DEVICE FOR HOLDING A VEHICLE SLIDING DOOR AT FULL-OPEN POSITION

摘要

A device for holding a vehicle sliding door (2) at a full-open position comprises a striker (17) fixed to a vehicle body and a latch (15) rotatably mounted on the sliding door. The latch has a U-shaped groove (18) for engaging with the striker (17) when the sliding door is fully opened. The latch (15) is displaceable between a first position in which the U-shaped groove (18) is disengaged from the striker and a second position in which the U-shaped groove (18) is engaged with the striker (17). Resilient means (19) is disposed at a location between the latch (15) and the sliding door for holding the latch in each of the first and the second positions by the resilient force thereof. Movement of the latch (15) between the two positions thus requires that the force of the resilient means be overcome.