US 12,275,293 B2
Vehicle door lubricant application systems and methods of applying lubricant to vehicle doors
Michael J. Faulkner, Stanton, KY (US); Jarett M. McGeorge, Georgetown, KY (US); Aquiles N. Elgueta, Winchester, KY (US); and Logan H. Coomer, Berea, KY (US)
Assigned to Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US); and Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota (JP)
Filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Jul. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/222,800.
Prior Publication US 2025/0026186 A1, Jan. 23, 2025
Int. Cl. B60J 5/04 (2006.01); F16N 7/36 (2006.01); F16N 15/04 (2006.01)
CPC B60J 5/0463 (2013.01) [F16N 7/36 (2013.01); F16N 15/04 (2013.01); F16N 2210/04 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle door lubricant application system comprising:
a pump connected to a fluid line that is connected to a fluid reservoir of a lubricant tank, the pump configured to provide a preselected amount of a lubricant to a spray nozzle assembly, the spray nozzle assembly configured to dispense the lubricant; and
a sensing device configured to detect presence of a vehicle door as the vehicle door is conveyed automatically using a conveyor to the sensing device, the sensing device configured to provide a signal in response to the presence of the vehicle door on the conveyor that is used to activate the pump;
wherein the spray nozzle assembly is configured to direct the lubricant from an overhead support structure downward toward a door weather strip or glass run channel of the vehicle door that is below and spaced away from the spray nozzle assembly and overhead support structure.