Door edge protection device
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorMatthias Tensing
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Abstract
A door edge protection device for a motor vehicle door, with a door edge protection profile (5) which is guided movably with respect to the door at at least two points lying one behind the other in the longitudinal direction of the door, the door edge protection profile (5) being driven via an eccentric lever (7) mounted rotatably in the door and the door edge protection profile (5) having a holding rod (6) which is guided by a linear guide (10) which is fixed in the door, the holding rod (6) being bent in the region of the linear guide (8, 9; 11).
Claims11
A vehicle door edge protection device comprising:
- a door edge protection profile movably guided with respect to a vehicle door;
- a linear guide fixed in the door;
- a rod comprising a curved portion disposed in the linear guide;
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- a lever that executes rotational movement of at least 180° to drive the rod to move the door edge protection profile along a curved path between a retracted position and an extended position on an edge of the door, wherein the curved portion of the rod in combination with the linear guide dictates the curved path of the movement of the door edge protection profile between the retracted and extended positions.
A vehicle door edge protection device comprising:
- a door edge protection profile movably guided with respect to a vehicle door;
- a linear guide fixed in the door;
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- a lever mounted rotatably in the door and coupled to a holding rod having a curved portion disposed in the linear guide for driving the door edge protection profile as the lever executes a rotational movement between 0 to 290° to move the door edge protection profile along a curved path between a retracted position and an extended position on an edge of the door, wherein the curved portion of the rod in combination with the linear guide dictates the curved path of the movement of the door edge protection profile between the retracted and extended positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.