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US 5,501,421 AGranted
Stay bar support for vehicle door stop
AssigneeED. Scharwa/ chter GmbH & Co., KG
InventorBernd-Alfred Klu/ ting
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Abstract
A stay bar support for a door stop of a vehicle door assembly including a stay bar, which is connectable to the door or the door post, a support bracket connectable to the other of the door and the door post, and a spherical bearing which pivotally supports the stay bar on a gudgeon secured in the support bracket.
Claims14
A stay bar support for a door stop of a vehicle door assembly including a door and a door post, said stay bar support comprising:
- a plate-like stay bar for connection to one of the door and the door post and having a bore;
- a support bracket for connection to another one of the door and the door post;
- a gudgeon supported in said support bracket and extending into said bore of said stay bar for pivotally supporting said stay bar;
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- spherical bearing means for pivotally supporting said stay bar on said gudgeon, said bearing means including a raceway formed as a washer and fixedly secured in said bore of said stay bar with an interference fit, said raceway having a height which is substantially equal to a thickness of said stay bar.
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