Retaining device for vehicle door

A retaining device for a vehicle door, comprising:

• a movable wedge which is adapted to be assembled to an end surface on a vehicle body opening side, wherein the end surface on the vehicle body opening side and an end surface on the vehicle door side come close to each other when the vehicle door is closed, the movable wedge being movable in an opening/closing direction of the vehicle door toward the vehicle body opening, the movable wedge having an inclined surface;
• a stationary wedge which is adapted to be immovably provided to the end surface on the vehicle door side, the stationary wedge having an inclined surface;
• and
• an elastic member for biasing the movable wedge toward the stationary wedge,
• the inclined surface formed in the movable wedge and the inclined surface formed in the stationary wedge being abuttable against each other when the vehicle door is closed,
• wherein the movable wedge is adapted to be assembled to the end surface on the vehicle body opening side together with a base plate of a door lock striker to be assembled to the end surface on the vehicle body opening side,
• wherein the stationary wedge is adapted to be provided integrally in a fixing portion of the end surface on the vehicle door side, to which a door lock assembly including a latch which is engageable/disengageable with respect to the door lock striker is to be assembled,
• wherein the base plate is adapted to be assembled to the end surface on the vehicle body by fasteners which are covered by the movable wedge when the movable wedge is in its original position, and
• wherein, when the vehicle door is open, the movable wedge is in its original position and the movable wedge, which is in its original position, completely covers the fasteners.