Patent ID: 11919373
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC B  E | IPC B  E

Claim 0:
1. A vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body having a first pillar and a second pillar spaced from each other;
a first door supported by the first pillar and a second door supported by the second pillar, the first door and the second door being movable relative to each other between an open position and a closed position;
a first anchor supported by the first pillar and a second anchor supported by the second pillar; and
a first rod supported by and movable relative to the first door and a second rod supported by and movable relative to the second door;
the first rod and the second rod being coaxial on an axis and the first rod being translatable by the first anchor along the axis into engagement with the second rod and the second rod being translatable by the first rod into engagement with the second anchor when the first door and second door are in the closed position.