Door checker apparatus for vehicle

• US 10,260,260 B2
• Filed: 10/19/2017
• Issued: 04/16/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/05/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Iljin USA (Iljin), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Iljin USA (Iljin), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Inventors: Youn, Sun Kyoung, Park, Jae Sung
• Primary Examiner(s): Mah, Chuck Y
• Application Number:
  US15/788,627
• Publication Number:
  US 20190010741A1
• Time in Patent Office: 544 Days
• CPC Class Codes: E05C 17/203 concealed, e.g. for vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: E05C 17/206 with elastomeric springs to hold wing open
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/531 Doors

Abstract

A door checker apparatus for a vehicle configured for realizing an optimized operation of opening or closing, of a door when the door is opened or dosed, may include a checker arm having a first end portion connected to the vehicle body and a second end portion connected to the door, a slider provided to be movable with respect to the checker arm, an elastic member configured to elastically support the slider, and a checker case accommodating the slider and the elastic member and provided to be movable with respect to the checker arm, wherein the checker case is injection-molded with a plastic material.

Claims

1. A door checker apparatus for a vehicle, the door checker apparatus disposed between a vehicle body and a door, and comprising:

a checker arm having a first end portion connected to the vehicle body and a second end portion connected to the door;

at least one slider provided to be movable with respect to the checker arm;

an elastic member elastically supporting each slider; and

a checker case accommodating the slider and the elastic member and provided to be movable with respect to the checker arm,

wherein the checker case is injection-molded with a plastic material,

wherein the checker arm includes convex potions and concave portions symmetrically formed on an upper surface and a lower surface of the checker arm, respectively, of which the convex portions and concave portions alternately disposed for slidably engaging said at least one slider, and

wherein each slider includes a guide having a shape corresponding to the concave portions, an elastic member installation groove formed inside the slider to receive the elastic member, and a grease pocket formed inside the slider, and said grease pocket communicating with the outside of the slider and storing fluid therein to lubricate between the checker arm and the slider.

2. The door checker apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the checker case includes a base and a cover coupled to the base to form a receiving space in which the slider and the elastic member are received, and

wherein at least one of the base and the cover is formed by plastic injection insert molding.

3. The door checker apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the base is coupled to the cover by a snap-fit connection.

4. The door checker apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the checker case further includes an elastic member guide configured to guide the installation of the elastic member.

5. The door checker apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the checker arm includes a curved surface in which the upper surface of the checker arm is protrudingly formed.

6. The door checker apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said at least one slider includes two sliders, and the two sliders are respectively disposed on the upper surface and the lower face of the checker arm.

7. A door checker apparatus for a vehicle, the door checker apparatus comprising:

a checker arm having a first end portion coupled to a vehicle body and a second end portion coupled to a door;

a pair of sliders movably supported on the checker arm;

a pair of elastic members provided to elastically support the respective sliders; and

a checker case mounted on the door to be movable with respect to the checker arm,

wherein the checker case includes a base and a cover coupled to the base to define a receiving space in which the sliders and the elastic members are received, and

wherein at least one of the base and the cover is formed by plastic injection insert molding,

wherein the checker arm includes convex portions and concave portions symmetrically formed on an upper surface and a lower surface of the checker arm, respectively, of which the convex portions and concave portions alternately disposed, and

wherein each slider includes a guide having a shape corresponding to the concave portions, an elastic member installation groove formed inside the slider to receive the elastic member, and a grease pocket formed inside the slider, and said grease pocket communicating with the outside of the slider and storing fluid therein to lubricate between the checker arm and the slider.

8. The door checker apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the checker arm includes a curved surface protruding upward.

9. The door checker apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the cover is formed by plastic injection insert molding.

10. The door checker apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the base is coupled to the cover by a snap-fit connection.