Patent ID: 9545834
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: B60J,E05D,E05Y

Claim:
1. A locking device for a vehicle sliding door, comprising: a rail mounted on the vehicle sliding door; a central support structure coupled to the rail and mounted on the vehicle body and configured to connect the vehicle sliding door to the vehicle body and to allow the vehicle sliding door to pivot and slide; and a hook disposed on the central support structure and configured to lock the central support structure with respect to the rail when the vehicle sliding door is closed, wherein: the rail comprises: the central support structure comprises an upper pair of central sliders disposed on the upper guide rail and a lower pair of central sliders disposed on the lower guide rail, such that the upper pair of central sliders and the lower pair of central sliders are mounted on a central slider mounting bracket; a vehicle body mounting bracket mounted on the vehicle body; and a swing arm having a first end rotatably coupled to the vehicle body mounting bracket and a second end rotatably coupled to the central slider mounting bracket, and the swing arm comprises an upper swing arm disposed on an upper portion of the swing arm; a lower swing arm disposed on a lower portion of the swing arm; and two flanges of a substantially rectangular shape each connecting the upper swing arm and the lower swing arm, one of the flanges having a pressing edge for pressing down and pivoting the hook.