Door connector
AssigneeMitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
InventorsYoshihiko Fujihara, Mikio Ichinose
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Abstract
One actuator selectively operates a latch lever linked to a latch and a ratchet lever, a push rod, a bell crank and a pull rod linked to a ratchet. When the front door and the rear door of a car having the center pillarless design are closed, the actuator operates the latch lever causing the latch to engage with a striker to connect the front door and the rear door. When the front door and the rear door are connected and a passenger opens either of the two doors, the actuator operates the ratchet lever, the push rod, the bell crank, and the pull rod causing the latch and the striker to be disengaged to disconnect the front door and the rear door.
Claims16
A door connector for connecting a first door and a second door that close an opening formed in the anteroposterior direction of a car, comprising:
- a striker provided on the first door;
- a notch, a latch, and a ratchet that are provided on the second door, wherein the notch receives the striker, the latch engages with the striker, and the ratchet engages with the latch;
- a latch linking mechanism linked to the latch;
- a ratchet linking mechanism linked to the ratchet;
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- an actuator that selectively operates the latch linking mechanism and the ratchet linking mechanism, wherein the actuator operates the latch linking mechanism causing the latch to engage with the striker to connect the first door and the second door when both the first door and the second door are closed, and the actuator operates the ratchet linking mechanism causing the latch and the striker to be disengaged to disconnect the first door and the second door when both the first door and the second door are connected and either of the first door and the second is opened;
- and,
- wherein when either the first door or the second door is opened, the ratchet disengages from the latch, the latch disengages from the striker, and the latch completely moves away from the notch, and the latch crosses the notch when the latch is engaged with the ratchet, and one of the first door and the second door is a slide door.
A door connector for connecting a first door and a second door that close an opening formed in the anteroposterior direction of a car, comprising:
- a striker provided on the first door;
- a notch, a latch, and a ratchet that are provided on the second door, wherein the notch receives the striker, the latch engages with the striker, and the ratchet engages with the latch;
- a latch linking mechanism linked to the latch;
- a ratchet linking mechanism linked to the ratchet;
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- an actuator that selectively operates the latch linking mechanism and the ratchet linking mechanism, wherein the actuator operates the ratchet linking mechanism causing the racket to disengage the latch, and the actuator also operates the latch linking mechanism causing the latch to engage with the striker to connect the first door and the second door when both the first door and the second door are closed at a time when the car satisfies a halt condition and a speed detection sensor indicates that the car satisfies predetermined running conditions,
- wherein when either the first door or the second door is opened, the ratchet disengages from the latch, the latch disengages from the striker, and the latch moves away from the notch, and
- one of the first door and the second door is a slide door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.