| 摘要 |
The present invention relates to a door check device comprising a first and second link member engaging structure and a housing. An elongated link member has a first opposing end that provides a connecting portion, a second opposing end, and an intermediate portion that extends between the first and second opposing ends thereof and provides first and second opposing face surfaces. The intermediate portion has first and second detent regions that extend generally in a transverse direction of the link member on the first and second opposing face surfaces thereof, respectively. Biasing structure is constructed and arranged to bias the first and second engaging structures relatively towards one another to thereby urge the engaging structures into engagement with the first and second opposing face surfaces of the intermediate link member portion, respectively. The connecting portion of the elongated link member and the connecting portion of the housing are constructed and arranged to enable installation of the door check device by operatively connecting one of the connecting portions to the vehicle door and operatively connecting the other of the connecting portions to the vehicle body. When the vehicle door is swung to a location with respect to the vehicle body wherein the first and second engaging structures are received within the first and second detent regions, respectively, the engaging structures cooperate with the detent regions to maintain the vehicle door at that position until a force sufficient to cause the link member to move relative to the housing so as to urge the engaging structures relatively apart from one another and out of cooperation with the detent regions against the biasing of the biasing structure is applied to the vehicle door. The first engaging structure and the first opposing face surface of the intermediate portion are configured so as to engage with one another in a first transverse movement restricting relationship and the second engaging structure and the second opposing face surface of the intermediate portion are configured so as to engage with one another under the biasing of the biasing structure in a second transverse movement restricting relationship. The engaging structures each are constructed and arranged such that, when the link member is caused to undergo a yaw movement relative to the housing generally along a yaw, the first and second engaging structures are allowed to move along with the link member to thereby facilitate the first and second engaging structures remaining engaged with the first and second face surfaces in the aforesaid first and second transverse movement restricting relationships, respectively.
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