Variable power drive for sliding door
First Claim
1. A striker assembly in combination with a fixed frame defined a vehicle door opening adapted to be opened or closed by a sliding door, said striker assembly comprising a striker pin mounted to a vertical portion of said fixed frame for movement along a first fixed linear path between a door closed position adjacent an inner edge of said frame and a ready position adjacent an outer edge of said frame, and drive means for moving said striker pin between said two positions, said drive means comprising actuation means drivingly engaging a slide member for movement along a second fixed linear path angularly offset from said first linear path, and means interconnecting said slide member and striker pin to effect sychronized displacement thereinbetween.
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Abstract
A power striker for door latch employed on the sliding side door of a van type vehicle includes a power driver rotary drive member which upon rotation through 180° is operable to drive a slide member in linear movement between opposite end limits. A striker pin may be mounted directly on the slide or coupled by linkage to the slide to be located in a ready position when the slide is at one end limit and in an actuated position when the slide is at its other end limit. When in its ready position, the pin is latched to the closing door before the door reaches its fully closed position. The pin is then driven to its actuated position to power the door to its fully closed position against the resistive force exerted by the compressible door seal. The rotary to linear drive coupling develops a sinusoidally increasing door closing force during the final door closing movement and provides a positive retention of the striker pin in its ready and actuated positions.
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- 1. A striker assembly in combination with a fixed frame defined a vehicle door opening adapted to be opened or closed by a sliding door, said striker assembly comprising a striker pin mounted to a vertical portion of said fixed frame for movement along a first fixed linear path between a door closed position adjacent an inner edge of said frame and a ready position adjacent an outer edge of said frame, and drive means for moving said striker pin between said two positions, said drive means comprising actuation means drivingly engaging a slide member for movement along a second fixed linear path angularly offset from said first linear path, and means interconnecting said slide member and striker pin to effect sychronized displacement thereinbetween.
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