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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2015
Applicant:
Aisin Technical Center of America, Inc., Northville, MI (US);
Inventor:
Emiko Okuma, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
AISIN TECHNICAL CENTER OR AMERICA, INC., Northville, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 11/00 (2006.01); B60J 5/04 (2006.01); B60J 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 5/0493 (2013.01); B60J 5/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A safety apparatus for a sliding door of a vehicle, including a lower rail including a mid stopper bracket; and an arm affixed at an external extremity to the sliding door and connected at an internal extremity to the lower rail, the arm including a mid stopper lever that is rotatable. In an open position, the mid stopper lever contacts the mid stopper bracket and contacts a tongue of the internal extremity of the arm to prevent the sliding door from exceeding a mid open position.