Positioning and holding arrangement for a sliding vehicle door.

Abstract

Positioning and holding arrangement for a sliding vehicle door. The invention relates to an arrangement (3) for positioning and holding a guide rail (20) of a sliding side door of a vehicle, in particular for positioning and holding a lower guide rail, comprising a guide rail (20) comprising a rear end (22) and a front end (21), a body side (10) comprising a housing (30) for positioning and holding the front end (21) of the guide rail (20), the housing (30) extending transversely towards the interior of such a vehicle, the body side (10) and the guide rail (20) comprising positioning means (50) relative to each other and the body side (10) and the guide rail (20) comprising holding means (60) relative to each other, the positioning means (50) being distinct from the holding means (60). Abstract figure: fig. 2

Description

Title of the invention: Positioning and holding arrangement for a sliding vehicle door. Technical field of the invention

[0001] The invention relates to an arrangement for positioning and holding a sliding door for a vehicle. The invention also relates to a vehicle comprising such an arrangement. The invention finally relates to a method for mounting such an arrangement. State of the prior art

[0002] A vehicle sometimes requires significant access to the passenger compartment. In the case of a motor vehicle, particularly a utility vehicle, it is generally equipped with at least one sliding side door.

[0003] Such a sliding side door is generally held and guided relative to an adjacent body side. This holding and guidance are generally ensured by means of at least one rail fixed to the body side cooperating with movement means fixed to the sliding door. Generally, an operator fixes a template on the body side so as to ensure the correct positioning of the guide and the door. Such a template needs to be assembled and then disassembled, which is long and tedious. However, even with a template, the installation of the door on the body side is subject to dispersions in assembly and / or mounting of the rail(s) on the body side. This results in excessive offsets and / or clearances and / or flushness between the door and the body side, in particular in the closed position of the door. In addition, in the case of irregular clearances, hard points and / or squeaking hinder the movements when opening and / or closing the door.

[0004] To overcome these drawbacks, time-consuming, complex, tedious and consequently expensive adjustments are necessary. In addition, since such a door is generally heavy, such adjustments cause painful efforts for the operator. Presentation of the invention

[0005] The aim of the invention is to provide an arrangement which overcomes the above drawbacks. In particular, the invention proposes a solution making it possible to facilitate the mounting of a guide rail and a sliding door. Summary of the invention

[0006] To achieve this objective, the invention relates to an arrangement intended to ensure the positioning and maintenance of a guide rail of a sliding side door of a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, in particular the positioning and maintenance of a lower guide rail, comprising: - a guide rail comprising a rear end and a front end, - a body side comprising a housing for positioning and holding the front end of the guide rail, the housing extending transversely towards the interior of such a vehicle, the body side and the guide rail comprising means for positioning relative to each other and in that the body side and the guide rail comprising means for holding relative to each other, the positioning means being distinct from the holding means.

[0007] The positioning means may comprise a rear centering pin fixed to the side of the body, in particular by welding, the rear centering pin being able to extend transversely towards the outside of such a vehicle, the positioning means being able to comprise a rear orifice provided on the guide rail, the rear orifice being able to be intended to be inserted on the rear centering pin.

[0008] The housing may comprise a distal face extending in a vertical and longitudinal plane, or substantially vertical and longitudinal, the distal face being able to be oriented on the interior side of such a vehicle, and the arrangement may comprise a plate, the plate being intended to come opposite the distal face, in particular in contact with the distal face of the housing.

[0009] The positioning means may comprise a front centering pin fixed to the distal face of the housing, in particular by welding, the front centering pin being able to extend transversely towards the interior of such a vehicle, the positioning means being able to comprise a front orifice provided on the plate, the front orifice being able to be intended to be inserted on the front centering pin.

[0010] The positioning means may comprise two front centering pins fixed to the distal face of the housing, in particular by welding, the two front centering pins being able to extend transversely towards the interior of such a vehicle, the positioning means being able to comprise two front orifices provided on the plate, the two front orifices being able to be intended to be inserted on the two front centering pins, and / or the positioning means may comprise two rear centering pins fixed to the side of the body, in particular by welding, the two rear centering pins may extend transversely towards the outside of such a vehicle, the positioning means may comprise two rear holes provided on the guide rail, the two rear holes being intended to be inserted on the two rear centering pins.

[0011] The holding means may comprise a threaded rod extending from the guide rail at its front end, the threaded rod being able to extend transversely dirty towards the inside of such a vehicle, the housing being able to comprise a hole for the threaded rod to pass through, the plate being able to comprise an oblong hole for the threaded rod to pass through, the holding means being able to comprise a nut intended to cooperate with the threaded rod so as to hold the guide rail in position relative to the housing.

[0012] The holding means may comprise at least one hole provided in the guide rail and / or provided in the body side and at least one means for fixing the guide rail to the body side, the at least one fixing means being able to cooperate with the at least one hole so as to fix the guide rail to the body side, in particular a screw / nut type fixing means.

[0013] The housing can be obtained from two half-shells, in particular two half-shells made of stamped sheet metal, in particular an upper half-shell and a lower half-shell, the half-shells being able to be fixed to each other, in particular by welding.

[0014] The distal face may extend over a single half-shell or substantially over a single half-shell.

[0015] The arrangement may comprise a spacer, in particular a washer, arranged between the distal face of the housing and the plate.

[0016] The invention also relates to a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, comprising at least one arrangement as defined previously.

[0017] The invention also relates to a method of mounting an arrangement as defined above, the method comprising: - a step of providing a guide rail, on one side of the body comprising a housing for positioning and holding a front end of the guide rail, the housing extending transversely towards the interior of such a vehicle, - a step of positioning the guide rail relative to the side of the body by means of positioning means, possibly preceded or followed by a step of positioning a plate opposite a distal face of the housing, in particular after a step of mounting a spacer in contact with the distal face, then - a step of fixing the guide rail to the side of the body by means of holding means, in particular by tightening screw / nut type holding means. Presentation of the figures

[0018] These objects, characteristics and advantages of the present invention will be explained in detail in the following description of an embodiment and an execution mode of a mounting method, given without limitation in relation to the attached figures among which:

[0019] [Fig-1] [Fig.l] is a schematic view of a motor vehicle according to a mode of realization.

[0020] [Fig.2] [Fig.2] is a partial perspective view of an arrangement according to a embodiment.

[0021] [Fig.3] [Fig.3] is a detailed view of the arrangement according to the embodiment.

[0022] [Fig.4] [Fig.4] is another detailed view of the arrangement according to the method of rea lization, a plaque being affixed.

[0023] [Fig.5] [Fig.5] is another detailed view of the arrangement according to the method of rea lization, the plate and a guide rail being approached.

[0024] [Fig.6] [Fig.6] is another detailed view of the arrangement according to the method of rea lization, the plate and the guide rail being mounted.

[0025] [Fig.7] [Fig.7] is a detailed sectional view along a transverse and longitudinal plane horizontal view of the front of the arrangement according to the embodiment.

[0026] [Fig.8] [Fig.8] is a schematic sectional view along a plane passing through the axis of a stud of the arrangement according to the embodiment.

[0027] [Fig.9] [Fig.9] is a perspective view of a guide rail of the arrangement depending on the method of implementation. Detailed description

[0028] The direction in which a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, moves in a straight line is defined as the longitudinal direction X. By convention, the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, located in a plane parallel to the ground, is called the transverse direction Y. The third direction, perpendicular to the other two, is called the vertical direction Z. Thus, a direct XYZ reference frame is used in which X is the longitudinal direction in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, therefore directed towards the rear, Y is the transverse direction directed towards the right and Z is the vertical direction directed upwards. The forward direction corresponds to the direction in which the vehicle usually moves in the longitudinal direction and is opposite to the rear direction.

[0029] [Fig.l] schematically illustrates a vehicle 1, preferably a motor vehicle. The vehicle comprises at least one body side. Preferably, the vehicle comprises a body side 10 on the left side and a body side on the right side (not shown). The vehicle comprises at least one access door 2 within a passenger compartment 5 and / or loading area. The door 2 is sliding. Advantageously, the door 2 is a sliding side door. Preferably, the sliding side door 2 is a rear door. By rear door, we mean a door arranged behind a front door 6. For example, the vehicle comprises a sliding side door on the left side (illustrated in [Fig.l]) and a sliding side door on the right side. Optionally, the vehicle comprises several sliding side doors on the right side and / or left side.

[0030] Subsequently, for simplicity, the sliding side door 2 arranged on the left side of the vehicle is called door 2 or door.

[0031] As illustrated in [Fig.l], the door 2 is held and guided relative to the body side 10 by means of a lower guide rail 20. Preferably, in addition, the door is guided and / or held relative to the body side by means of central means 7 and / or upper means 8. Thus the vehicle 1 comprises the guide rail 20 and means capable of cooperating with the rail 20, for example of the arm and / or carriage type. Preferably, the vehicle 1 further comprises the central means 7 and / or the upper means 8, for example of the rail and / or arm and / or carriage type.

[0032] The vehicle further comprises an arrangement 3 shown in particular in [Fig.2]. The arrangement 3 is intended to ensure the positioning and maintenance of the guide rail 20 of the door 2. Preferably, the arrangement 3 concerns the lower guide rail.

[0033] In this case, the arrangement 3 comprises the lower guide rail 20. The guide rail 20 comprises a rear end 22 and a front end 21. The arrangement 3 further comprises the body side 10. The body side 10 comprises a housing 30 for positioning and holding the front end 21 of the guide rail 20. The housing 30 is illustrated in FIGS. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. The housing 30 extends transversely, or substantially transversely, towards the interior of the vehicle. Thus, the housing 30 extends towards the passenger compartment 5.

[0034] The body side 10 and the guide rail 20 comprise positioning means 50 relative to each other. The body side 10 and the guide rail 20 also comprise holding means 60 relative to each other. Advantageously, the positioning means 50 are distinct from the holding means 60. By distinct, it is meant that the positioning means serve exclusively, or substantially exclusively, for positioning the rail 20 relative to the body side and that the holding means serve exclusively, or substantially exclusively, for holding the rail 20 on the body side.

[0035] As illustrated in [Fig.2], the positioning means 50 comprise a rear centering pin 51, or axis, or centering or indexing axis, or pilot, or positioning pilot. The rear centering pin 51 is fixed to the body side 10. For example, the centering pin 51 is fixed by welding to the body side. The rear centering pin 51 extends transversely, or substantially transversely, towards the outside of the vehicle. The positioning means 50 further comprise a rear orifice 53 provided on the guide rail 20. The rear orifice 53 is intended to be inserted on the rear centering pin 51 when mounting the guide rail on the body side, which will be explained later.

[0036] As illustrated in [Fig. 3], the housing 30 comprises a distal face 35 extending in a vertical and longitudinal, or substantially vertical and longitudinal, plane P. The distal face 35 is oriented towards the interior side of the vehicle. Thus, the distal face 35 is opposite a vertical and longitudinal median plane of the vehicle (not shown).

[0037] Arrangement 3 further comprises a plate or wedge 40.

[0038] As illustrated in [Fig.4], the plate 40 is intended to come opposite the distal face 35. For example, the plate 40 comes directly into contact with the distal face 35 of the housing 30. Advantageously, as illustrated in [Fig.8], the arrangement 3 also comprises a spacer 65. The spacer 65 is for example a washer capable of allowing the stud 61 to pass. The spacer 65 is placed between the distal face 35 of the housing 30 and the plate 40. In other words, the spacer 65 is sandwiched between the distal face 35 and the plate 40.

[0039] Preferably, as illustrated in Figures 3 to 6, the positioning means 50 comprise a front centering pin 52 fixed on the distal face 35 of the housing 30. For example, the front centering pin 52 is fixed by welding, in particular by a circular arc. The front centering pin 52 extends transversely towards the interior of the vehicle. The positioning means 50 also comprise a front orifice 54 provided on the plate 40. Thus, the front orifice 54 is intended to be inserted on the front centering pin 52.

[0040] Advantageously, as illustrated in Figures 3 to 6, the positioning means 50 comprise two front centering pins 52, 52' fixed on or near the distal face 35 of the housing 30. For example, the pins are welded to the housing, in particular by a circular arc. The two front centering pins 52, 52' extend transversely towards the interior of the vehicle. The front pins 52, 52' are then parallel or substantially parallel. In this case, the positioning means 50 comprise two front orifices 54, 54' provided on the plate 40. The two front orifices 54, 54' are intended to be inserted on the two front centering pins 52, 52'.

[0041] Alternatively, or in addition, as illustrated in [Fig. 2], the positioning means 50 comprise two rear centering pins 51, 51' fixed to the body side 10. For example, the rear pins are fixed by welding, in particular by a circular electric arc. The two rear centering pins 51, 51' extend transversely, or substantially transversely, towards the outside of the vehicle. In the case of a curved guide rail 20 illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 9, for example, the rear centering pin 51' does not extend transversely. The positioning means 50 then comprise two rear orifices 53, 53' provided on the guide rail 20. The two rear orifices 53, 53' are intended to be inserted on the two rear centering pins 51, 51'.

[0042] For example, the front and / or rear centering pins are of circular section and the corresponding holes are also of circular section. For example, the clearance between the diameter of the section of a centering pin and the diameter of the corresponding hole is small. For example, the diameter of the hole is of the order of 0.1 mm to 0.2 mm greater than the diameter of the section of the pin. Advantageously, the diameter of a centering pin is between 4 mm and 6 mm, preferably of the order of 5 mm.

[0043] Regarding the plate 40, preferably the front orifice 54 is circular while the other front orifice 54' is oblong or light-type. For example, as illustrated in Figures 4 to 6, the oblong orifice 54' extends upwards and forwards, for example by having a major axis directed or substantially directed towards the axis of the hole 54. Thus, the cooperation of the oblong hole 54' with the pin 52' tolerates a little play. In other words, the cooperation hole 547pin 52' prevents the pivoting of the plate around the pin 52. Thanks to these front pins, the wedge 40 is positioned precisely relative to the housing 30, and consequently relative to the side of the body.

[0044] As illustrated in Figures 5, 6, 8 and 9, the holding means 60 comprise a threaded rod or stud 61 of axis A ([Fig.5]) extending from the guide rail 20. The threaded rod or stud 61 extends at the front end 21 of the guide rail. The threaded rod 61 extends transversely, or substantially transversely, towards the inside of the vehicle. Advantageously, as illustrated in particular in [Fig.9], the rail comprises a plate 23 for fixing the threaded rod 61. Note that the rail illustrated in [Fig.9] is a rail intended to equip a right body side, that is to say opposite to the body side illustrated in the other figures. The housing 30 then comprises a passage hole 31 for the threaded rod 61 illustrated in figures 3 and 7. The plate 40 also comprises a hole or a buttonhole or a light 41, preferably an oblong hole, for the passage of the threaded rod 61 (figures 4 and 5).The holding means 60 also comprise a nut 62 intended to cooperate with the threaded rod 61 (figures 6 and 8). The cooperation of the nut 62 with the threaded rod 61 makes it possible to hold the front end 21 of the guide rail 20 in position relative to the housing 30, which will be detailed later.

[0045] In addition, the holding means 60 comprise at least one hole 63 provided in the guide rail 20. The holding means 60 then comprise at least one fixing means cooperating with the at least one hole 63 so as to fix the guide rail 20 to the body side 10. Preferably, the fixing means is of the screw / nut type (not shown).

[0046] Preferably, as illustrated in [Fig.9], two holes 63 are provided in the rear portion of the rail 20 so as to cooperate with holes provided in the body side 10 and / or with fixing means. For example, each fixing means passes through each hole 63 and a hole provided in the body side. In this case, the fixing means is for example a bolt or a rivet. Alternatively, a rod threaded is fixed to the body side, for example by welding or brazing or gluing or held on the body side by another means, so that the threaded rod passes through the hole 63 and cooperates with a nut to ensure the fixing of the rear 22 of the rail on the body side.

[0047] Preferably, as illustrated in Figures 3 to 7, the housing 30 is obtained from two half-shells 32, 33. Preferably, each half-shell is a stamped sheet metal. More preferably, each half-shell extends substantially in a transverse and longitudinal plane. Thus, the housing comprises an upper half-shell 32 and a lower half-shell 33. Preferably, the half-shells are fixed to each other by welding. Advantageously, as illustrated in [Fig. 3], the welding between the half-shells is of the continuous S weld bead type, in particular carried out using an electric arc, so as to avoid problems of sealing and / or corrosion.

[0048] Preferably, the distal face 35 of the housing 30 extends over a single half-shell 32; 33 or substantially over a single half-shell. For this, as illustrated in [Fig. 3], in the case of a distal face 35 provided on the lower half-shell 33, the lower half-shell extends upwards at the level of the distal face. In this case, the cord S does not extend entirely in a transverse and longitudinal plane or substantially in a transverse and longitudinal plane, the cord S forming an upward deviation, for example by forming a curve. As illustrated in [Fig. 3], the pin 52 is fixed to the lower half-shell 33 and the pin 52' is fixed to the upper half-shell 32.

[0049] Alternatively, the distal face is provided on the upper half-shell 32. The upper half-shell 32 then extends downwards at the distal face. The weld bead S then forms a downward deviation, for example by forming a curve.

[0050] Note that the housing 30 is fixed to the body side 10, for example by welding, for example by means of a rebate.

[0051] The locations of the centering pins 51, 51' on the body side and the locations of the pins 52, 52' on the housing are determined very precisely since they define the final positioning of the guide rail relative to the body side. The positioning of the rail is of great importance with respect to the positioning of the door that it will guide and / or support. Preferably, laser pointing is carried out on the body side as well as on the housing which is part of the body side. The laser can thus take into account any dispersions on each body side and define, in particular, the precise locations of the pins based on these. Preferably, each pin 51, 51' is then fixed by welding, for example by a robot 70 from outside the body side, as illustrated in [Fig.7], at the points defined by the laser.Preferably, each pin 52, 52' is also fixed by welding to the housing by the robot, from the inside of the body side, the robot head then having . easy access.

[0052] An embodiment of a method of mounting the arrangement 3 will now be described.

[0053] Firstly, a step is carried out for providing the guide rail 20 and the body side 10. As a reminder, the body side comprises the housing 30 for positioning and holding the front end 21 of the guide rail 20. The housing 30 extends transversely, or substantially transversely, towards the inside of the vehicle. As illustrated in [Fig. 3], the housing 30 comprises the front centering pins 52, 52' and the distal face 35. As a reminder, the distal face 35 extends in a vertical and longitudinal plane or substantially vertical and longitudinal plane.

[0054] As illustrated in [Fig. 3], in the case of a weld bead S between the half-shells 32, 33 of the housing, the bead S does not extend or extends only slightly over the distal face 35. A step is then carried out of positioning the plate 40 against the distal face 35. This positioning is carried out by making the two front orifices 54, 54' correspond with the front pins 52, 52'.

[0055] Preferably, as illustrated in [Fig.8], the flat spacer 65 is placed between the distal face 35 and the plate 40 so as to create a flat contact between the distal face 35 and the plate 40. Thus, the plate 40 avoids any support, even partial, on the weld bead S connecting the shells 32, 33 of the housing 30. For example, the washer 65 has a thickness of between 2 mm and 5 mm so as to compensate for the thickness of a bead of the weld bead S protruding from the distal face. Thus, this spacer 65 prevents the plate 40 from being deflected from a vertical and longitudinal plane due to the contact of the plate 40 against the weld bead S.

[0056] Note that the placement of the spacer 65 can be carried out before the positioning of the plate 40. In this case, possibly the spacer 65 comprises a hole allowing it to be inserted on the adjacent centering pin 52 with a significant clearance so as not to interfere with the positioning of the plate relative to the distal face 35.

[0057] Next, a step of positioning the guide rail 20 relative to the body side 10 is carried out by means of the positioning means 50. More precisely, as illustrated in [Fig. 2] (rail in the inserted position on the body side), the rail 20 is inserted transversely or substantially transversely towards the inside of the vehicle so as to insert the rear orifices 53, 53' of the rail on the rear pins 51, 51' fixed on the body side. Simultaneously, the stud 61 of the front of the rail 20 is inserted into the hole 31 made in the distal face 35 and into the hole 41 of the plate so as to obtain the assembly illustrated in [Fig. 5]. If the spacer 65 is present, it is either placed before the plate 40 is placed on the front pins, or it is held during the insertion of the stud 61 so as to sandwich it between the distal face 35 and the plate 40. Thanks to the means for positioning the rail relative to the body side at the rear 53, 51, 53', 51', the rear of the rail is correctly and precisely positioned. Thanks to the insertion of the stud 61 into the hole 41 of the plate 40 which is positioned precisely relative to the housing due to the two front pins 52, 52' cooperating with the orifices 54, 54' of the plate, the front of the rail is correctly positioned. Preferably, the clearance between the stud 61 and the hole 41 is small in the vertical direction so as to fix the positioning of the rail in the vertical direction without fixing its positioning in the longitudinal direction. Indeed, as a reminder, the hole 41 is oblong and preferably extends longitudinally. For example, the threaded stud 61 is of the M8 type.

[0058] A step of fixing the guide rail 20 to the body side 10 is then carried out. This fixing is ensured by means of holding means 60, preferably by tightening screw / nut type holding means 60. Thus, at the front, a nut 62 is screwed onto the stud 61, possibly preceded by the insertion of a support washer (not shown). At the rear, the fixing is carried out via the holes 63 made in the rail, preferably with bolts passing through the rail and the body side as mentioned previously. The holding means are then tightened at the front and rear. As a reminder, preferably, these holding means are not intended to allow adjustment of the guide rail 20 relative to the body side. Indeed, these holding means only ensure holding in position.The positioning means, which are the centering pins cooperating with orifices, prevent the guide rail from being positioned in relation to the side of the body.

[0059] Thanks to the plate 40, the solution makes it possible to precisely position the front of the guide rail 20 within the housing 30 while the welding robot cannot access the housing due to lack of space to weld a centering pin. Indeed, as a reminder, the housing is a hollow body within which the front end of the rail is housed. The front end of the rail needs to extend towards the inside of the passenger compartment due to the kinematics of the door 2 which ends its travel in closing in a transverse or substantially transverse direction. Thus, by means of the plate 40, although the rail is mounted from the outside of the vehicle, the rail is precisely positioned by the pilots 52, 52' welded from the inside of the vehicle onto the housing.

[0060] In summary, three pilots ensure the positioning of the rail. Two pilots, the two rear pins 51, 51', ensure the indexing or positioning in the longitudinal direction and in the vertical direction. The third pilot, the stud 61, cooperating without play or substantially without play in the vertical direction in the hole 41 made in the plate 40, ensures the indexing or positioning in the vertical direction. The indexing or positioning of the rail 20 in the transverse direction is preferably ensured by the contact of the rail against the side of the body at the level of the pins 51, 51' and by the contact at the bottom of the housing 30. Advantageously, for this purpose of positioning in the transverse direction, the plate 23 (illustrated in [Fig.9]) makes it possible to ensure a substantial contact surface of the rail 20 against the bottom of the housing 30.

[0061] Thanks to the solution, the lower guide rail 20 supporting and guiding the door 2 is perfectly positioned. This optimal positioning of the rail promotes low and regular clearances and flushness as well as the fluidity of the sliding door both when opening and closing. The solution thus makes it possible to limit, or even eliminate, long, tedious and painful adjustments for operators at the end of the vehicle assembly line to obtain the desired clearances, flushness and fluidity of the door. This results in significant savings. In addition, assembly dispersions are avoided due to the precise pre-positioning of the guide rail on the side of the body before tightening the position holding means.

[0062] This eliminates the need for time-consuming and tedious installation of templates to ensure the door is positioned. This therefore avoids potential damage to the vehicle when installing and removing the templates.

[0063] In summary, the solution limits the assembly operating time. Indeed, the reduction of dispersions significantly reduces the rework times at the end of the assembly line. In addition, the solution makes it possible to improve the perceived quality in terms of clearances and flushness on the finished vehicle. The regularity of the clearances eliminates any hard point and / or squeaking during the opening and / or closing movements of the door. In addition, the solution facilitates the assembly of the rail, and consequently of the sliding side door. The operations are therefore faster, simpler and more reproducible.

[0064] As mentioned previously, the guide rail is preferably the lower guide rail. This lower rail generally takes up about half of the mass of the door, which is why it is important that it is perfectly positioned and correctly held in position. Advantageously, as illustrated in Figures 5 and 6, a reinforcement 80 is fixed to the body side and / or to a crossmember and / or to a side member of the vehicle. The reinforcement 80 preferably makes it possible to take up forces, in particular directed downwards, from the housing 30 (fixings to the housing not illustrated).

[0065] This door adjustment or positioning solution that has been described is particularly suitable for a rear sliding side door opening backwards. It can be applied to a rear sliding side door opening forwards. In this case, the housing is arranged at the rear. Furthermore, it can be applied to a front sliding side door opening forwards or backwards.

[0066] As a remark, the solution therefore achieves the desired objective of limiting the adjustments after mounting a sliding door on a vehicle, while facilitating its mounting, and has the following advantages: - it is economical, - it can be used for positioning door guide rails on other types of vehicles, such as agricultural machinery, construction machinery, trains, even boats or aircraft.

[0067] Although the solution is particularly suitable and has been described for a motor vehicle side sliding door, a trunk and a transversely extending trunk door, for example of a utility vehicle, could be adapted so as to allow the positioning and holding of a guide rail. Preferably, such a door then extends only over half the width of the trunk.

Claims

Claims

1. Arrangement (3) intended to ensure the positioning and holding of a guide rail (20) of a sliding side door (2) of a vehicle, in particular of a motor vehicle (1), in particular the positioning and holding of a lower guide rail, comprising: - a guide rail (20) comprising a rear end (22) and a front end (21), - a body side (10) comprising a housing (30) for positioning and holding the front end (21) of the guide rail (20), the housing (30) extending transversely towards the interior of such a vehicle, characterized in that the body side (10) and the guide rail (20) comprise positioning means (50) relative to each other and in that the body side (10) and the guide rail (20) comprise holding means (60) relative to each other, the positioning means (50) being distinct holding means (60),the housing (30) comprising a distal face (35) extending in a vertical and longitudinal, or substantially vertical and longitudinal, plane (P), the distal face (35) being oriented on the interior side of such a vehicle, the arrangement (3) comprising a plate (40), the plate (40) being intended to come opposite the distal face (35), in particular in contact with the distal face (35) of the housing (30).,

2. Arrangement (3) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the positioning means (50) comprise a rear centering pin (51) fixed to the body side (10), in particular by welding, the rear centering pin (51) extending transversely towards the outside of such a vehicle, the positioning means (50) comprising a rear orifice (53) provided on the guide rail (20), the rear orifice (53) being intended to be inserted on the rear centering pin (51).

3. Arrangement (3) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the positioning means (50) comprise a front centering pin (52) fixed to the distal face (35) of the housing (30), in particular by welding, the front centering pin (52) extending transversely towards the interior of such a vehicle, the positioning means (50) comprising a front orifice (54) arranged on the plate (40), the front orifice (54) being intended to be inserted on the front centering pin (52).

4. Arrangement (3) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the positioning means (50) comprise two front centering pins (52, 52') fixed to the distal face (35) of the housing (30), in particular by welding, the two front centering pins (52, 52') extending transversely towards the interior of such a vehicle, the positioning means (50) comprising two front orifices (54, 54') provided on the plate (40), the two front orifices (54, 54') being intended to be inserted on the two front centering pins (52, 52'), and / or the positioning means (50) comprise two rear centering pins (51, 51') fixed to the body side (10), in particular by welding, the two rear centering pins (51, 51 ... transversely towards the outside of such a vehicle, the positioning means (50) comprising two rear orifices (53, 53') provided on the guide rail (20), the two rear orifices (53,53') being intended to be inserted on the two rear centering pins (51, 51').,

5. Arrangement (3) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the holding means (60) comprise a threaded rod (61) extending from the guide rail (20) at its front end (21), the threaded rod (61) extending transversely towards the interior of such a vehicle, the housing (30) comprising a passage hole (31) for the threaded rod (61), the plate (40) comprising an oblong hole (41) for the passage of the threaded rod (61), the holding means (60) comprising a nut (62) intended to cooperate with the threaded rod (61) so as to hold the guide rail (20) in position relative to the housing (30).

6. Arrangement (3) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the holding means (60) comprise at least one hole (63) provided in the guide rail (20) and / or provided in the body side (10) and at least one means (64) for fixing the guide rail (20) to the body side (10), the at least one fixing means (64) cooperating with the at least one hole (63) so as to fix the guide rail (20) to the body side (10), in particular a screw / nut type fixing means (64).

7. Arrangement (3) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the housing (30) is obtained from two half-shells, in particular two half-shells made of stamped sheet metal, in particular an upper half-shell (32) and a lower half-shell (33), the half-shells being fixed to each other, in particular by welding.

8. Arrangement (3) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the distal face (35) extends over a single half-shell (32; 33) or substantially over a single half-shell.

9. Arrangement (3) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the arrangement (3) comprises a spacer (65), in particular a washer, arranged between the distal face (35) of the housing (30) and the plate (40).

10. Vehicle, in particular motor vehicle (1), characterized in that it comprises at least one arrangement (3) according to one of the preceding claims.

11. Method for mounting an arrangement (3) according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that it comprises: - a step of providing a guide rail (20), on a body side (10) comprising a housing (30) for positioning and holding a front end (21) of the guide rail (20), the housing (30) extending transversely towards the interior of such a vehicle, - a step of positioning the guide rail (20) relative to the body side (10) by means of positioning means (50), possibly preceded or followed by a step of positioning a plate (40) opposite a distal face (35) of the housing (30), in particular after a step of mounting a spacer (65) in contact with the distal face (35), then - a step of fixing the guide rail (20) on the body side (10) by by means of holding means (60), in particular by tightening holding means (60) of the screw / nut type.

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