Striker with expandable sleeve

摘要

A striker assembly includes a striker having an attachment portion, a shaft portion having a cylindrical outer surface, and a shoulder portion between the shaft portion and the attachment portion. The striker assembly also includes a striker sleeve having a wall that has an inner surface defining an interior space having first and second openings. The wall has corrugations such that the inner surface defines a plurality of concave portions and joining portions that interconnect the concave portions. The concave portions and the joining portions extend from the first opening to the second opening. The shaft portion is inside the interior space and the outer surface of the shaft portion contacts the joining portions of the inner surface of the striker sleeve.

主权项

1. A striker assembly comprising:
a striker having an attachment portion, a shaft portion having a cylindrical outer surface, and a shoulder portion between the shaft portion and the attachment portion; a striker sleeve having a wall that has an inner surface defining an interior space having first and second openings, the wall having corrugations such that the inner surface defines a plurality of concave portions and joining portions that interconnect the concave portions, the concave portions and the joining portions extending from the first opening to the second opening; wherein the shaft portion of the striker is inside the interior space of the striker sleeve and the outer surface of the shaft portion contacts the joining portions of the inner surface of the striker sleeve; wherein the shoulder portion has an outer diameter which is larger than outer diameters of the shaft portion and the attachment portion; and wherein the corrugations in the wall of the striker sleeve are sufficiently elastically deformable to enable the shoulder portion to pass through the interior space.