Norman B Robbins - Davison MI Craig A Confer - White Lake MI
Assignee:
DaimlerChrysler Corporation - Auburn Hills MI
International Classification:
E05C 106
US Classification:
292 36, 292 32, 292DIG 5, 292158, 296224
Abstract:
A mechanical latch for securing a moveable structure to a fixed is provided. The mechanical latch includes a movable catch pin and a proximity pin disposed within a housing cavity. Both pins are spring loaded to urge the pins towards the moveable structure, and both pins also include stops projecting therefrom to limit this movement. An insert member is attached to the housing between the pins and has an end which is engaged by the stops. In an engaged position, the catch pin interacts with a slot in the moveable structure. In the engaged position, the proximity pin and the moveable structure generate a gap between its stop and the insert which allows the other catch pin to be selectively drawn rearward from its latched condition. A peg carried by the catch pin is urged into the gap and against the insert which secures the catch pin in a latched condition. As the proximity pin and the moveable structure move progressively apart, the stop contacts the peg and forces it out of the gap, thereby allowing the catch pin to be moved into its static position ready for a subsequent operation to stow the moveable structure.
Vehicle Spare Tire Storage System Having Stiffening Plate
Max A. Corporon - Bloomfield Hills MI Dave P. Hartman - Columbiaville MI Norman B. Robbins - Davison MI
Assignee:
Chrysler Corporation - Auburn Hills MI
International Classification:
B62D 900
US Classification:
296 372
Abstract:
The present invention consists of a stiffening plate for a spare tire storage system that is supported by a plurality of protrusions in the form of raised beads in the tub floor. The plate is raised from the tub floor via the beads, the structure thus forming a "double thick" cross section that reduces low frequency vibration, while at the same time allowing drainage during the coating process from between the layers and which does not increase weight or cost.
Max A. Corporon - Rochester Hills MI Norman B. Robbins - Davison MI Brett G. Bamford - Livonia MI
Assignee:
DaimlerChrysler Corporation - Auburn Hills MI
International Classification:
B23P 1102 F16B 3702
US Classification:
2952502
Abstract:
A one-piece floating spring nut that has overlying upper and lower flattened leaves that extend from separated free ends into connection with a u-shaped spring hinge that resiliently joins the arms at their inboard ends. The upper leaf has a centralized nut locating and retaining collar extruded therefrom that also serves as a guide and through passage for a threaded fastener. The lower leaf has an extruded sleeve portion aligned with the locating and retaining collar, which is internally threaded to threadly receive the threaded fastener. The locating and retaining collar has a generally cylindrical configuration that extends with clearance into an opening in a support member to retain the spring nut in a pre-assembled position on the support member. The collar further cooperates with the edge of the enlarged opening to establish the amount of adjustment that the nut can float relative to the support. The float permits the nut to be adjusted on its support so that it can be aligned with an opening in the article being attached to the support by threaded fasteners that thread in to the sleeve portion of the nut.
Closed Loop Vehicle Frame Structure For Laterally Spaced Suspension Components
Max A. Corporon - Bloomfield Hills MI Norman B. Robbins - Davison MI Nagesh A. Basavanahalli - West Bloomfield MI
Assignee:
Chrysler Corporation - Auburn Hills MI
International Classification:
B62D 2508
US Classification:
29620304
Abstract:
A framing structure for the rear portion of an automotive, including a pair of spaced and generally vertically oriented suspension strut towers each tower fixed at lower and upper end portions to a lower cross beam and an upper cross beam respectively and with each cross beam extending the full width of the vehicle and with each beam having a closed cross-sectional configuration to providing a high degree of structural rigidity as a mounting platform for the left and right rear wheel suspensions. A yoke-like structure on the upper ends of each suspension strut tower supports an end portion of the upper cross beam, each yoke including a pair of spaced side walls between which an end portion of the beam extends so that in vehicle assembly the beam's end portions are positioned or floated in a respective yoke in sliding engagement between the spaced side walls which permits independent lateral shifting of the upper end portion of each strut tower into desired alignment with the vehicle and with one another. Subsequently, the overlying side walls of the strut towers are attached to the end portions of the cross beam by a plurality of widely spaced spot welds thus providing a high degree of rigidity and accuracy to the framing structure.
Norman B. Robbins - Davison MI Craig A. Confer - White Lake MI
Assignee:
Chrysler Corporation - Auburn Hill MI
International Classification:
G02B 7182 F16C 110
US Classification:
359872
Abstract:
A remote mirror adjustment mechanism for manually adjusting the position of a vehicle side rear-view mirror wherein the adjustment mechanism has a base member having an annular edge for engaging and mounting the adjustment mechanism to a substantially flat interior panel of the vehicle and forming a recessed space in the panel. The base member includes a concave socket for rotatably receiving a ball socket there against. An elongated arm member is mounted to the ball socket and biased from an actuation position with the arm member extending outwardly from the recessed space and beyond the annular edge to a rest position retracted in the recessed space and below the annular edge. A plurality of cables interconnect the ball socket and the side rear-view mirror to provide angular adjustment of the mirror when the arm member rotates the ball socket in the actuation position. A housing defining a cavity encloses the ball socket against the concave socket of the base member. The arm member is biased to the rest position to prevent accidental miss-adjustment of the side rear-view mirror by the vehicle operator.
Closed Loop Vehicle Frame Structure For Laterally Spaced Suspension Components
Max A. Corporon - Bloomfield Hills MI Norman B. Robbins - Davison MI Nagesh A. Basavanahalli - West Bloomfield MI
Assignee:
Chrysler Corporation - Auburn Hills MI
International Classification:
B21D 5388
US Classification:
298972
Abstract:
A framing structure for the rear portion of an automotive, including a pair of spaced and generally vertically oriented suspension strut towers each tower fixed at lower and upper end portions to a lower cross beam and an upper cross beam respectively and with each cross beam extending the full width of the vehicle and with each beam having a closed cross-sectional configuration to providing a high degree of structural rigidity as a mounting platform for the left and right rear wheel suspensions. A yoke-like structure on the upper ends of each suspension strut tower supports an end portion of the upper cross beam, each yoke including a pair of spaced side walls between which an end portion of the beam extends so that in vehicle assembly the beam's end portions are positioned or floated in a respective yoke in sliding engagement between the spaced side walls which permits independent lateral shifting of the upper end portion of each strut tower into desired alignment with the vehicle and with one another. Subsequently, the overlying side walls of the strut towers are attached to the end portions of the cross beam by a plurality of widely spaced spot welds thus providing a high degree of rigidity and accuracy to the framing structure.
Vehicle Structure For Establishing Desired Body Side Panel Alignment And Proper Body Width
Norman B. Robbins - Davison MI Max A. Corporon - Bloomfield Hills MI
Assignee:
Chrysler Corporation - Auburn Hills MI
International Classification:
B60R 2700
US Classification:
296195
Abstract:
A framing structure for the rear portion of an automobile, including a pair of spaced and generally vertically oriented suspension strut towers each tower fixed at lower and upper end portions to a lower cross beam and a unitary upper cross beam respectively and with each cross beam extending the full width of the vehicle and with each beam having a closed cross-sectional configuration providing a high degree of structural rigidity as a mounting platform for the left and right rear wheel suspensions. A yoke-like structure on the upper ends of each suspension strut tower supports an end portion of the unitary upper cross beam, each yoke including a pair of spaced side walls between which an end portion of the unitary beam extends so that in vehicle assembly the unitary beam's end portions are positioned or floated in a respective yoke in sliding engagement between the spaced side walls which permits independent lateral shifting of the upper end portion of each strut tower into desired alignment with the vehicle and with one another. Subsequently, the overlying side walls of the strut towers are attached to the end portions of the unitary cross beam by a plurality of spaced spot welds thus providing a high degree of rigidity and accuracy to the framing structure.
Method And Apparatus For Transferring Rear Shoulder Belt Loads To A Vehicle Frame
Max A. Corporon - Bloomfield Hills MI Victoria A. Salmonowicz - St. Clair Shores MI Norman B. Robbins - Davison MI
Assignee:
Chrysler Corporation - Auburn Hills MI
International Classification:
B60R 2224 B62D 2502 B62D 2504
US Classification:
280808
Abstract:
An apparatus for transferring rear shoulder belt loads to a frame of a motor vehicle includes a unitarily constructed reinforcement member. The reinforcement member is welded or otherwise fixedly attached to a C-pillar joint construction. The C-pillar joint construction includes an upwardly extending strut tower which is welded to a rail of the vehicle frame. The reinforcement member includes an upper end to which a turning loop of a rear seat belt assembly is attached, and a lower end to which a retractor mechanism of the seat belt assembly is attached. Loads from the seat belt are transferred from the reinforcement member through the strut tower and to the rail.
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The earlier study, by Case Western Reserve University emeritus professor Norman Robbins and Cleveland State University professor Mark Salling, put likelihood that an early in-person voter was black at about 56 percent, and the probability that an Election Day or vote-by-mail voter was black at about