An asymmetric latch configuration for a dual sliding door system in a motor vehicle is disclosed. The dual sliding door system includes a front sliding door and a rear sliding door. One of the two doors is configured with a single latch that secures to a latch striker on the vehicle body. The other of the two doors is configured with three latches that secure to three associated latch strikers on the vehicle body. The sliding doors may also include overlapping lateral edges that reduce lateral separation during a collision.
DUAL SLIDING DOORS WITH ASYMMETRIC LATCH CONFIGURATION AND OVERLAPPING EDGES
05.10.2023
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch