EP3805502A1 - Centring device for a sliding door - Google Patents

Centring device for a sliding door Download PDF

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EP3805502A1
EP3805502A1 EP20197395.5A EP20197395A EP3805502A1 EP 3805502 A1 EP3805502 A1 EP 3805502A1 EP 20197395 A EP20197395 A EP 20197395A EP 3805502 A1 EP3805502 A1 EP 3805502A1
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Sebastien WALLART
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    • 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
    • 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
    • E05F7/04—Arrangements affording protection against rattling
    • 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
    • E05F5/00—Braking devices, e.g. checks; Stops; Buffers
    • E05F5/003—Braking devices, e.g. checks; Stops; Buffers for sliding wings
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS AND DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, CHECKS FOR WINGS AND WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05Y2400/00—Electronic control; Power supply; Power or signal transmission; User interfaces
    • E05Y2400/60—Power supply; Power or signal transmission
    • E05Y2400/65—Power or signal transmission
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS AND DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, CHECKS FOR WINGS AND WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05Y2400/00—Electronic control; Power supply; Power or signal transmission; User interfaces
    • E05Y2400/60—Power supply; Power or signal transmission
    • E05Y2400/65—Power or signal transmission
    • E05Y2400/656—Power or signal transmission by travelling contacts
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS AND DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, CHECKS FOR WINGS AND WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05Y2800/00—Details, accessories and auxiliary operations not otherwise provided for
    • E05Y2800/26—Form, shape
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS AND DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, CHECKS FOR WINGS AND WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05Y2900/00—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
    • E05Y2900/50—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for vehicles
    • E05Y2900/53—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for vehicles characterised by the type of wing
    • E05Y2900/531—Doors

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  • the invention relates to a centering device for a sliding door.
  • the invention also relates to a sliding door comprising such a centering device.
  • the invention also relates to a motor vehicle comprising such a centering device or such a sliding door.
  • the sliding door In a motor vehicle comprising a sliding side door, the sliding door usually comprises two male centralizers and two female centralizers.
  • x the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, that is to say the direction in which the vehicle usually moves in a straight line.
  • the transverse direction of the vehicle is called y.
  • y the transverse direction of the vehicle
  • z a substantially vertical direction, perpendicular to the horizontal plane.
  • Centralizers are intended to perform two functions.
  • One function of a centering device is to ensure the centering of the door in the front part of the vehicle, in the transverse direction y and in the vertical direction z, with respect to the door frame.
  • Another function of a centralizer is to ensure the absorption of vibratory force during travel in order to limit the movement of the door.
  • a sliding door usually includes an electrical switch.
  • an electrical contactor comprises a male part, provided with pistons mounted on a spring, and a female part. When the sliding door is closed, the contact between the male part and the female part makes it possible to supply the door electrically.
  • the existing solutions for ensuring the centering of a sliding door on the one hand and the power supply of a sliding door on the other hand have drawbacks.
  • the existing sliding door centralizers and switches are unsightly and each have a high cost.
  • the assembly time of existing sliding door centering and contactors is high, since there is ultimately a large number of components to be positioned.
  • the aim of the invention is to provide a centering and electric power supply solution for a sliding door overcoming the above drawbacks and improving the devices known from the prior art.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a simple and reliable solution, which makes it possible to reduce costs as well as assembly time, and to improve perceived quality.
  • the invention is based on a female centering device or a male centering device for a centering device for a sliding door, in particular for a motor vehicle, characterized in that it comprises at least one male part of an electrical contactor comprising at least at least one first electrical contact or a female part of an electrical contactor comprising at least one second electrical contact, at least said at least one first electrical contact or said at least one second electrical contact being integrated in said centralizer.
  • the centralizer may include at least one elastic return means intended to press the first and second electrical contacts against one another when the sliding door is closed.
  • the female centralizer may comprise a body comprising at least one hollow-shaped portion, said hollow-shaped portion being configured so that the body of a male centering device can be inserted into said portion in the form of a hollow.
  • the male centralizer may include a body comprising at least one portion configured to fit into the body of a female centralizer.
  • the invention also relates to a centering device for a sliding door, characterized in that it comprises a male centering device and a female centering device as described above, in which the at least one electrical contactor comprises a male part comprising a first electrical contact and a female part comprising a second electrical contact, and in which the second electrical contact of the female part of the electrical contactor is integrated in the male centralizer, and the first electrical contact of the male part of the electrical contactor is integrated in the female centering device.
  • the male part of the electrical contactor may comprise at least one pusher, at least one elastic return means and at least one electrical contact fixed to the pusher, the pusher being movable between a first advanced position and a second retracted (or depressed) position in a housing for the female centering device.
  • the invention also relates to a sliding door, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising a centering device as described above or at least one male centering device and / or one female centering device as described previously.
  • the invention also relates to a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, comprising a centering device as described above or a sliding door as described above or at least one male centering device and / or one female centering device as described previously.
  • the invention provides a centering device for a sliding door comprising an integrated electrical switch.
  • a single centering device ensures both centering of the sliding door and its power supply.
  • the centering device in addition to its function of centering the door, thus also has the function of the electrical connection of the door.
  • the power supply is used, for example, to ensure the functions of locking / unlocking the sliding door, raising and lowering of the electric window if necessary, as well as supplying a loudspeaker if the door is equipped with it. .
  • Such a centering device makes it possible to reduce the number of components of the sliding door by combining two functions, the functions of centralizer and of electrical contactor (or connector), in a single device.
  • FIG. 1 An embodiment of a centering device 1 for a sliding door 70 of a motor vehicle 100 is described below with reference to figure 1 .
  • the sliding door is for example a side sliding door.
  • the centering device 1 comprises a female centering device 2 and a male centering device 4.
  • the female centralizer 2 is intended to be mounted on the sliding door, for example on the front side edge.
  • the male centering device 4 is intended to be mounted on the door frame.
  • the female part 8 of the electrical contactor is integrated into the male centralizer 4, and the male part 6 of the electrical contactor is integrated into the female centralizer 2.
  • the x axis corresponds to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and is oriented from the rear towards the front of the vehicle.
  • the y axis corresponds to the transverse direction of the vehicle and is oriented from the left side to the right side of the vehicle.
  • the z axis corresponds to a substantially vertical direction.
  • the male part 6 of the electrical contactor is integrated into the female centralizer 2.
  • the female centralizer 2 can include several male parts 6 of an electrical contactor of the type shown in figure 2b .
  • the female centralizer 2 comprises a set of four male parts 6 of the electrical contactor, the male parts 6 of the electrical contactor being arranged one above the other in the z direction.
  • the female centralizer 2 may include a body 11.
  • the body 11 of the female centralizer 2 is intended to be mounted on the sliding door.
  • the body 11 of the female centralizer 2 is mobile.
  • the body 11 is for example made of a thermoplastic polymer, for example of a polyamide, for example of PA 66 loaded with MoS2.
  • the body 11 may include a first portion 12, a second portion 13, a third portion 14 and a fourth portion 16.
  • the first portion 12 is for example of planar shape.
  • the second portion 13 is in the shape of a hollow or of a flared shape. It forms a hollow housing relative to the plane of the first portion.
  • the second portion 13 extends for example from an area located substantially at the center of the first portion 12.
  • the second portion 13 of the body 11 of the female centralizer 2 is configured so that the body of the male centralizer 4 can be inserted. in the second portion 13.
  • the third portion 14 is for example flat.
  • the third portion 14 corresponds to the bottom of the support 11.
  • the third portion 14 comprises an opening 15, for example located at the center of the third portion 14.
  • the fourth portion 16 is for example of rectangular shape.
  • the fourth portion 16 extends from the third portion 14 over a portion of the depth of the second portion 13. This depth of the second portion 13 corresponds to its dimension measured in the longitudinal direction x.
  • the fourth portion 16 comprises for example a right lateral surface 16a, oriented in the longitudinal direction x, a parallel left lateral surface 16b and a substantially transverse front surface 16c.
  • the right 16a and left 16b side surfaces may be substantially parallel and may extend in the longitudinal direction x from the third portion 14.
  • the front surface 16c is substantially perpendicular to the right 16a and left 16b side surfaces, and comprises an opening. 17 extending for example from a central portion of the front surface 16c.
  • the fourth portion 16 is configured to serve as a housing for the male part 6 of the electrical contactor.
  • the female centering device 2 may further comprise a fixing means 19.
  • the fixing means 19 is intended for fixing an electrical contact tip.
  • the fixing means 19 is arranged in the opening 15 of the third portion 14 of the body 11.
  • the fixing means 19 is for example made of the same material as that of the body 11.
  • the fixing means 19 is for example made of a polymer. thermoplastic, for example of a polyamide, for example of PA 66 loaded with MoS2.
  • the female centralizer 2 can further comprise an electrical circuit 21.
  • the electrical circuit 21 extends inside the fourth portion 16 of the body 11.
  • the electrical circuit 21 can extend from the front surface of the means of fixing 19, up to the front surface 16c of the fourth portion 16 of the body 11.
  • the electrical circuit 21 is for example of elongated shape in the longitudinal direction x and is for example substantially parallel to the right side surfaces 16a and left 16b of the fourth portion 16.
  • the front end 22 of the electrical circuit 21, located at the location of the opening 17 of the fourth portion 16, is for example in the shape of a point.
  • the electrical circuit 21 is for example made of a metal alloy, for example of brass.
  • the female centering device 2 may further comprise a pusher or piston 23.
  • This pusher 23 is arranged movably in the fourth portion 16 of the body 11 between a first advanced position and a second retracted position. On the figure 2b , the pusher 23 is in the advanced position. In the advanced position, the pusher 23 is located for the most part outside the housing 16, except for the right 23a and left 23b locking means which remain inside the housing 16 and come into abutment against the interior wall of the surface. before 16c of housing 16.
  • the pusher 23 is for example movable in translation in the longitudinal direction x.
  • the pusher 23 has for example the shape of a cylinder extending along the longitudinal axis x.
  • the pusher 23 is for example made of a polymer, for example of polyoxymethylene (commonly designated by the acronym POM).
  • the female centering device 2 may further comprise an elastic return means 25, for example a helical spring.
  • the elastic return means 25 is intended to be disposed in the fourth portion or housing 16 of the body 11. According to the embodiment, the elastic return means 25 is arranged at least partially around the electrical circuit 21 and inside the. pusher 23.
  • the elastic return means 25 is for example made of stainless steel.
  • the female centralizer 2 can further include an electrical contact 29.
  • the electrical contact 29 is movable.
  • the electrical contact 29 is able to move from an advanced position to a retracted position.
  • the electrical contact 29 is for example fixed to the front end of the pusher 23.
  • the electrical contact 29 is for example of planar shape.
  • the movement of the pusher 23 causes the movement of the electrical contact 29 which is integral with it.
  • the electrical contact 29 is for example made of brass or silver.
  • the pusher 23, the spring 25, the electrical contact 29, as well as the electrical circuit 21 and the fixing means 19 form the male part 6 of the electrical contactor.
  • the elastic return means 25 extends from the front surface of the fixing means 19 to the interior surface of the electrical contact 29. It thus exerts a mechanical force on the electrical contact 29 and indirectly on the. pusher 23, tending to keep it in its advanced position shown on the figure 2b .
  • FIG. 1 An embodiment of a male centering device 4 of a centering device of the type of that of the figure 1 is described in more detail below with reference to figures 3a-3b , in particular its section AA in a horizontal plane.
  • the female part 8 of the electrical contactor is integrated in the male centering device 4.
  • the male centering device 4 may comprise several female parts 8 of an electrical contactor of the type shown in figure 3b .
  • the male centering device 4 comprises a set of four female parts 8 of the electrical contactor, the female parts 8 of the electrical contactor being arranged one above the other in the z direction.
  • These female electrical contactor parts have a geometry corresponding to the male parts 6 described above.
  • the male centering device 4 may comprise a body 31.
  • the body 31 of the male centering device 4 is for example made of AlSi 7 Mg 0.6 .
  • the body 31 comprises for example a first portion 32 and a second portion 33.
  • the first portion 32 is for example of planar shape.
  • the second portion 33 extends from the first portion 32 and has for example a pyramidal shape.
  • the second portion 33 of the body 31 of the male centralizer 4 is intended to fit into the second portion 13 of the body 11 of the female centralizer 2. It is therefore configured to fit into the second portion 13 of the body 11 of the female centralizer 2 It comprises an opening 35.
  • the opening 35 forms a housing in which the female part 8 of the electrical contactor is placed.
  • the opening 35 extends for example in the center of the second portion 33.
  • the female part 8 of the electrical contactor can comprise a body 37 and an electrical contact 39.
  • the electrical contact 39 of the female part 8 of the electrical contactor is fixed.
  • the electrical contact 39 is for example made of a metal alloy, for example brass.
  • the body 37 of the female part 8 of the electrical contactor is for example made of a polymer, for example of a polyamide, for example of polyamide 66 reinforced with 30% glass fibers (commonly designated by the acronym PA66-GF30).
  • the male centralizer 4 can further include a cable 42, connected to the electrical contact 39.
  • An advantage of a centering device 1 of the type described above is linked to the fact that it makes it possible to reduce costs as well as assembly time since the number of components present on the sliding door as well as on the bodywork is reduced. Such a centering device also makes it possible to improve the perceived quality of the sliding door and therefore of the vehicle.
  • the figure 4a illustrates the case where the centering device 1 is in the open position, corresponding to a situation of an open sliding door.
  • the pusher 23 and the electrical contact 29 of the female centering device 2 are in the advanced position, outside the housing 16 of the body 11, under the effect of the elastic return means 25.
  • the figure 4b illustrates the case where the centering device 1 is in the closed position, corresponding to a situation of a closed sliding door.
  • the body 11 of the movable female centralizer 2 is inserted around the body 31 of the male centralizer 4. This ensures the centering of the sliding door.
  • the pusher 23 and the electrical contact 29 of the female centering device 2 are in the retracted position.
  • the pusher 23 is in the depressed position, inside the housing 16 of the body 11 of the female centralizer 2.
  • the elastic return means 25 is compressed.
  • the electrical contact 29 of the female centralizer 2 is in physical contact with the electrical contact 39 of the male centralizer 4.
  • the electrical contact 29 of the female centralizer 2 is in physical contact with the front end 22 of the electrical circuit 21, which is for example in the form of a point. This ensures the electrical connection of the sliding door. Due to the mounting games, the electrical contact 29 of the female centering device 2 can also be in electrical contact with the electrical circuit 21 via the elastic return means 25 without the front end 22 of the electrical circuit being pressed against. the electrical contact 29.
  • the elastic return means 25 is in fact continuously in mechanical connection with, on one side, the electrical contact 29 and the electrical circuit 21 which it surrounds. According to an alternative embodiment, the front end 22 of the electrical circuit could be deformable so that the point of the electrical circuit 21 resting against the electrical contact 29 can make it suitable for an X-shaped movement of the male centering device 4 with respect to the female centering device 2.
  • the invention is not limited to the embodiment described and extends to any centering device which incorporates an electrical contact.
  • This electrical contact can be in any form other than that described.
  • the sliding door can include at least one centralizer, or several centralizers. It can include at least one male centralizer and / or at least one female centralizer.

Abstract

Centreur femelle (2) ou centreur mâle (4) pour dispositif de centrage pour une porte coulissante, notamment pour un véhicule automobile, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend au moins une partie mâle (6) d'un contacteur électrique comprenant au moins un premier contact électrique (29) ou une partie femelle (8) d'un contacteur électrique comprenant au moins un deuxième contact électrique (39), au moins ledit au moins un premier contact électrique (29) ou ledit au moins un deuxième contact électrique (39) étant intégrés dans ledit centreur.Female centering device (2) or male centering device (4) for a centering device for a sliding door, in particular for a motor vehicle, characterized in that it comprises at least one male part (6) of an electrical contactor comprising at least one first electrical contact (29) or a female part (8) of an electrical contactor comprising at least one second electrical contact (39), at least said at least one first electrical contact (29) or said at least one second electrical contact ( 39) being integrated into said centralizer.

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L'invention concerne un dispositif de centrage pour une porte coulissante. L'invention porte aussi sur une porte coulissante comprenant un tel dispositif de centrage. L'invention porte encore sur un véhicule automobile comprenant un tel dispositif de centrage ou une telle porte coulissante.The invention relates to a centering device for a sliding door. The invention also relates to a sliding door comprising such a centering device. The invention also relates to a motor vehicle comprising such a centering device or such a sliding door.

Dans un véhicule automobile comprenant une porte latérale coulissante, la porte coulissante comporte habituellement deux centreurs mâles et deux centreurs femelles.In a motor vehicle comprising a sliding side door, the sliding door usually comprises two male centralizers and two female centralizers.

On appelle x la direction longitudinale du véhicule, c'est-à-dire la direction selon laquelle le véhicule se déplace habituellement en ligne droite. On appelle y la direction transversale du véhicule. Par convention, nous considérons la direction horizontale comme une direction comprise dans le plan x-y, dit plan horizontal. On appelle z une direction sensiblement verticale, perpendiculaire au plan horizontal.We call x the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, that is to say the direction in which the vehicle usually moves in a straight line. The transverse direction of the vehicle is called y. By convention, we consider the horizontal direction as a direction included in the x-y plane, called the horizontal plane. We call z a substantially vertical direction, perpendicular to the horizontal plane.

Les centreurs sont destinés à assurer deux fonctions. Une fonction d'un centreur est d'assurer le centrage de la porte en partie avant du véhicule, selon la direction transversale y et selon la direction verticale z, par rapport à l'encadrement de la porte. Une autre fonction d'un centreur est d'assurer la reprise d'effort vibratoire lors du roulage afin de limiter le débattement de la porte.Centralizers are intended to perform two functions. One function of a centering device is to ensure the centering of the door in the front part of the vehicle, in the transverse direction y and in the vertical direction z, with respect to the door frame. Another function of a centralizer is to ensure the absorption of vibratory force during travel in order to limit the movement of the door.

Par ailleurs, une porte coulissante comporte habituellement un contacteur électrique. Un tel contacteur électrique comprend une partie mâle, munie de pistons montés sur ressort, et une partie femelle. Lorsque la porte coulissante est fermée, le contact entre la partie mâle et la partie femelle permet d'alimenter la porte électriquement.Furthermore, a sliding door usually includes an electrical switch. Such an electrical contactor comprises a male part, provided with pistons mounted on a spring, and a female part. When the sliding door is closed, the contact between the male part and the female part makes it possible to supply the door electrically.

Toutefois, les solutions existantes pour assurer le centrage d'une porte coulissante d'une part et l'alimentation électrique d'une porte coulissante d'autre part présentent des inconvénients. En particulier, les centreurs et contacteurs de porte coulissante existants sont peu esthétiques et présentent chacun un coût élevé. En outre, le temps de montage de centreurs et de contacteurs de porte coulissante existants est élevé, puisqu'il y a finalement un nombre important de composants à positionner.However, the existing solutions for ensuring the centering of a sliding door on the one hand and the power supply of a sliding door on the other hand have drawbacks. In particular, the existing sliding door centralizers and switches are unsightly and each have a high cost. In addition, the assembly time of existing sliding door centering and contactors is high, since there is ultimately a large number of components to be positioned.

Le but de l'invention est de fournir une solution de centrage et d'alimentation électrique pour une porte coulissante remédiant aux inconvénients ci-dessus et améliorant les dispositifs connus de l'art antérieur. En particulier, l'invention a pour objet de proposer une solution simple et fiable, qui permet de réduire les coûts ainsi que le temps de montage, et d'améliorer la qualité perçue.The aim of the invention is to provide a centering and electric power supply solution for a sliding door overcoming the above drawbacks and improving the devices known from the prior art. In particular, the object of the invention is to provide a simple and reliable solution, which makes it possible to reduce costs as well as assembly time, and to improve perceived quality.

A cet effet, l'invention repose sur un centreur femelle ou un centreur mâle pour dispositif de centrage pour une porte coulissante, notamment pour un véhicule automobile, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend au moins une partie mâle d'un contacteur électrique comprenant au moins un premier contact électrique ou une partie femelle d'un contacteur électrique comprenant au moins un deuxième contact électrique, au moins ledit au moins un premier contact électrique ou ledit au moins un deuxième contact électrique étant intégrés dans ledit centreur.To this end, the invention is based on a female centering device or a male centering device for a centering device for a sliding door, in particular for a motor vehicle, characterized in that it comprises at least one male part of an electrical contactor comprising at least at least one first electrical contact or a female part of an electrical contactor comprising at least one second electrical contact, at least said at least one first electrical contact or said at least one second electrical contact being integrated in said centralizer.

Le centreur peut comprendre au moins un moyen de rappel élastique destiné à plaquer les premier et deuxième contacts électriques l'un contre l'autre lorsque la porte coulissante est fermée.The centralizer may include at least one elastic return means intended to press the first and second electrical contacts against one another when the sliding door is closed.

Le centreur femelle peut comprendre un corps comprenant au moins une portion en forme de creux, ladite portion en forme de creux étant configurée pour que le corps d'un centreur mâle puisse s'insérer dans ladite portion en forme de creux.The female centralizer may comprise a body comprising at least one hollow-shaped portion, said hollow-shaped portion being configured so that the body of a male centering device can be inserted into said portion in the form of a hollow.

Le centreur mâle peut comprendre un corps comprenant au moins une portion configurée pour s'insérer dans le corps d'un centreur femelle.The male centralizer may include a body comprising at least one portion configured to fit into the body of a female centralizer.

L'invention porte aussi sur un dispositif de centrage pour une porte coulissante, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend un centreur mâle et un centreur femelle tel que décrit ci-dessus, dans lequel l'au moins un contacteur électrique comprend une partie mâle comprenant un premier contact électrique et une partie femelle comprenant un deuxième contact électrique, et dans lequel le deuxième contact électrique de la partie femelle du contacteur électrique est intégré dans le centreur mâle, et le premier contact électrique de la partie mâle du contacteur électrique est intégré dans le centreur femelle.The invention also relates to a centering device for a sliding door, characterized in that it comprises a male centering device and a female centering device as described above, in which the at least one electrical contactor comprises a male part comprising a first electrical contact and a female part comprising a second electrical contact, and in which the second electrical contact of the female part of the electrical contactor is integrated in the male centralizer, and the first electrical contact of the male part of the electrical contactor is integrated in the female centering device.

La partie mâle du contacteur électrique peut comprendre au moins un poussoir, au moins un moyen de rappel élastique et au moins un contact électrique fixé sur le poussoir, le poussoir étant mobile entre une première position avancée et une deuxième position reculée (ou enfoncée) dans un logement du centreur femelle.The male part of the electrical contactor may comprise at least one pusher, at least one elastic return means and at least one electrical contact fixed to the pusher, the pusher being movable between a first advanced position and a second retracted (or depressed) position in a housing for the female centering device.

Le dispositif peut être apte à passer d'une première position ouverte à une deuxième position fermée, dans lequel :

  • dans la première position ouverte, le centreur mâle et le centreur femelle sont à distance l'un de l'autre, l'au moins un poussoir est en position avancée à l'extérieur du logement du centreur femelle et l'au moins un moyen de rappel élastique est au repos ;
  • dans la deuxième position fermée, le corps du centreur mâle est situé dans le creux du corps du centreur femelle, l'au moins un poussoir est en position enfoncée à l'intérieur du logement du centreur femelle, l'au moins un moyen de rappel élastique est comprimé, et l'au moins un premier contact électrique de la partie mâle du contacteur électrique est en contact avec l'au moins un deuxième contact électrique de la partie femelle du contacteur électrique.
The device may be able to move from a first open position to a second closed position, in which:
  • in the first open position, the male centralizer and the female centralizer are at a distance from each other, the at least one pusher is in the forward position outside the housing of the female centralizer and the at least one means elastic return is at rest;
  • in the second closed position, the body of the male centralizer is located in the hollow of the body of the female centralizer, at least one pusher is in the pressed position inside the housing of the female centralizer, the at least one return means elastic is compressed, and the at least one first electrical contact of the male part of the electrical contactor is in contact with the at least one second electrical contact of the female part of the electrical contactor.

L'invention porte aussi sur une porte coulissante, notamment pour un véhicule automobile, comprenant un dispositif de centrage tel que décrit précédemment ou au moins un centreur mâle et/ou un centreur femelle tel que décrit précédemment.The invention also relates to a sliding door, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising a centering device as described above or at least one male centering device and / or one female centering device as described previously.

L'invention porte aussi sur un véhicule, notamment véhicule automobile, comprenant un dispositif de centrage tel que décrit précédemment ou une porte coulissante telle que décrite ci-dessus ou au moins un centreur mâle et/ou un centreur femelle tel que décrits précédemment.The invention also relates to a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, comprising a centering device as described above or a sliding door as described above or at least one male centering device and / or one female centering device as described previously.

Les dessins annexés représentent, à titre d'exemple, un mode de réalisation d'un dispositif de centrage selon l'invention pour une porte coulissante.

  • [Fig. 1] La figure 1 représente un mode de réalisation d'un dispositif de centrage pour une porte coulissante.
  • [Fig. 2a] La figure 2a est une vue en perspective représentant de façon schématique la partie femelle d'un dispositif de centrage du type de celui de la figure 1.
  • [Fig. 2b] La figure 2b est une vue en coupe selon le plan A-A de la figure 2a.
  • [Fig. 3a] La figure 3a est une vue en perspective représentant de façon schématique la partie mâle d'un dispositif de centrage du type de celui de la figure 1.
  • [Fig. 3b] La figure 3b est une vue en coupe selon le plan A-A de la figure 3a.
  • [Fig. 4a] La figure 4a représente le dispositif de centrage en position ouverte.
  • [Fig. 4b] La figure 4b représente le dispositif de centrage en position fermée.
The accompanying drawings show, by way of example, an embodiment of a centering device according to the invention for a sliding door.
  • [ Fig. 1 ] The figure 1 shows an embodiment of a centering device for a sliding door.
  • [ Fig. 2a ] The figure 2a is a perspective view schematically showing the female part of a centering device of the type of that of the figure 1 .
  • [ Fig. 2b ] The figure 2b is a sectional view along plane AA of the figure 2a .
  • [ Fig. 3a ] The figure 3a is a perspective view schematically showing the male part of a centering device of the type of that of the figure 1 .
  • [ Fig. 3b ] The figure 3b is a sectional view along plane AA of the figure 3a .
  • [ Fig. 4a ] The figure 4a shows the centering device in the open position.
  • [ Fig. 4b ] The figure 4b shows the centering device in the closed position.

L'invention propose un dispositif de centrage pour une porte coulissante comprenant un contacteur électrique intégré. Un seul et même dispositif de centrage assure à la fois le centrage de la porte coulissante ainsi que son alimentation électrique.The invention provides a centering device for a sliding door comprising an integrated electrical switch. A single centering device ensures both centering of the sliding door and its power supply.

Le dispositif de centrage, en plus de sa fonction de centrage de la porte, a ainsi également pour fonction la connexion électrique de la porte. L'alimentation électrique permet par exemple d'assurer les fonctions de verrouillage/déverrouillage de la porte coulissante, de montée et de descente de la vitre électrique le cas échéant ainsi que l'alimentation d'un haut-parleur si la porte en est équipée.The centering device, in addition to its function of centering the door, thus also has the function of the electrical connection of the door. The power supply is used, for example, to ensure the functions of locking / unlocking the sliding door, raising and lowering of the electric window if necessary, as well as supplying a loudspeaker if the door is equipped with it. .

Un tel dispositif de centrage permet de réduire le nombre de composants de la porte coulissante en regroupant deux fonctions, les fonctions de centreur et de contacteur (ou connecteur) électrique, en un seul dispositif.Such a centering device makes it possible to reduce the number of components of the sliding door by combining two functions, the functions of centralizer and of electrical contactor (or connector), in a single device.

Un mode de réalisation d'un dispositif de centrage 1 pour une porte coulissante 70 d'un véhicule automobile 100 est décrit ci-après en référence à la figure 1. La porte coulissante est par exemple une porte coulissante latérale.An embodiment of a centering device 1 for a sliding door 70 of a motor vehicle 100 is described below with reference to figure 1 . The sliding door is for example a side sliding door.

Le dispositif de centrage 1 comprend un centreur femelle 2 et un centreur mâle 4.The centering device 1 comprises a female centering device 2 and a male centering device 4.

De préférence, le centreur femelle 2 est destiné à être monté sur la porte coulissante, par exemple sur le bord latéral avant. Dans ce cas, le centreur mâle 4 est destiné à être monté sur l'encadrement de la porte. Avantageusement, la partie femelle 8 du contacteur électrique est intégrée dans le centreur mâle 4, et la partie mâle 6 du contacteur électrique est intégrée dans le centreur femelle 2.Preferably, the female centralizer 2 is intended to be mounted on the sliding door, for example on the front side edge. In this case, the male centering device 4 is intended to be mounted on the door frame. Advantageously, the female part 8 of the electrical contactor is integrated into the male centralizer 4, and the male part 6 of the electrical contactor is integrated into the female centralizer 2.

Un mode de réalisation d'un centreur femelle 2 d'un dispositif de centrage du type de celui de la figure 1 est décrit plus en détails ci-après en référence aux figures 2a-2b.An embodiment of a female centering device 2 of a centering device of the type of that of the figure 1 is described in more detail below with reference to figures 2a-2b .

L'axe x correspond à la direction longitudinale du véhicule et est orienté de l'arrière vers l'avant du véhicule. L'axe y correspond à la direction transversale du véhicule et est orienté du côté gauche vers le côté droit du véhicule. L'axe z correspond à une direction sensiblement verticale.The x axis corresponds to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and is oriented from the rear towards the front of the vehicle. The y axis corresponds to the transverse direction of the vehicle and is oriented from the left side to the right side of the vehicle. The z axis corresponds to a substantially vertical direction.

Avantageusement, la partie mâle 6 du contacteur électrique est intégrée dans le centreur femelle 2. Comme cela est visible en figure 2a, le centreur femelle 2 peut comprendre plusieurs parties mâles 6 de contacteur électrique du type de celui représenté en figure 2b. Dans l'exemple illustré en figure 2a, le centreur femelle 2 comprend un ensemble de quatre parties mâles 6 de contacteur électrique, les parties mâles 6 de contacteur électrique étant disposées les unes au-dessus des autres selon la direction z.Advantageously, the male part 6 of the electrical contactor is integrated into the female centralizer 2. As can be seen in figure 2a , the female centralizer 2 can include several male parts 6 of an electrical contactor of the type shown in figure 2b . In the example shown in figure 2a , the female centralizer 2 comprises a set of four male parts 6 of the electrical contactor, the male parts 6 of the electrical contactor being arranged one above the other in the z direction.

Le centreur femelle 2 peut comprendre un corps 11. Le corps 11 du centreur femelle 2 est destiné à être monté sur la porte coulissante. Le corps 11 du centreur femelle 2 est mobile.The female centralizer 2 may include a body 11. The body 11 of the female centralizer 2 is intended to be mounted on the sliding door. The body 11 of the female centralizer 2 is mobile.

Le corps 11 est par exemple en un polymère thermoplastique, par exemple en un polyamide, par exemple en PA 66 chargé MoS2.The body 11 is for example made of a thermoplastic polymer, for example of a polyamide, for example of PA 66 loaded with MoS2.

Selon la coupe horizontale AA, le corps 11 peut comprendre une première portion 12, une deuxième portion 13, une troisième portion 14 et une quatrième portion 16.According to the horizontal section AA, the body 11 may include a first portion 12, a second portion 13, a third portion 14 and a fourth portion 16.

La première portion 12 est par exemple de forme plane. La deuxième portion 13 est en forme de creux ou de forme évasée. Elle forme un logement creux par rapport au plan de la première portion. La deuxième portion 13 s'étend par exemple à partir d'une zone située sensiblement au centre de la première portion 12. La deuxième portion 13 du corps 11 du centreur femelle 2 est configurée pour que le corps du centreur mâle 4 puisse s'insérer dans la deuxième portion 13.The first portion 12 is for example of planar shape. The second portion 13 is in the shape of a hollow or of a flared shape. It forms a hollow housing relative to the plane of the first portion. The second portion 13 extends for example from an area located substantially at the center of the first portion 12. The second portion 13 of the body 11 of the female centralizer 2 is configured so that the body of the male centralizer 4 can be inserted. in the second portion 13.

La troisième portion 14 est par exemple plane. La troisième portion 14 correspond au fond du support 11. La troisième portion 14 comprend une ouverture 15, par exemple située au centre de la troisième portion 14.The third portion 14 is for example flat. The third portion 14 corresponds to the bottom of the support 11. The third portion 14 comprises an opening 15, for example located at the center of the third portion 14.

La quatrième portion 16 est par exemple de forme rectangulaire. La quatrième portion 16 s'étend à partir de la troisième portion 14 sur une portion de la profondeur de la deuxième portion 13. Cette profondeur de la deuxième portion 13 correspond à sa dimension mesurée dans la direction longitudinale x.The fourth portion 16 is for example of rectangular shape. The fourth portion 16 extends from the third portion 14 over a portion of the depth of the second portion 13. This depth of the second portion 13 corresponds to its dimension measured in the longitudinal direction x.

La quatrième portion 16 comprend par exemple une surface latérale droite 16a, orientée selon la direction longitudinale x, une surface latérale gauche 16b parallèle et une surface avant 16c sensiblement transversale. Les surfaces latérales droite 16a et gauche 16b peuvent être sensiblement parallèles et peuvent s'étendre selon la direction longitudinale x à partir de la troisième portion 14. La surface avant 16c est sensiblement perpendiculaire aux surfaces latérales droite 16a et gauche 16b, et comprend une ouverture 17 s'étendant par exemple à partir d'une portion centrale de la surface avant 16c.The fourth portion 16 comprises for example a right lateral surface 16a, oriented in the longitudinal direction x, a parallel left lateral surface 16b and a substantially transverse front surface 16c. The right 16a and left 16b side surfaces may be substantially parallel and may extend in the longitudinal direction x from the third portion 14. The front surface 16c is substantially perpendicular to the right 16a and left 16b side surfaces, and comprises an opening. 17 extending for example from a central portion of the front surface 16c.

La quatrième portion 16 est configurée pour servir de logement pour la partie mâle 6 du contacteur électrique.The fourth portion 16 is configured to serve as a housing for the male part 6 of the electrical contactor.

Le centreur femelle 2 peut comprendre en outre un moyen de fixation 19. Le moyen de fixation 19 est destiné à la fixation d'un embout de contact électrique. Le moyen de fixation 19 est disposé dans l'ouverture 15 de la troisième portion 14 du corps 11. Le moyen de fixation 19 est par exemple en un même matériau que celui du corps 11. Le moyen de fixation 19 est par exemple en un polymère thermoplastique, par exemple en un polyamide, par exemple en PA 66 chargé MoS2.The female centering device 2 may further comprise a fixing means 19. The fixing means 19 is intended for fixing an electrical contact tip. The fixing means 19 is arranged in the opening 15 of the third portion 14 of the body 11. The fixing means 19 is for example made of the same material as that of the body 11. The fixing means 19 is for example made of a polymer. thermoplastic, for example of a polyamide, for example of PA 66 loaded with MoS2.

Le centreur femelle 2 peut comprendre en outre un circuit électrique 21. Le circuit électrique 21 s'étend à l'intérieur de la quatrième portion 16 du corps 11. Le circuit électrique 21 peut s'étendre à partir de la surface avant du moyen de fixation 19, jusqu'à la surface avant 16c de la quatrième portion 16 du corps 11. Le circuit électrique 21 est par exemple de forme allongée selon la direction longitudinale x et est par exemple sensiblement parallèle aux surfaces latérale droite 16a et gauche 16b de la quatrième portion 16.The female centralizer 2 can further comprise an electrical circuit 21. The electrical circuit 21 extends inside the fourth portion 16 of the body 11. The electrical circuit 21 can extend from the front surface of the means of fixing 19, up to the front surface 16c of the fourth portion 16 of the body 11. The electrical circuit 21 is for example of elongated shape in the longitudinal direction x and is for example substantially parallel to the right side surfaces 16a and left 16b of the fourth portion 16.

L'extrémité avant 22 du circuit électrique 21, située à l'emplacement de l'ouverture 17 de la quatrième portion 16, est par exemple en forme de pointe. Le circuit électrique 21 est par exemple en un alliage métallique, par exemple en laiton.The front end 22 of the electrical circuit 21, located at the location of the opening 17 of the fourth portion 16, is for example in the shape of a point. The electrical circuit 21 is for example made of a metal alloy, for example of brass.

Le centreur femelle 2 peut comprendre en outre un poussoir ou piston 23. Ce poussoir 23 est agencé mobile dans la quatrième portion 16 du corps 11 entre une première position avancée et une deuxième position reculée. Sur la figure 2b, le poussoir 23 est en position avancée. En position avancée, le poussoir 23 se trouve en majeure partie à l'extérieur du logement 16, excepté des moyens de blocage droit 23a et gauche 23b qui restent à l'intérieur du logement 16 et viennent en butée contre la paroi intérieure de la surface avant 16c du logement 16.The female centering device 2 may further comprise a pusher or piston 23. This pusher 23 is arranged movably in the fourth portion 16 of the body 11 between a first advanced position and a second retracted position. On the figure 2b , the pusher 23 is in the advanced position. In the advanced position, the pusher 23 is located for the most part outside the housing 16, except for the right 23a and left 23b locking means which remain inside the housing 16 and come into abutment against the interior wall of the surface. before 16c of housing 16.

Le poussoir 23 est par exemple mobile en translation selon la direction longitudinale x. Le poussoir 23 présente par exemple une forme d'un cylindre s'étendant selon l'axe longitudinal x. Le poussoir 23 est par exemple en un polymère, par exemple en polyoxyméthylène (couramment désigné par l'acronyme POM).The pusher 23 is for example movable in translation in the longitudinal direction x. The pusher 23 has for example the shape of a cylinder extending along the longitudinal axis x. The pusher 23 is for example made of a polymer, for example of polyoxymethylene (commonly designated by the acronym POM).

Le centreur femelle 2 peut comprendre en outre un moyen de rappel élastique 25, par exemple un ressort hélicoïdal. Le moyen de rappel élastique 25 est destiné à être disposé dans la quatrième portion ou logement 16 du corps 11. Selon le mode de réalisation, le moyen de rappel élastique 25 est agencé au moins partiellement autour du circuit électrique 21 et à l'intérieur du poussoir 23. Le moyen de rappel élastique 25 est par exemple en acier inoxydable.The female centering device 2 may further comprise an elastic return means 25, for example a helical spring. The elastic return means 25 is intended to be disposed in the fourth portion or housing 16 of the body 11. According to the embodiment, the elastic return means 25 is arranged at least partially around the electrical circuit 21 and inside the. pusher 23. The elastic return means 25 is for example made of stainless steel.

Le centreur femelle 2 peut comprendre en outre un contact électrique 29. Le contact électrique 29 est mobile. Le contact électrique 29 est apte à passer d'une position avancée à une position reculée. Le contact électrique 29 est par exemple fixé à l'extrémité avant du poussoir 23. Le contact électrique 29 est par exemple de forme plane. Le mouvement du poussoir 23 entraîne le mouvement du contact électrique 29 qui lui est solidaire. Le contact électrique 29 est par exemple en laiton ou en argent.The female centralizer 2 can further include an electrical contact 29. The electrical contact 29 is movable. The electrical contact 29 is able to move from an advanced position to a retracted position. The electrical contact 29 is for example fixed to the front end of the pusher 23. The electrical contact 29 is for example of planar shape. The movement of the pusher 23 causes the movement of the electrical contact 29 which is integral with it. The electrical contact 29 is for example made of brass or silver.

Le poussoir 23, le ressort 25, le contact électrique 29, ainsi que le circuit électrique 21 et le moyen de fixation 19 forment la partie mâle 6 du contacteur électrique. Dans le mode de réalisation, le moyen de rappel élastique 25 s'étend de la surface avant du moyen de fixation 19 jusqu'à la surface intérieure du contact électrique 29. Il exerce ainsi un effort mécanique sur le contact électrique 29 et indirectement sur le poussoir 23, tendant à le maintenir dans sa position avancée représentée sur la figure 2b.The pusher 23, the spring 25, the electrical contact 29, as well as the electrical circuit 21 and the fixing means 19 form the male part 6 of the electrical contactor. In the embodiment, the elastic return means 25 extends from the front surface of the fixing means 19 to the interior surface of the electrical contact 29. It thus exerts a mechanical force on the electrical contact 29 and indirectly on the. pusher 23, tending to keep it in its advanced position shown on the figure 2b .

Un mode de réalisation d'un centreur mâle 4 d'un dispositif de centrage du type de celui de la figure 1 est décrit plus en détails ci-après en référence aux figures 3a-3b, notamment sa section AA dans un plan horizontal.An embodiment of a male centering device 4 of a centering device of the type of that of the figure 1 is described in more detail below with reference to figures 3a-3b , in particular its section AA in a horizontal plane.

Avantageusement, la partie femelle 8 du contacteur électrique est intégrée dans le centreur mâle 4. Comme cela est visible en figure 3a, le centreur mâle 4 peut comprendre plusieurs parties femelles 8 de contacteur électrique du type de celui représenté en figure 3b. Dans l'exemple illustré en figure 3a, le centreur mâle 4 comprend un ensemble de quatre parties femelles 8 de contacteur électrique, les parties femelles 8 de contacteur électrique étant disposées les unes au-dessus des autres selon la direction z. Ces parties femelles de contacteur électrique présentent une géométrie correspondant aux parties mâles 6 décrites précédemment.Advantageously, the female part 8 of the electrical contactor is integrated in the male centering device 4. As can be seen in figure 3a , the male centering device 4 may comprise several female parts 8 of an electrical contactor of the type shown in figure 3b . In the example shown in figure 3a , the male centering device 4 comprises a set of four female parts 8 of the electrical contactor, the female parts 8 of the electrical contactor being arranged one above the other in the z direction. These female electrical contactor parts have a geometry corresponding to the male parts 6 described above.

Le centreur mâle 4 peut comprendre un corps 31. Le corps 31 du centreur mâle 4 est par exemple en AlSi7Mg0.6. Le corps 31 comprend par exemple une première portion 32 et une deuxième portion 33. La première portion 32 est par exemple de forme plane. La deuxième portion 33 s'étend à partir de la première portion 32 et présente par exemple une forme pyramidale.The male centering device 4 may comprise a body 31. The body 31 of the male centering device 4 is for example made of AlSi 7 Mg 0.6 . The body 31 comprises for example a first portion 32 and a second portion 33. The first portion 32 is for example of planar shape. The second portion 33 extends from the first portion 32 and has for example a pyramidal shape.

La deuxième portion 33 du corps 31 du centreur mâle 4 est destinée à s'insérer dans la deuxième portion 13 du corps 11 du centreur femelle 2. Elle est donc configurée pour s'insérer dans la deuxième portion 13 du corps 11 du centreur femelle 2. Elle comprend une ouverture 35. L'ouverture 35 forme un logement dans lequel est disposée la partie femelle 8 du contacteur électrique. L'ouverture 35 s'étend par exemple au centre de la deuxième portion 33.The second portion 33 of the body 31 of the male centralizer 4 is intended to fit into the second portion 13 of the body 11 of the female centralizer 2. It is therefore configured to fit into the second portion 13 of the body 11 of the female centralizer 2 It comprises an opening 35. The opening 35 forms a housing in which the female part 8 of the electrical contactor is placed. The opening 35 extends for example in the center of the second portion 33.

La partie femelle 8 du contacteur électrique peut comprendre un corps 37 et un contact électrique 39. Le contact électrique 39 de la partie femelle 8 du contacteur électrique est fixe. Le contact électrique 39 est par exemple en un alliage métallique, par exemple en laiton. Le corps 37 de la partie femelle 8 du contacteur électrique est par exemple en un polymère, par exemple en un polyamide, par exemple en polyamide 66 renforcé de 30 % de fibres de verre (couramment désigné par le sigle PA66-GF30).The female part 8 of the electrical contactor can comprise a body 37 and an electrical contact 39. The electrical contact 39 of the female part 8 of the electrical contactor is fixed. The electrical contact 39 is for example made of a metal alloy, for example brass. The body 37 of the female part 8 of the electrical contactor is for example made of a polymer, for example of a polyamide, for example of polyamide 66 reinforced with 30% glass fibers (commonly designated by the acronym PA66-GF30).

Le centreur mâle 4 peut comprendre en outre un câble 42, relié au contact électrique 39.The male centralizer 4 can further include a cable 42, connected to the electrical contact 39.

Un avantage d'un dispositif de centrage 1 du type de celui décrit ci-dessus est lié au fait qu'il permet de réduire les coûts ainsi que le temps de montage puisque le nombre de composants présents sur la porte coulissante ainsi que sur la carrosserie est réduit. Un tel dispositif de centrage permet également d'améliorer la qualité perçue de la porte coulissante et donc du véhicule.An advantage of a centering device 1 of the type described above is linked to the fact that it makes it possible to reduce costs as well as assembly time since the number of components present on the sliding door as well as on the bodywork is reduced. Such a centering device also makes it possible to improve the perceived quality of the sliding door and therefore of the vehicle.

Le fonctionnement d'un dispositif de centrage 1 du type de celui décrit ci-dessus est décrit ci-après en référence aux figures 4a et 4b.The operation of a centering device 1 of the type described above is described below with reference to figures 4a and 4b .

La figure 4a illustre le cas où le dispositif de centrage 1 est en position ouverte, correspondant à une situation d'une porte coulissante ouverte. Le poussoir 23 et le contact électrique 29 du centreur femelle 2 sont en position avancée, à l'extérieur du logement 16 du corps 11, sous l'effet du moyen de rappel élastique 25.The figure 4a illustrates the case where the centering device 1 is in the open position, corresponding to a situation of an open sliding door. The pusher 23 and the electrical contact 29 of the female centering device 2 are in the advanced position, outside the housing 16 of the body 11, under the effect of the elastic return means 25.

La figure 4b illustre le cas où le dispositif de centrage 1 est en position fermée, correspondant à une situation d'une porte coulissante fermée. Le corps 11 du centreur femelle 2, mobile, s'insère autour du corps 31 du centreur mâle 4. Ceci assure le centrage de la porte coulissante. Le poussoir 23 et le contact électrique 29 du centreur femelle 2 sont en position reculée. Le poussoir 23 est en position enfoncée, à l'intérieur du logement 16 du corps 11 du centreur femelle 2. Le moyen de rappel élastique 25 est comprimé.The figure 4b illustrates the case where the centering device 1 is in the closed position, corresponding to a situation of a closed sliding door. The body 11 of the movable female centralizer 2 is inserted around the body 31 of the male centralizer 4. This ensures the centering of the sliding door. The pusher 23 and the electrical contact 29 of the female centering device 2 are in the retracted position. The pusher 23 is in the depressed position, inside the housing 16 of the body 11 of the female centralizer 2. The elastic return means 25 is compressed.

Le contact électrique 29 du centreur femelle 2 est en contact physique avec le contact électrique 39 du centreur mâle 4. Le contact électrique 29 du centreur femelle 2 est en contact physique avec l'extrémité avant 22 du circuit électrique 21, qui se présente par exemple sous la forme d'une pointe. Ceci assure la connexion électrique de la porte coulissante.
Du fait des jeux de montages, le contact électrique 29 de centreur femelle 2 peut aussi être en contact électrique avec le circuit électrique 21 par l'intermédiaire du moyen de rappel élastique 25 sans que l'extrémité avant 22 du circuit électrique soit en appui contre le contact électrique 29. Le moyen de rappel élastique 25 est en effet continuellement en liaison mécanique avec d'un côté le contact électrique 29 et le circuit électrique 21 qu'il entoure.
Selon une variante de réalisation, l'extrémité avant 22 du circuit électrique pourrait être déformable de telle sorte qu'un appui de la pointe du circuit électrique 21 contre le contact électrique 29 puisse rendre apte un déplacement en X du centreur mâle 4 par rapport au centreur femelle 2.The electrical contact 29 of the female centralizer 2 is in physical contact with the electrical contact 39 of the male centralizer 4. The electrical contact 29 of the female centralizer 2 is in physical contact with the front end 22 of the electrical circuit 21, which is for example in the form of a point. This ensures the electrical connection of the sliding door.
Due to the mounting games, the electrical contact 29 of the female centering device 2 can also be in electrical contact with the electrical circuit 21 via the elastic return means 25 without the front end 22 of the electrical circuit being pressed against. the electrical contact 29. The elastic return means 25 is in fact continuously in mechanical connection with, on one side, the electrical contact 29 and the electrical circuit 21 which it surrounds.
According to an alternative embodiment, the front end 22 of the electrical circuit could be deformable so that the point of the electrical circuit 21 resting against the electrical contact 29 can make it suitable for an X-shaped movement of the male centering device 4 with respect to the female centering device 2.

Lorsque la porte coulissante est fermée, le contact entre la partie mâle 6 et la partie femelle 8 du contacteur électrique permet d'alimenter la porte électriquement. Le contact électrique est fiabilisé sous l'effet élastique du moyen de rappel élastique 25 qui tend à plaquer les deux contacts électriques 29, 39 l'un contre l'autre. Cette solution garantit ainsi le maintien électrique dans tous les cas, même en présence de vibrations par exemple.When the sliding door is closed, the contact between the male part 6 and the female part 8 of the electrical contactor makes it possible to supply the door electrically. The electrical contact is made more reliable under the elastic effect of the elastic return means 25 which tends to press the two electrical contacts 29, 39 against each other. This solution thus guarantees electrical maintenance in all cases, even in the presence of vibrations for example.

Naturellement, l'invention n'est pas limitée au mode de réalisation décrit et s'étend à tout dispositif de centrage qui intègre un contact électrique. Ce contact électrique peut se présenter sous toute autre forme que celle décrite. De plus, il peut y avoir tout autre nombre de contact électrique, au moins un, deux, trois, quatre, ou plus.Naturally, the invention is not limited to the embodiment described and extends to any centering device which incorporates an electrical contact. This electrical contact can be in any form other than that described. In addition, there can be any other number of electrical contacts, at least one, two, three, four, or more.

Bien que l'invention ait été décrite ci-dessus dans le cas d'une porte coulissante latérale d'un véhicule automobile, l'invention s'applique bien entendu à tout type de porte coulissante d'un véhicule automobile. De plus, l'invention s'applique bien entendu à tout type de porte coulissante. D'autre part, la porte coulissante peut comprendre au moins un centreur, ou plusieurs centreurs. Il peut comprendre au moins un centreur mâle et/ou au moins un centreur femelle.Although the invention has been described above in the case of a side sliding door of a motor vehicle, the invention of course applies to any type of sliding door of a motor vehicle. In addition, the invention applies of course to any type of sliding door. On the other hand, the sliding door can include at least one centralizer, or several centralizers. It can include at least one male centralizer and / or at least one female centralizer.

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Centreur, tel qu'un centreur femelle (2) ou centreur mâle (4), pour dispositif de centrage pour une porte coulissante, notamment pour un véhicule automobile, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend au moins une partie mâle (6) d'un contacteur électrique comprenant au moins un premier contact électrique (29) ou une partie femelle (8) d'un contacteur électrique comprenant au moins un deuxième contact électrique (39), au moins ledit au moins un premier contact électrique (29) ou ledit au moins un deuxième contact électrique (39) étant intégrés dans ledit centreur.Centering device, such as a female centering device (2) or male centering device (4), for a centering device for a sliding door, in particular for a motor vehicle, characterized in that it comprises at least one male part (6) of an electrical contactor comprising at least a first electrical contact (29) or a female part (8) of an electrical contactor comprising at least a second electrical contact (39), at least said at least one first electrical contact (29) or said at least one second electrical contact (39) being integrated in said centralizer. Centreur selon la revendication 1, comprenant au moins un moyen de rappel élastique (25) destiné à plaquer les premier et deuxième contacts électriques (29, 39) l'un contre l'autre lorsque la porte coulissante est fermée.A centralizer according to claim 1, comprising at least one elastic return means (25) for pressing the first and second electrical contacts (29, 39) against each other when the sliding door is closed. Centreur selon la revendication 1 ou 2, le centreur étant un centreur femelle (2) comprenant un corps (11) comprenant au moins une portion en forme de creux (13), ladite portion en forme de creux (13) étant configurée pour que le corps (31) d'un centreur mâle (4) puisse s'insérer dans ladite portion en forme de creux (13).A centralizer according to claim 1 or 2, the centralizer being a female centralizer (2) comprising a body (11) comprising at least one hollow-shaped portion (13), said hollow-shaped portion (13) being configured so that the body (31) of a male centering device (4) can be inserted into said hollow-shaped portion (13). Centreur selon la revendication 1 ou 2, le centreur étant un centreur mâle (4) comprenant un corps (31) comprenant au moins une portion (33) configurée pour s'insérer dans le corps (31) d'un centreur femelle (2).A centralizer according to claim 1 or 2, the centralizer being a male centralizer (4) comprising a body (31) comprising at least one portion (33) configured to fit into the body (31) of a female centralizer (2) . Dispositif de centrage pour une porte coulissante, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend deux centreurs selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, un des deux centreurs étant un centreur mâle (4) et l'autre centreur étant un centreur femelle (2), dans lequel l'au moins un contacteur électrique comprend une partie mâle (6) comprenant un premier contact électrique (29) et une partie femelle (8) comprenant un deuxième contact électrique (39), et dans lequel le deuxième contact électrique (39) de la partie femelle (8) du contacteur électrique est intégré dans le centreur mâle (4), et le premier contact électrique (29) de la partie mâle (6) du contacteur électrique est intégré dans le centreur femelle (2).Centering device for a sliding door, characterized in that it comprises two centralizers according to any one of the preceding claims, one of the two centralizers being a male centralizer (4) and the other centralizer being a female centralizer (2), in which the at least one electrical contactor comprises a male part (6) comprising a first electrical contact (29) and a female part (8) comprising a second electrical contact (39), and in which the second electrical contact (39) of the female part (8) of the electrical contactor is integrated in the male centralizer (4), and the first electrical contact (29) of the male part (6) of the electrical contactor is integrated in the female centralizer (2). Dispositif selon la revendication précédente, dans lequel la partie mâle (6) du contacteur électrique comprend au moins un poussoir (23), au moins un moyen de rappel élastique (25) et au moins un contact électrique (29) fixé sur le poussoir, le poussoir (23) étant mobile entre une première position avancée et une deuxième position reculée (ou enfoncée) dans un logement (16) du centreur femelle (2).Device according to the preceding claim, in which the male part (6) of the electrical contactor comprises at least one pusher (23), at least one elastic return means (25) and at least one electrical contact (29) fixed on the pusher, the pusher (23) being movable between a first advanced position and a second retracted position (or depressed) in a housing (16) of the female centering device (2). Dispositif selon la revendication précédente, apte à passer d'une première position ouverte à une deuxième position fermée, dans lequel : - dans la première position ouverte, le centreur mâle (4) et le centreur femelle (2) sont à distance l'un de l'autre, l'au moins un poussoir (23) est en position avancée à l'extérieur du logement (16) du centreur femelle (2) et l'au moins un moyen de rappel élastique (25) est au repos ; - dans la deuxième position fermée, le corps (31) du centreur mâle (4) est situé dans le creux du corps (11) du centreur femelle (2), l'au moins un poussoir (23) est en position enfoncée à l'intérieur du logement (16) du centreur femelle (2), l'au moins un moyen de rappel élastique (25) est comprimé, et l'au moins un premier contact électrique (29) de la partie mâle (6) du contacteur électrique est en contact avec l'au moins un deuxième contact électrique (39) de la partie femelle (8) du contacteur électrique. Device according to the preceding claim, capable of passing from a first open position to a second closed position, in which: - in the first open position, the male centering device (4) and the female centering device (2) are at a distance from each other, at least one pusher (23) is in the forward position outside the housing (16) of the female centering device (2) and the at least one elastic return means (25) is at rest; - in the second closed position, the body (31) of the male centering device (4) is located in the hollow of the body (11) of the female centralizing device (2), the at least one pusher (23) is in the depressed position. 'Inside the housing (16) of the female centralizer (2), the at least one elastic return means (25) is compressed, and the at least one first electrical contact (29) of the male part (6) of the contactor electrical contact is in contact with the at least one second electrical contact (39) of the female part (8) of the electrical contactor. Porte coulissante, notamment pour un véhicule automobile, comprenant un dispositif de centrage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 5 à 7 ou au moins un centreur selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4.Sliding door, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising a centering device according to any one of claims 5 to 7 or at least one centering device according to any one of claims 1 to 4. Véhicule, notamment véhicule automobile, comprenant un dispositif de centrage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 5 à 7 ou une porte coulissante selon la revendication précédente ou au moins un centreur selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4.Vehicle, in particular motor vehicle, comprising a centering device according to any one of claims 5 to 7 or a sliding door according to the preceding claim or at least one centering device according to any one of claims 1 to 4.
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