US 5,454,618 A · Automotive sliding door stop for fuel filler access lid

Abstract

A sliding door stop device for a vehicle having a sliding door and a fuel filler access lid on the same side of the vehicle has a stop member mounted proximate a door track for a vehicle sliding door, the stop member having a first, obstructing position projecting into an inner portion of the track so as to obstruct movement of the sliding door along the track and a second, retracted position withdrawn from obstructing the track. Connection members, such as a cable, are connected between the stop member and the interior of a fuel filler access lid on the vehicle for moving the stop member to the obstructing position when the access lid is opened to prevent collision of the sliding door with the access lid, and to the retracted position when the access lid is closed so as not to obstruct movement of the sliding door within the door track.

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Dependent claims

A sliding door stop device for a vehicle comprising:

a stop member mounted proximate a door track for a vehicle sliding door, said stop member having a first position projecting into an inner portion of said track so as to obstruct movement of said sliding door along said track,
and a second position retracted from obstructing said track;
and
connection means connected between said stop member and the interior of a fuel fill access lid on said vehicle for moving said stop member to said first position when said access lid is opened and to said second position when said access lid is closed.

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A sliding door stop device for an automotive vehicle comprising:

(1) a stop member mounted proximate a center door track for a vehicle sliding door, the stop member movable between:
(a) a first position projecting into an inner portion of the track so as to obstruct movement of door rollers on the sliding door along the track, and
(b) a second position retracted from obstructing the track;
and
(2) connection means connected between the stop member and the interior of a fuel fill access lid on the vehicle, the connection means comprising:
(a) a lever attached to the stop member having first and second lever positions corresponding to the first and second positions of the stop member;
(b) bias means attached to the lever for biasing the lever to the second lever position;
and
(c) a cable with a first end connected to the lever and a second end connected to the interior of the fuel fill access lid such that when the access lid is open the cable pulls the lever against the force of the bias means to the first lever position so that the stop member is in the first position, and when the access lid is closed the bias means biases the lever to the second lever position so that the stop member is in the second position.

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A sliding door stop device for an automotive vehicle comprising:

(1) a stop member mounted above an opening in a center door track for a vehicle sliding door, the stop member comprising:
(a) a rod movable between a first position projecting through the opening into an inner portion of the track so as to obstruct movement of door rollers on the sliding door along the track, and a second position retracted from the opening;
and
(b) a shaft connected to the rod for rotating the rod between the first and second positions;
(2) a lever attached to the shaft and having first and second lever positions corresponding to the first and second positions of the rod;
(3) a coil spring mounted coaxially around the shaft between the bracket and the lever for biasing the lever to the second lever position;
(4) a cable having first and second ends, with the first end connected to the lever;
and
(5) a cable connection bracket attached to the interior of the fuel filler access lid with the second end of the cable attached thereto so that when the access lid is opened the cable pulls the lever against the force of the coil spring to the first lever position so that the shaft rotates the rod to the first position, and when the access lid is closed the coil spring biases the lever to the second lever position so that the rod returns to the second position.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Automotive sliding door stop for fuel filler access lid

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Automotive sliding door stop for fuel filler access lid

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Abstract

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