Patent ID: 6901634

Claim:
A door check device for installation between a motor vehicle body and a motor vehicle door that swings in opposing opening and closing directions relative to the vehicle body, the door check device comprising: a first mounting bracket; a second mounting bracket having at least one roller mounting pin, wherein the first mounting bracket is constructed and arranged to be mounted on one of a vehicle door and a vehicle body and the second mounting bracket is constructed and arranged to be mounted on the other of the vehicle door and the vehicle body such that the first and second mounting brackets move relative to one another as the door is swung in the opposing opening and closing directions thereof relative to the vehicle body; a link member connected to the first mounting bracket; a roller rotatably mounted on the roller mounting pin of the second mounting bracket and in rolling contact with the link member to control relative movement between the first and second mounting brackets, and hence the vehicle door during the opening and closing movements of the vehicle door; the roller comprising a metal core having an internal bore in which the roller mounting pin is received and a molded plastic bushing lining the internal bore of the metal core, the metal core and the plastic bushing comprising interlocked or bonded structures essentially preventing relative rotation between the metal core and the plastic bushing, wherein the plastic bushing further comprises a generally radially extending flange disposed at an end of the metal core.