Anti-chucking device for a motor vehicle closure

• US 10,450,785 B2
• Filed: 09/23/2016
• Issued: 10/22/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/23/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: Osti, Reinaldo, Souza, Farley De Matos
• Primary Examiner(s): Miller, William L
• Application Number:
  US15/274,835
• Publication Number:
  US 20180087308A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,124 Days
• Field of Search: 16 82, 16 86 R, 16 86 A, 16 86 B, 296 76, 29619308, 296 50, 296 56, 296 571, 2961468, 292DIG 15, 292DIG 19
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 77/38 Cushion elements, elastic guiding elements or holding elements, e.g. for cushioning or damping the impact of the bolt against the striker during closing of the wing
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 5/022 specially adapted for vehicles, e.g. for hoods or trunks
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/546 Tailgates
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/548 Trunk lids

Abstract

An anti-chucking device for a motor vehicle closure includes a wedge and a receiver. That receiver includes (a) a first stopper and a second stopper defining a throat there between and (b) a pop-up mechanism in the throat.

Claims

1. An anti-chucking device for a motor vehicle closure, comprising:

a wedge; and

a receiver including (a) a first stopper and a second stopper defining a throat there between and (b) a pop-up mechanism in said throat wherein said pop-up mechanism includes a body and a cover, wherein said pop-up mechanism includes a plunger biased by a spring, said throat includes a first end and a second end, said receiver includes a bracket holding said first stopper, said second stopper and said pop-up mechanism, said first end of said throat is open to receive said wedge and said bracket closes said second end of said throat, said first stopper includes a first face and said second stopper includes a second face wherein said first face and said second face are opposed and define sidewalls of said throat between said first end and said second end, said first face and said second face converge toward said second end of said throat, said plunger is oriented in said throat and biased by said spring toward said first end and said plunger includes a proximal end, a distal end and a retaining ring between said proximal end and said distal end.

2. The anti-chucking device of claim 1, wherein said cover includes a plunger opening and said distal end of said plunger extends through said plunger opening.

3. The anti-chucking device of claim 2, wherein said distal end of said plunger has a first diameter D1, said plunger opening has a second diameter D2 and said retaining ring has a third diameter D3 where D1<

D2<

D3 whereby said plunger is captured by said body and said cover.

4. The anti-chucking device of claim 3, wherein said wedge includes a third face, a fourth face and a terminal end.

5. The anti-chucking device of claim 4, wherein said third face and said fourth face converge toward said terminal end.

6. The anti-chucking device of claim 5, wherein when said wedge is received in said receiver, said terminal end engages said plunger, said third face is juxtaposed to said first face and said fourth face is juxtaposed to said second face.

7. The anti-chucking device of claim 6, wherein said first stopper and said second stopper are made from a resilient polymer material.