Dual function adjustable bumper for automotive vehicle sliding door

In an automotive vehicle having a body opening closable by a sliding door movable between a closed position and an open position within a door track along a door peripheral edge by a roller connected to the door by a hinge, a dual function, adjustable door bumper assembly comprising:

• a bumper head having a door face contactable with a door inner surface when the door is in the closed position and a base face with an attachment receiving member therein;
• a bumper base mounted between the bumper head and a vehicle body surface at a rearward end of the door track, and having a hinge face for contacting the hinge to prevent door movement when the door is moved to the open position;
• an attachment member having a first end attached to the attachment receiving member of the bumper head, a shaft passing through the bumper base, and a second end attached to a vehicle body portion;
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• the attachment receiving member cooperating with the attachment member to provide lateral adjustment of the bumper head with respect to the vehicle so that the door face contacts the inner surface of the door to provide a predetermined lateral load thereto.

A dual function, adjustable door bumper assembly for an automotive vehicle having a body opening closable by a sliding door movable between a closed position and a fully open position within a door track along a door peripheral edge by a roller connected to the door by a hinge, the assembly mounted near the door track and comprising:

• a generally cylindrically shaped bumper member having a substantially flat face contactable with a door inner surface when the sliding door is in the closed position, and a base face having a depression with a threaded member therein;
• a bumper base mounted between the bumper head and a vehicle body surface at a rearward end of the door track, the bumper base having:
• a first portion with a hinge face for contacting the hinge to prevent door movement when the door is moved to the open position;
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• a second portion having a channel therethrough;
• an attachment bolt passing through the channel with a first end attached to the threaded member in the base face of the bumper head, and a second end mounted to a vehicle body portion;
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• the bumper member laterally adjustable with respect to the vehicle so that the door face contacts the inner surface of the door to provide a predetermined lateral load thereto.