Classifications

• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05F—DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
  • E05F7/00—Accessories for wings not provided for in other groups of this subclass
  • E05F7/005—Aligning devices for wings

Definitions

• the invention relates to a centering device for centering a sliding side door of a motor vehicle relative to the structure of a motor vehicle and a motor vehicle comprising said centering device.
• Some motor vehicles are equipped with sliding side doors each provided with a centering device whose role is to ensure the correct positioning of the front portion of the door relative to the vehicle structure.
• Known centering devices generally comprise a male part comprising a finger mounted on a side of the sliding side door and a female part, mounted on the structure of the motor vehicle, comprising a conduit intended to receive the finger of the male part during the closing of the sliding side door by a user.
• the compression energy of the foam is difficult to overcome, requiring the user to provide a great deal of effort when closing the sliding side door.
• the centering devices comprising a foam sleeve are unsightly when the door is open.
• An object of the present invention is to minimize the noise and the difficulty of maneuverability of the sliding side door by using an aesthetic centering device, simple to implement and effective.
• the invention relates to a centering device for centering a sliding side door of a motor vehicle relative to the structure of the motor vehicle comprising:
• a female part adapted to be mounted on an amount of the structure of the motor vehicle and comprising a centering duct
• - a male part comprising: - a base adapted to be fixed on a song of the sliding side door, and
• a centering finger intended to be received and guided laterally by the centering duct, characterized in that it comprises an envelope comprising a compressible bellows covering at least a portion of the length of the centering finger.
• the centering device of the invention seals between the sliding side door and the structure of the motor vehicle with little noise, being aesthetic and without the user having to provide additional effort to close the sliding side door . According to other features of the invention:
• the envelope comprises a peripheral ring capable of covering the base, arranged at the base of the bellows;
• the envelope comprises a peripheral rim returning from attachment to the base, the periphery of the base being retained between the peripheral rim and the peripheral ring,
• the ring comprises at least one orifice for the passage of fixing means
• the peripheral ring is extended externally beyond the recessed rim by a lip proper to rest on the edge, - the envelope is formed in one piece,
• the bellows has an open end adapted to allow the passage of the free end of the centering finger, the bellows comprises at least one turn of section greater than the distance between the fixing means of the male part of the centering device, so that the latter are arranged in line with the turn,
• the bellows has an axis inclined relative to the normal of the base.
• FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a centering device according to the invention in the disengaged position
• FIG. 2 is a perspective view from above of the male part of the centering device of FIG. 1;
• FIG. 3 is a perspective side view of the male part of the centering device of FIG. 1;
• FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the male part along the plane IV-IV of FIG. 2;
• Figure 5 is a perspective view from below of the male portion of the centering device of Figure 1;
• Figure 6 is a schematic cross sectional view of the centering device located in the guide duct in the engaged position.
• Figure 1 shows a centering device 3 for centering a sliding side door on the structure of the motor vehicle.
• the centering device 3 comprises a female part 5 and a male part 7. The latter is intended to be mounted on the edge 9 of the sliding side door.
• the female part 5 is adapted to be mounted on the upright 10 of the structure of the motor vehicle and comprises a substantially cylindrical centering duct 11 delimited by a wall 13.
• the centering duct 11 has a section of any shape, in particular of shape circular, square or rectangular.
• the wall 13 rests on a holding portion 14 adapted to be mounted on the upright 10 of the vehicle structure by any means known to those skilled in the art.
• the male part 7 comprises a centering pin 15 composed of a body 19 having a free end 21.
• the free end 21 is in the form of an ogive.
• the body 19 is of complementary section to that of the centering duct 11.
• the centering finger 15 and the centering duct 11 are shaped so that the centering duct 11 is adapted to receive and guide the finger laterally.
• centering device 15 for movement along an axis substantially coincident with the main axis 22 of the centering duct. More particularly, the wall 13 is intended to come into at least partial contact with the body 19 of the centering finger.
• centering finger 15 is carried by a base 23 integrally with the finger and intended to be mounted on the edge 9 of the sliding side door.
• the device 3 of the invention also comprises a deformable envelope 25 comprising a bellows 27 forming a compressible folded portion covering at rest at least a portion of the length of the centering finger 15.
• the bellows 27 is open at its end by a light allowing the passage of the centering finger 15.
• the bellows 27 covers the centering finger 15 over most of its length, revealing only the free end 21 of the centering finger.
• the casing 25 comprises a non-pleated portion 28 in the form of a peripheral ring covering the base 23.
• the casing 25 advantageously provides the centering device 3 of the invention with a better aesthetic appearance than a sleeve. foam while having an easy implementation.
• the cross section of the bellows 27 is trapezoidal to match the shape of the centering finger 15 and the base 23.
• the casing 25 is formed in one piece, preferably rubber. Mention may be made, as rubber, of a material based on ethylene-propylene-diene (EPDM) or else on thermoplastic elastomer.
• EPDM ethylene-propylene-diene
• the centering finger 15 and the bellows 27 of the casing have substantially coinciding axes 22. These axes 22 are inclined relative to the normal 30 of the base 23.
• the base 23 is fixed on the edge 9 by any means known to those skilled in the art. As shown in Figure 4, the base 23 has on its face opposite to the finger 15 positioning tabs 31 adapted to be received in holes The base 23 is reversibly fixed to the edge 9 by means of at least two fastening means, such as screws or bolts 33 and 35. For this purpose, the base 23 has one or more orifices. 37 and 39 provided to each accommodate a bolt 33 or 35. Similarly, the edge 9 also has one or more orifices 41 and 43 vis-à-vis those 37 and 39 respectively, the base.
• the peripheral ring 28 comprises at least one, preferably at least two orifices 45 and 47 for the passage of the bolts 33 and 35, respectively.
• the folded portion of the bellows 27 comprises a plurality of deformable turns which are, for example, two in number in FIGS. 2 to 4.
• the turn adjacent to the peripheral ring 28 is sufficiently wide, in a transverse section, to conceal the orifices 45 and 47 through which the bolts 33 and 35 pass.
• the casing 25 comprises a peripheral flange 49 which fits into the base 23.
• This flange 49 has a peripheral skirt 49A extended by a diaphragm 49B extending generally opposite the crown 28.
• the periphery of the base 23 is confined and retained between the ring 28 and the recessed rim 49, in particular at its diaphragm 49B.
• the diaphragm 49B of the peripheral rim is crushed between the base 23 and the edge 9 of the sliding side door ensuring a good holding of the casing 25.
• the skirt of the peripheral rim 49 applies preferentially to each side of the base 23 to ensure optimum retention.
• the casing 25 is advantageously reversibly fixed by the peripheral rim 49 on the base 23 and the centering finger 15 by the bolts 33 and 35, which makes it possible, if necessary, to easily replace the casing. 25.
• the ring 28 is extended externally beyond the recessed rim 49 by a lip 50 capable of resting on the edge 9.
• the free end 21 penetrates into the centering duct 11.
• the body 19 in turn enters the centering duct 11 by coming into contact on the wall 13. and
• the bellows 27 is compressed towards the base 23.
• the compression energy of the bellows 27 being easier to overcome than that of the foam sleeves, a reduced effort is to be provided for close the sliding side door.
• the compression of the bellows 27 ensures good airtightness, water and dust particles. As the dust particles can not come between the sliding side door and the structure of the motor vehicle, no squealing noise due to the friction of these particles is perceptible.

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