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US 8,739,584 B2Granted
Door lock retainer
AssigneeChrysler Group LLC
InventorsJohn S. Kargilis, Terence P. Grace, Ronald A. Evans, Derek Chance
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Abstract
A door lock retainer may include a door-latch-mechanism frame, a retainer, and a door-lock cylinder. The door-latch-mechanism frame may support a linkage and include a landing surface. The retainer may include an aperture and a first surface engaging the landing surface and restricting deflection of the linkage. The door-lock cylinder may be received in the aperture and supported by the retainer.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a door-latch-mechanism frame supporting a linkage and including a landing surface;
- a retainer including an aperture and a first surface engaging said landing surface and restricting deflection of said linkage;
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- a door-lock cylinder received in said aperture and supported by said retainer,
- wherein said retainer includes a tapered portion adapted to be wedged between and engage outer and inner door panels in response to movement of the retainer relative to the outer door panel to restrict motion of said door-lock cylinder relative to said door-latch mechanism frame.
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A vehicle door comprising:
- an outer door panel;
- an inner door panel connected to said outer door panel;
- a latch mechanism frame disposed between said inner and outer door panels;
- a lock cylinder extending through said outer door panel;
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- a retainer engaging said latch mechanism frame and including an aperture receiving said lock cylinder and a tapered portion disposed in a space between said outer and inner door panels, said tapered portion engaging said outer and inner door panels to restrict motion of said lock cylinder relative to said latch mechanism frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.