Patent ID: 6564425
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
Vehicle door check device comprising:a longitudinal tie with a circular cross section, provided on its outer surface with at least one retention seat, a holder having a chamber with a cylindrical surface and a passage through which the tie can slide; a plurality of retention bodies supported by the holder and engaging in said at least one retention seat so as to define at least one stable retention position, and elastic means acting so as to push the retention bodies against the tie along radial directions with respect to the axis of the tie; wherein said elastic means comprises a plurality of blocks of elastic material, each of which is in the shape of a sector of an annulus, with a convex outward side resting against said cylindrical surface of said chamber and a concave inward side; wherein each of said retention bodies is arcuate with a convex outward side resting against said concave material and an arcuate inward surface having a projection capable of establishing an essentially point-like area of contact with the outer surface of the tie; and wherein said retention bodies and said blocks including mutually-interlocking locating surfaces that enable orientation of the retention bodies along a direction essentially parallel to the axis of the tie.