Patent ID: 6813811
Filing Date: 2004-11-09
Classification: E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
A door checker for an automobile, comprising a case secured to one of a body and a door of the automobile, and a check plate mounted movably to extend through said case and supported on the other of said body and said door, a pair of detent members and resilient means being accommodated in said case, said detent members being mounted to come into contact with opposite sides of said check plate, said resilient means being adapted to exhibit repulsive forces to urge said detent members against the opposite sides of said check plate, said check plate being provided with notches in which said detent members are brought into engagement to retain the door at a predetermined medium opening degree, and with a full-opening stopper means adapted to receive an outer side of said case to define an opening limit for the door, wherein a section of each of the opposite sides of said check plate, corresponding to an area where each of said detent members is moved from the medium opening degree to the opening limit for the door, is formed as a continuous surface having no unevenness.