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US 7,681,281 B2Granted
Wedge assembly
AssigneeNewfrey LLC
InventorsGary L Schubring, Girishsingh A Mokashi
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Abstract
A vehicle door wedge assembly has an elastomeric wedge connected to a first member, and a second member. A wedge perimeter wall has exterior facing and engagement portions, and an interior wall equidistantly spaced from the engagement portion. The interior and engagement walls define an interior cavity. The exterior facing wall deflects into the interior cavity during engagement of the first and second members.
Claims17
A vehicle door wedge and striker device, comprising:
- first and second members each having a wedge contact side;
- an elastically deflectable wedge connectable to the wedge contact side of the first member, the wedge having a perimeter wall defining a partially enclosed interior cavity, a male arc-shaped portion of an engagement wall portion of the perimeter wall, and an interior wall equidistantly spaced throughout a length of the interior wall to the engagement wall portion of the perimeter wall between first and second radial ends of the wedge and including the male arc-shaped portion;
- a curve shaped wedge engagement surface of the wedge contact side of the second member being positionable for frictional engagement with the wedge;
- a female arc-shaped portion of the wedge contact side of the first member adapted to abuttingly receive the male arc-shaped portion of the wedge;
- wherein the perimeter wall of the wedge is elastically deflectable at least partially within the interior cavity when the first and second members contact each other, a design interference between the second member and the perimeter wall being predetermined to maintain clearance between the second member and the interior wall to prevent the second member from forcing the perimeter wall into contact with the interior wall when the perimeter wall is deflected into the interior cavity.
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A vehicle door wedge and striker device, comprising:
- first and second members each having a wedge contact side;
- an elastically deflectable wedge connectable to the wedge contact side of the first member, the wedge having a perimeter wall defining a partially enclosed interior cavity, the perimeter wall further including an engagement wall portion and an outward facing wall portion;
- a curve shaped wedge engagement surface of the wedge contact side of the second member being positionable for frictional engagement with the wedge;
- a first male engagement member extending from the proximate portion of the perimeter wall opposite to the interior wall;
- a head of the first male engagement member having a substantially rectangular shape;
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- an elongated receiving aperture of the first member;
- wherein the head is slidably received within the elongated aperture in a first orientation of the wedge, and the head is lockingly engageable to the first member when the wedge is rotated to a second orientation;
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- wherein the perimeter wall of the wedge is elastically deflectable at least partially within the interior cavity when the first and second members contact each other.
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A vehicle door wedge and striker device, comprising:
- first and second members each having a wedge contact side;
- a deflectable wedge connectable to the wedge contact side of the first member, the wedge having a perimeter wall defining an engagement wall portion and an outward facing wall portion, and an interior wall aligned substantially equidistantly to the engagement wall portion, the interior wall and the outward facing wall portion together defining a partially enclosed interior cavity, and at least one male engagement member extending from the engagement wall portion of the perimeter wall oppositely directed from the interior wall;
- a plurality of spacers integrally joining the interior wall to the engagement wall portion of the perimeter wall;
- a mating ring of the male engagement member;
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- a retention ring of the first member adaptable to receive and engage the mating ring, the mating ring being operable to lockingly engage with the retention ring of the first member;
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- wherein the outward facing wall portion of the wedge is inwardly deflectable toward the interior cavity to accommodate a relative displacement between the first and second members.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.