding carriages provided on the sliding door connected to the sliding door via a respective supporting arm and are guided displaceably on the guide rails, and side impact protection in the region of the sliding door, wherein an abutment which is fixedly connected to the vehicle wall is provided approximately level with at least one sliding carriage as the side impact protection, wherein at least one of the sliding carriages or supporting arms is provided with a stop, and wherein, in the event of a side impact, in which an outer vehicle wall is deformed in a direction of the vehicle interior, the abutment which is connected to the vehicle wall comes to bear against the stop of the sliding carriage or of the supporting arm, and the position of the sliding door is thereby blocked.
A vehicle comprising:
- a frame defining a door opening;
- a rail system;
- a sliding door comprising a sliding carriage and supporting arm to guide the door on the rail system;
- an abutment provided on a vehicle wall;
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- a stop provided on one of the sliding carriage and supporting arm to engage the abutment when the vehicle wall is deformed inward during a side impact to thereby block a position of the sliding door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.