Door adjustment tool
AssigneePACCAR Inc
InventorsJonathan F. Wilkens, Mathew J. Freiheit
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Abstract
An alignment tool for use with a vehicle having a door moveably secured to a door frame and a door latch assembly defined on the door includes a body having a front surface and a rear surface and a through-hole extending through the body that is sized and configured to receive a striker pin of a vehicle. A first end surface defined on the body is configured to engage the door frame to set a cross-car position of the striker pin. A latch-engaging assembly is engageable with a portion of the door latch assembly to set a vertical position of the striker pin.
Claims20
An alignment tool for use with a vehicle having a door moveably secured to a door frame and a door latch assembly defined on the door, the alignment tool comprising:
- (a) a body having a front surface and a rear surface;
- (b) a through-hole extending through the body that is sized and configured to receive a striker pin of a vehicle;
- (c) a first end surface defined on the body that is configured to engage the door frame to set a cross-car position of the striker pin;
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- (d) a latch-engaging assembly engageable with a portion of the door latch assembly to set a vertical position of the striker pin.
A method for installing a striker pin on a vehicle door assembly, the method comprising:
- (a) providing a vehicle having a door moveably secured to a door frame and a door latch assembly defined on the door;
- (b) providing an alignment tool, comprising:
- (i) a body having a front surface, a rear surface, a first side surface, and a second side surface;
- (ii) a through-hole extending through the body that is sized and configured to receive a striker pin of a vehicle;
- (iii) a first end surface defined on the body that is configured to engage the door frame;
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- (iv) a latch-engaging assembly engageable with a portion of the door latch;
- (c) disposing a striker pin within the through-hole;
- (d) engaging the rear surface of the body with a portion of the door frame to set a fore/aft position of the striker pin;
- (e) engaging the first end surface of the body with a portion of the door frame to set a cross-car position of the striker pin;
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- (f) engaging the latch-engaging assembly with a portion of the door latch assembly to set a vertical position of the striker pin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.