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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2012
Akira Muramatsu, Chiryu, JP;
Kosuke Tsukamoto, Chiryu, JP;
Yoshiki Odaka, Kariya, JP;
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Kariya-Shi, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle door fixing apparatus includes a fixed wedge configured to be provided at one of a vehicle body panel and a door panel, and a movable wedge configured to be provided at the other one of the vehicle body panel and the door panel, wherein the movable wedge is configured to be assembled together with a base plate of a door lock striker or with a door lock assembly that is engageable with a shaft of the door lock striker, the movable wedge includes a strength member, the movable wedge includes a contact member fixedly attached to the strength member and configured to be in pressure contact with the fixed wedge, and the strength member includes a rigidity that is higher than a rigidity of the contact member.