B60J5/0468

Hold lock mechanism for vehicle door and vehicle door opening and closing apparatus having the same

A hold lock mechanism for a vehicle door, the hold lock mechanism including a grip assembly configured to be mounted on a vehicle body, the grip assembly including a pair of grip members configured to releasably grip a door component and a hook provided on at least one of grip members, and a release assembly mounted on the door component, the release assembly including a release member configured to releasably engage with the hook.

Vehicle door frame
11584202 · 2023-02-21 · ·

A vehicle door frame includes a pillar and a bridging member. The bridging member is connected to a lower part of the pillar and extends in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle. The pillar and the bridging member are bonded together by a plurality of weld beads. Each of the weld beads is apart from another weld bead and from an extension line of the another weld bead.

MODULE MOUNTING SYSTEM ELEMENT FOR MOUNTING ON A MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR

A mounting module for mounting on a motor vehicle door, including a functional component, the mounting module having a mounting module carrier and a body functional component fastened to the mounting module carrier. The mounting module including a mechanical interface for fastening an extension functional component, such as a handle part or handle mount of a door handle unit, a motor vehicle lock and/or a sensor device. The mounting module including a contact unit for electrically contacting the extension functional component, and, within the scope of the mounting of the extension functional component to the mounting module by means of a mounting movement introduced into the extension functional component, the extension functional component is fastened to the mounting module via the mechanical interface and the extension functional component is electrically contacted via the contact unit.

Door handle unit

The disclosure relates to a door handle for a vehicle door which can be installed as such from the door inner side on a handle recess of the outer skin of the vehicle door, wherein the handle unit has a handle module and an especially elongate handle part which is accommodated by the handle module, wherein the handle module has a mechanism for the motorized adjustment of the handle part, wherein the handle unit can be pre-installed on the door. The door handle unit can have a fastening slide which, with the handle unit pre-installed is connected to the handle module on one side and to the motor vehicle door on the other side, wherein for the final installation of the door handle unit an installation movement can be introduced into the fastening slide by a tool in an installation direction from a narrow side of the vehicle door.

MODULAR DEVICE TO ALERT DRIVERS AND VEHICLE OCCUPANTS TO PREVENT LOSS OF VALUABLE AND INJURY IN HOT VEHICLES
20230093927 · 2023-03-30 ·

A vehicle safety device for reminding a vehicle operator or occupant of a valuable or person in the car is disclosed. The vehicle safety device includes at least one sensor attached to a door latch of a vehicle. A sound module is in communication with the at least one sensor to emit an audible customizable recording, wherein the audible customizable recording is emitted once the door is opened. A smart device is in communication with the sound module, the smart device to permit a user to record the audible customizable recording. The vehicle safety device aids in the prevention of lost or damaged property and injury to individuals due to heatstroke.

VEHICLE-MOUNTED COMPONENT ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE AND VEHICLE-MOUNTED COMPONENT ATTACHMENT METHOD
20230094731 · 2023-03-30 ·

A vehicle-mounted component attachment structure including a configuration member of a vehicle, a vehicle-mounted component, and a fixing member. The configuration member has plural recesses spaced apart from one another in a predetermined direction and formed in a fixing face that configures a part of a surface of the configuration member. The vehicle-mounted component includes plural protrusions corresponding to the plural recesses. The fixing member is configured such that one face of the fixing member is fixed to a location of the vehicle-mounted component positioned between the plural protrusions. Another face of the fixing member is spaced apart from the fixing face when the plural protrusions are contacting the fixing face, and the other face of the fixing member is fixed in a contact state to the fixing face when the plural protrusions have been positioned in the corresponding plural recesses.

DOOR HANDLE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE
20230033811 · 2023-02-02 · ·

A door handle apparatus for a vehicle includes: a grip that is allowed to be gripped from a vehicle exterior of the door panel, the grip being supported so as to be rotatable around a shaft extending in a predetermined direction, rotating in a first direction from a first state in which an outer surface of the grip is located in a same plane as an outer surface of the door panel to be transitionable to a second state in which the grip protrudes from the outer surface of the door panel, and rotating in a second direction opposite to the first direction from the second state to be transitionable to the first state; a biasing device that causes the grip to rotate in the second direction; and a resistance force generation device that generates a resistance force.

Door module and door module fixture

On an outer circumferential edge of a closing plate, an elastic fitting portion protruding to an outer side of an inner circumferential edge of a service hole and fitting with the inner circumferential edge projects with a thickness larger than the plate thickness of the closing plate and extends in the circumferential direction of the outer circumferential edge. The elastic fitting portion is provided with an inner circumferential edge accommodating recessed groove that opens in the center of a protruding end surface of the elastic fitting portion and extends in the circumferential direction to accommodate the inner circumferential edge of the service hole, and the inner circumferential edge of the service hole is clamped between a pair of elastic clamping pieces that face each other with the inner circumferential edge accommodating recessed groove interposed between the pair of elastic clamping pieces.

Dual orthogonal mounting system
11608122 · 2023-03-21 · ·

A mounting system for clips on a vehicle body panel includes a first portion having a first mounting surface and a first through-opening in the first mounting surface being configured to receive a first clip; and a second portion having a second mounting surface and a second through-opening in the second mounting surface being configured to receive a second clip. The first mounting surface is orthogonal to the second mounting surface.

Moveable crossmembers adjacent vehicle doors

An assembly for a vehicle includes a front pillar and a rear pillar spaced along a vehicle-longitudinal axis. The front pillar and the rear pillar define a door opening. The assembly includes a first track supported by the front pillar and a second track supported by the rear pillar. The assembly includes a lower bar and an upper bar movable upwardly relative to the lower bar along the first track and the second track. The upper bar is movable between a lowered position and a raised position. The assembly includes a crossmember pivotally coupled to the lower bar and the upper bar.