Automotive finish protection and dent prevention system

摘要

A device and a system operative for protecting an automobile door from dent and damage to the finish. The device has a shield that stows in a chamber in an automobile frame below an automobile door, the shield deploying upwardly from the chamber to a position adjacent to the automobile door. The shield is deployed by a hydraulic system coupled to the shield through a plurality of linkages on a track that deploys the shield out the chamber opening and retracts the shield into the chamber. The system has an actuator for actuating the hydraulic system, the actuator selectively actuating the hydraulic system to deploy the shield when the door is locked and selectively actuating the hydraulic system to deploy the shield when is door is opening. A remote control device actuates the hydraulic system in one example embodiment. A sensor actuates the hydraulic system in another example embodiment.

主权项

1. An automotive finish protection and dent prevention device, comprising:
a shield, said shield stowing in a chamber in an automobile frame, said chamber having an opening below an automobile door, said shield deploying upwardly from the opening in the chamber to a position adjacent to the automobile door; and a hydraulic system selectively deploying said shield when said automobile door is closed and locked, the hydraulic system in said chamber in the automobile frame below the automobile door, said hydraulic system having a hydraulic cylinder coupling to a plurality of linkages, said plurality of linkages traversing a track in said chamber, said plurality of linkages coupled to said shield, said hydraulic cylinder operative for deploying said shield by propelling said plurality of linkages along said track in said chamber towards the opening of said chamber, said plurality of linkages traversing said chamber, thereby deploying said shield out of said chamber in the position adjacent to the automobile door, the shield operative protecting an automobile finish and preventing denting to the automobile door when the shield is thus deployed.