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US 7,344,169 B2Granted
Striker assembly of vehicle
AssigneeHyundai Motor Company
InventorJe-Sun Han
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Abstract
A striker assembly of a vehicle is mounted with a coil part of a torsion spring at one column of the striker, thereby forming a simple and compact appearance of the striker, exerting a pop-up function within the simple structure, and enabling to reduce the weight, raw material and improve the appearance of the trunk room.
Claims3
A striker assembly of a vehicle, comprising:
- a base plate comprising an arc-shaped guide groove;
- a substantially U-shaped striker comprising a first and a second column, wherein a first end of each column is secured at said base plate, and a second end of each column is connected to a central striker portion;
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- a torsion spring comprising a coil part and first and second ends, wherein the coil part is wound around the first column of said striker, the first end of said torsion spring is secured to said base plate, and the second end of said torsion spring is biased in a direction from the first column to the second column, restricted in a pivot range thereof by said base plate, and inserted into and guided within the guide groove.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.