ANTI-CHUCKING LATCH STRIKER WITH INTEGRAL POP-UP MECHANISM

• US 20110198872A1
• Filed: 02/14/2011
• Published: 08/18/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: A Raymond Et Compagnie
• Original Assignee: A Raymond Et Compagnie
• Inventors: Gentile, William R., Reznar, Jason
• Granted Patent: US 8,550,508 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 292/341.15
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 17/0037 Spring-operated
• 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: E05B 85/045 for bifurcated bolts
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/696 With movable dog, catch or striker

Abstract

A striker may engage a latch mechanism of a vehicle—the latch mechanism of the vehicle being capable of being latched and unlatched—to help prevent chucking of the vehicle and to assist in opening a door of the vehicle. The striker may comprise a base, a post attached to the base, a plate positionable relative to the post to a first position adjacent the post and a second position spaced from the post. The striker may further comprise a biasing member engaged with the plate, wherein the biasing member positions the plate to the first position when the latch mechanism is unlatched.

Claims

1. A striker for engagement with a latch mechanism of a vehicle, said latch mechanism capable of being latched and unlatched, said striker comprising:

a base;

a post attached to said base;

a plate positionable relative to said post to a first position adjacent said post and a second position spaced from said post;

a biasing member engaged with said plate; and

wherein said biasing member positions said plate to said first position when said latch mechanism is unlatched.

2. The striker of claim 1, wherein said post is substantially perpendicular to said base.

3. The striker of claim 1, further comprising first and second walls attached to said base.

4. The striker of claim 3, wherein said first and second walls each include a slot.

5. The striker of claim 4, wherein said plate is slidingly engaged with said slots of said first and second walls.

6. The striker of claim 1, wherein said biasing member comprises an inline compression spring wherein said latch mechanism being latched compresses said inline compression spring, and said latch mechanism being unlatched releases said inline compression spring.

7. The striker of claim 6, wherein said inline compression spring in said second position loads said latch mechanism.

8. The striker of claim 1, wherein said plate includes a groove and wherein when said latch mechanism unlatches said post engages said groove of said plate.

9. The striker of claim 8, wherein a width of said base is substantially equivalent to a width of said plate.

10. A striker for engagement with a door of a vehicle, wherein said door is capable of being latched to said vehicle and unlatched from said vehicle, said striker comprising:

a base capable of attaching to said door;

a post attached to said base;

a plate selectively positionable to a first position and a second position relative to said post;

a biasing member attached to said plate, said biasing member capable of selectively positioning said plate to said first position and said second position, wherein in said first position said plate is adjacent said post; and

wherein said door being latched compresses said biasing member causing said plate to be positioned in said second position.

11. The striker of claim 10, further comprising first and second walls attached to said base, wherein at least one of said first or second side walls is substantially S-shaped.

12. The striker of claim 10, wherein said plate is spaced from said post in said second position.

13. The striker of claim 10, wherein said biasing member comprises a spring having a predetermined compressibility.

14. The striker of claim 13, wherein said spring positioning said plate from said second position to said first position moves said door to an open position.

15. The striker of claim 14, wherein said door opens a predetermined amount based upon said compressibility of said biasing member.

16. A striker for engagement with a trunk of a vehicle, wherein said vehicle includes a latch mechanism, said latch mechanism capable of being latched and unlatched, said striker comprising:

a base;

a post attached to said base, said post capable of engaging said latch mechanism;

a plate selectively positionable relative to said post to a first position adjacent said post and a second position, wherein said plate is capable of engaging said trunk; and

a biasing member attached with said plate, wherein said biasing member positions said plate to said first position when said latch mechanism is unlatched.

17. The striker of claim 16, wherein said biasing member comprises a compression spring having a first end and a second end.

18. The striker of claim 17, further comprising a spring mount, wherein said first end of said compression spring attaches to said spring mount and said second end of said compression spring attaches to said plate.

19. The striker of claim 18, wherein positioning said plate from said second position to said first position opens said trunk a predetermined amount.

20. The striker of claim 16, wherein latching of said latch mechanism positions said plate to said second position loading said latch mechanism under said load of said biasing member.