Anti-rattle door assembly
AssigneeRover Group Limited
InventorsJohn Tidbury, Dilip Mistry
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Abstract
An anti-rattle door assembly for a vehicle comprising a first member on the vehicle door and a second member on a part of the vehicle defining the door. The first member having a guide for directing alignment between the first and second members and two independently slidable wedge shaped members that engage with a tapering recess formed within the second member. Once engaged, the two wedge members prevent relative vertical movement between the members thereby reducing door rattle.
Claims17
An anti-rattle assembly for a vehicle door, said anti-rattle assembly comprising:
- a first member for attachment to the vehicle door and a second member for attachment to a part of a vehicle defining a door opening, the first member having a backplate for attachment to the vehicle door, at least one wedge-shaped member being slidingly supported by the backplate between a roller member and a spring means for biasing the at least one wedge-shaped member into engagement with the second member, and the second member having a plate defining a tapering recess for cooperation with the at least one wedge-shaped member, and the plate facilitating attachment of the second member to the part of the vehicle defining the door opening;
- wherein the roller member is attached to said backplate for engagement with only one surface of said tapering recess during closure of the vehicle door so as to align the first and second members with one another as the vehicle door is closed.
A vehicle door having an anti-rattle assembly and a latch mounted on the vehicle door cooperatingly aligned with a striker mounted on a vehicle, the anti-rattle assembly comprising a first member and a second member for attachment to a part of the vehicle defining a door opening, the first member having a backplate attached to the vehicle door, at least one wedge-shaped member slidingly supported by the backplate between a roller member and a spring means for biasing the at least one wedge-shaped member into engagement with the second member, and the second member having a plate defining a tapering recess for cooperation with the at least one wedge-shaped member, and the plate facilitating attachment of the second member to the part of the vehicle defining the door opening;
- wherein roller member is attached to said backplate for engagement with only one surface of said tapering recess during closure of the vehicle door so as to align the first and second members with one another as the vehicle door is closed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.