Device to fix closed door of convertible motor vehicles has unit to generate friction contact between door and body part, and contact element to generate adhesive friction

摘要

The device acts in addition to a door lock. It incorporates a unit (50), which generates pre-tension between the door (51) and a neighboring body part, and transmits it via friction contact. The unit has a piston-like element (60), which can be moved out of the body part. There is a contact element (68) to generate high adhesive friction between the door and the free end section (67) of the piston element. The contact element is of a rubber-like material. The device is fitted within the upper area of a frame-less door of a convertible, and is deactivated if the car is involved in a crash.