EP 0418783 B1 19930901 - VEHICLE DOOR CHECK MECHANISM
Title (en)
VEHICLE DOOR CHECK MECHANISM
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 40939189 A 19890918
- US 58056590 A 19900911
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0418783A1] A door check mechanism for regulating pivotal movement of a vehicle door (37) between a closed position and one or more open positions, which mechanism is sometimes incorporated in a hinge, includes an elongated track member (36) having a track surface (46) with at least one detent receptacle (48, 49) in that track surface (46); a detent roller (56) engages the track surface (46) in rolling pressure contact at least part of the time whenever the door (37) moves between its open and closed positions. A second detent member (57) may engage a second track surface (47) on the track member (36); the second detent member (57) may also be a roller. Either the detent roller (56, 57) or the track has a resilient elastomer core (64), preferably an elastomer material (e.g., a silicone polymer) that retains its elastic properties over a temperature range that extends much higher than any temperature usually endurable by humans; the core (64) is usually covered by a hard, relatively non-elastic but flexible sheath (66). The engaging portions of the roller and track surfaces are preferably dissimilar materials, usually a metal and a resin.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B60J 5/04 (2006.01); E05C 17/20 (2006.01); E05C 17/22 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
E05C 17/206 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0418783 A1 19910327; EP 0418783 B1 19930901; CA 2025548 A1 19910319; DE 69003060 D1 19931007; DE 69003060 T2 19940127; JP H03166473 A 19910718
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 90117861 A 19900917; CA 2025548 A 19900917; DE 69003060 T 19900917; JP 24636790 A 19900918