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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2022
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Shingu, Walled Lake, MI (US);
Joji Goto, Tochigi, JP;
Takashi Fukahori, Tochigi, JP;
Yuichiro Saiki, Sakura, JP;
Masatoshi Adachi, Tochigi, JP;
Christopher T. Laue, Delaware, OH (US);
Khang C. Nguyen, Columbus, OH (US);
Kenichiro Kagawa, Tochigi, JP;
Makoto Ono, Tochigi, JP;
Sunao Tachiki, Tochigi, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method of properly aligning a sliding side door on a vehicle includes first preparing a prototype vehicle and determining how far out of alignment the door is to the body of the prototype vehicle. This amount of misalignment is then used to adjust the attachment position of an anchor plate to a sliding side door of the vehicle, so that the anchor plate is attached at a desired position to the production vehicle, which causes there to be no misalignment between the sliding side door and the body of the production vehicle. A jig is used to hold the anchor plate at the desired location while welding the anchor plate to the door. A roller assembly is then attached to the anchor plate and to a rail on a body of the vehicle.