Patent ID: 11885160
Assignee: WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  B | IPC B  E

Claim 0:
1. A locking device for a vehicle sliding door assembly, the locking device comprising:
a sliding door threshold configured to be mounted on a door panel of a vehicle, the threshold configured to slide along a sliding axis and including a latch and a tongue at a car body-engaging end of the latch;
a groove block configured to be coupled to a car body of the vehicle, the groove block including a groove shaped to receive the tongue;
a hook plate configured to be coupled to the car body; and
a switch sensor,
wherein the tongue of the threshold is configured to engage the groove to maintain alignment of the hook plate to mate with the latch to lock the threshold to the car body, the switch sensor configured to generate a signal indicating a locked state of the hook with the latch responsive to actuation of the switch sensor by the latch.