Patent ID: 8517450
Filing Date: 2013-08-27
Classification: B60J,E05F,E05Y,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A sliding door arrangement for a motor vehicle, comprising: a sliding door adapted to shift relative to a body of the motor vehicle which in a closed position borders a column of the body; a first safeguard element and a second safeguard element adapted to secure the sliding door against exposure to an external force, the first safeguard element arranged on one of a column-side carrier and a door-side carrier and the second safeguard element arranged on the other column-side carrier or door-side carrier, wherein in the closed position the first and second safeguard elements overlap each other at least regionally; and a mounting plate directly connected to at least one of the first safeguard element or the second safeguard element and abutting a rear side surface of one of the column-side carrier or the door-side carrier and facing away from the other carrier when the door is in the closed position; wherein the mounting plate includes an elbow; at least one of the first safeguard element or the second safeguard element comprises a strike member that when mounted on one of the carriers at least regionally penetrates through a through hole formed thereon; one of the first safeguard element or the second safeguard element comprises a locating hole with a pair of retention hooks arranged opposite each other in a transverse direction of the motor vehicle, wherein each retention hook comprises a back cut facing away from the carrier that is adapted to accommodate the corresponding safeguard element; and the elbow shifts the strike member to lie in the back cut of the retention hook in response to an inside-out deformation acting upon an interior of the sliding door.