US Patent 7458621 Door connector

Patent 7458621 was granted and assigned to Mitsui on December, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent

Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Mitsui

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7458621

Date of Patent

December 2, 2008

Patent Application Number

11151299

Date Filed

June 14, 2005

Patent Primary Examiner

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Patricia Engle

Patent abstract

One actuator selectively operates a latch lever linked to a latch and a ratchet lever, a push rod, a bell crank and a pull rod linked to a ratchet. When the front door and the rear door of a car having the center pillarless design are closed, the actuator operates the latch lever causing the latch to engage with a striker to connect the front door and the rear door. When the front door and the rear door are connected and a passenger opens either of the two doors, the actuator operates the ratchet lever, the push rod, the bell crank, and the pull rod causing the latch and the striker to be disengaged to disconnect the front door and the rear door.