US 11,987,106 B2
Vehicle door check mechanism and vehicle door opening and closing apparatus having the same
Je Won Choi, Anyang-si (KR)
Assigned to Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed by Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Sep. 1, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/009,138.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2019-0160950 (KR), filed on Dec. 5, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0170842 A1, Jun. 10, 2021
Int. Cl. B60J 5/06 (2006.01); E05C 17/20 (2006.01); E05D 15/10 (2006.01); E05D 15/48 (2006.01)
CPC B60J 5/06 (2013.01) [E05C 17/203 (2013.01); E05D 15/1081 (2013.01); E05D 2015/485 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/532 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
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1. A vehicle door check mechanism comprising:
a strap body to be mounted on a portion of a vehicle door adjacent to a rotation axis of the vehicle door,
wherein the strap body is configured to move with the vehicle door when the vehicle door swings around the rotation axis,
wherein the strap body is curved to have a predetermined curvature radius,
wherein a center of the curvature radius is located on the rotation axis of the vehicle door, and
wherein the strap body has a fixed end that is fixed to the vehicle door and a free end that is spaced apart from the vehicle door; and
a holder configured to hold the strap body at regular intervals.