Patent classifications
B60J5/0479
Weather strip assembly for applying to opposite swing doors of vehicle
A weather strip assembly for applying to opposite swing doors configured such that a front end portion of a front door and a rear end portion of a rear door of the opposite swing doors are rotatably connected to a vehicle body respectively to allow sides of a vehicle to be open or closed and airtightly sealing a rear end portion of the front door and a front end portion of the rear door, may include a main sealing member mounted to rotate between the rear end portion of the front door and the front end portion of the rear door to airtightly seal between the rear end portion of the front door and the front end portion of the rear door while rotating when one of the front and rear doors is opened or closed.
Automatic closing doors system with obstruction detection
An automatic door system for a vehicle may comprise a hinged door in connection with the vehicle configured to selectively enclose a continuous opening formed between a first and a second pillar of the vehicle, wherein the sliding door and the hinged door are configured to enclose the continuous opening without an intermediate support pillar. The system may also comprise the hinged door in a hinged position and controlled by a first power actuator. The system may also comprise the sliding door in connection with the vehicle configured to selectively enclose the continuous opening, wherein a second power actuator controls a sliding position of the sliding door. The system may further comprise proximity sensors and interference sensors to detect interfering obstructions, objects, and/or persons located within the interference zone.
Vehicle with twin canopy doors
A vehicle may include a frame structure, a body mounted to the frame structure, and a door structure defining a first side segment defining a portion of a first side of the vehicle, a second side segment defining a portion of a second side of the vehicle opposite the first side, and a roof segment extending from the first side segment to the second side segment and defining a portion of a top of the vehicle. The vehicle may also include a door mechanism coupled to the door structure and configured to move the door structure between a closed position and an open position, relative to the body.
Structure of a sliding trim cover for opposite sliding doors
A structure of a sliding trim cover is for opposite sliding doors and includes: a center rail mounted at a center inside the opposite sliding doors in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle body; a trim unit including an upper trim and a lower trim to surround the center rail to prevent the center rail from being exposed to the outside; an opening between the upper trim and the lower trim; a center roller, which includes a fixing unit and a rolling unit, the center roller being coupled to the center rail through the opening; and a sliding trim cover with one end connected to the rolling unit. The sliding trim cover slides in parallel with the center rail to open or close the opening when the door is opened or closed. The sliding trim cover opens the opening when the door is opened and completely closes the opening when the door is closed.
Vehicle door assembly
A vehicle door assembly include an inner door panel, a first hinge and a guard beam. The inner door panel has a first edge portion and a second edge portion. The first edge portion has a first hinge attachment location and a second hinge attachment location with the first hinge location having a first opening and a second opening. The first hinge is dimensioned and configured to attach to the first hinge attachment location of the inner door panel. The guard beam has a first end and a second end. The first end has a first fastener and a second fastener rigidly and non-movably attached thereto. The first fastener is inserted through the first opening and the second fastener extends through the second opening in the first hinge attachment location, the first and second fasteners further fastening to the first hinge thereby attaching the first hinge to the door panel.
Side vehicle-body structure of vehicle
A side vehicle-body structure of a vehicle includes a rear door having a center pillar extending in a vehicle up-down direction built in a front portion of the rear door, and a front door having a door impact bar extending in a vehicle front-rear direction built in the front door. A rear end of the door impact bar is disposed to overlap with the center pillar in a vehicle side view, a reinforcement gusset that connects a lower portion of the front door and a rear portion of the door impact bar to each other is included in an inner portion of the front door, and a side sill extending in the vehicle front-rear direction is adjacently disposed below a connecting portion of a lower portion of the front door at which the lower portion of the front door is connected to the reinforcement gusset.
VEHICLE SIDE STRUCTURE
A vehicle side structure comprising a pair of rockers and a floor panel, the floor panel being provided with a through hole that penetrates the floor panel vertically, each of the pair of rockers having a inclined surface that inclines obliquely downward and outward of vehicle width direction at the outer corners of the rocker below through hole.
Sliding-type sealing assembly for door of vehicle
A sealing assembly for a door of a vehicle includes a housing provided on the door, a sealing slider retractably mounted in the housing, a drawing-out device for urging the sealing slider away from the housing, an inserting device for urging the sealing slider into the housing, and a weather strip for air-tight sealing with the sealing slider when the door is closed, where the drawing-out device includes an operating lever rotatably installed on the housing to push an end portion of the sealing slider away from the housing and a support to rotate the operating lever in response to closing of the door, where the sealing slider is slidably movable between a first door and a second door.
DUAL FUNCTION LATCH ASSEMBLY AND RETRACTABLE STRIKER AND/OR RETRACTABLE RATCHET ASSEMBLY FOR DUAL DOOR PILLARLESS DOOR SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF
A door latch system is provided for a motor vehicle having a front door having a forward portion configured for sealed engagement with an A-pillar and a rear door having a rearward portion configured for sealed engagement with a C-pillar, the front and rear doors being configured for movement relative to a vehicle body of the motor vehicle to bring respective rearward and forward portions into sealed engagement with one another to close off a B-pillarless opening bounded by the vehicle body. The door latch system includes a retractable striker assembly and/or retractable ratchet assembly attached to one of the front and rear doors and includes a respective retractable striker and/or retractable ratchet movable between extended and retracted positions.
Vehicle door apparatus
A vehicle door apparatus includes: a first slide door and a second slide door that are slidably provided between a close position at which an opening part of a vehicle is closed and an open position at which the opening part is opened and that have door frame parts butted to each other in a state where the opening part is closed; and a door opening/closing switch that is provided on an inner side wall positioned on a side to which each slide door is opened among the door frame parts of the first slide door and the second slide door and that opens and closes each of the slide doors.