A striker assembly for use with a vehicle door latch is disclosed. The striker assembly may include a U-shaped strap that mounts to vehicle body structure, and a striker pin that is mounted to the strap. The striker pin may include a neck that is peened to form a head and neck that fills a countersu
A striker assembly for use with a vehicle door latch is disclosed. The striker assembly may include a U-shaped strap that mounts to vehicle body structure, and a striker pin that is mounted to the strap. The striker pin may include a neck that is peened to form a head and neck that fills a countersunk pocket in a pin support arm of the strap. The strap may also have a base plate that mounts to vehicle structure and includes one or more water drain channels and a coined edge to better control water drainage and intrusion.
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What is claimed is: 1. A striker assembly for use with a vehicle door latch comprising: a generally U-shaped strap having a base plate adapted to mount to a vehicle structure, a pin support arm spaced from and extending generally parallel to the base plate, and an intermediate arm extending between
What is claimed is: 1. A striker assembly for use with a vehicle door latch comprising: a generally U-shaped strap having a base plate adapted to mount to a vehicle structure, a pin support arm spaced from and extending generally parallel to the base plate, and an intermediate arm extending between the base plate and the pin support arm; the base plate including a first pin hole and a stiffening bead having a first end surrounding the first pin hole, the base plate also having a front surface facing the pin support arm, an opposed back surface adapted to be secured against the vehicle structure, an edge extending between the front surface and the back surface, a coined edge extending partially around a perimeter of the base plate between the back surface and the edge wherein the coined edge includes at least one contoured portion where a width of the coined edge is reduced, and a water drain channel recessed in the back surface and extending from the coined edge to first end of the stiffening bead; the pin support arm having an inner surface facing the base plate and an opposed outer surface, and the pin support arm including a second pin hole coaxial with the first pin hole, with the second pin hole including a countersunk pocket adjacent to the outer surface; and the countersunk pocket including an entrance portion adjacent to the inner surface having a first diameter, an exit portion adjacent to the outer surface having a second diameter that is larger than the first diameter, and a radiused tapered portion extending between the entrance portion and the exit portion, with the radiused portion having a convex curvature facing into the pocket; and a striker pin made of a 10B21 boron steel alloy having a Rockwell C hardness less than 35, the striker pin having a generally cylindrical shank portion located between a base head and a pin neck, the base head engaged by the base plate, and the pin neck having a peened portion filling the countersunk pocket and a peen head extending out of the countersunk pocket and engaging the outer surface adjacent to and radially outward from the second pin hole. 2. The striker assembly of claim 1 including a plastic cover secured over the base plate. 3. The striker assembly of claim 1 wherein the stiffening bead extends from the first end surrounding the first pin hole to a second end adjacent to the second pin hole. 4. The striker assembly of claim 1 wherein the shank portion has a diameter that is larger than a diameter of the second pin hole, and the pin neck, adjacent to the shank portion, has a diameter that is smaller than the diameter of the shank portion, the pin neck and shank portion defining a shoulder therebetween, with the shoulder abutting the inner surface of the pin support arm adjacent to the second pin hole. 5. The striker assembly of claim 1 including a zinc coating covering the strap and at least the peened head portion of the striker pin. 6. A striker assembly for use with a vehicle door latch comprising: a generally U-shaped strap having a base plate adapted to mount to a vehicle structure, a pin support arm spaced from and extending generally parallel to the base plate, and an intermediate arm extending between the base plate and the pin support arm, the base plate including a first pin hole and the pin support arm including a second pin hole coaxial with the first pin hole, and the base plate has a front surface facing the pin support arm, an opposed back surface adapted to be secured against the vehicle structure, an edge extending between the front surface and the back surface, and a coined edge extending around a majority of a perimeter of the base plate between the back surface and the edge, and the coined edge includes at least one contoured portion where a width of the coined edge is reduced, the back surface also including a water drain channel recessed therein and extending from the coined edge toward a central portion of the back surface; and a stiffening bead extending from a first end surrounding the first pin hole to a second end adjacent to the second pin hole, with the first end of the stiffening bead operatively meeting the water drain channel for draining water that may accumulate between the back surface and the vehicle structure; and a striker pin secured to the strap and having a generally cylindrical shank portion extending between the first pin hole and the second pin hole. 7. The striker assembly of claim 6 wherein the base plate includes a second water drain channel recessed in the back surface, spaced from the water drain channel, and extending from the coined edge toward the stiffening bead. 8. The striker assembly of claim 6 wherein the striker pin is made of a 10B21 boron steel alloy. 9. The striker assembly of claim 6 including a plastic cover secured over the base plate. 10. The striker assembly of claim 6 wherein the pin support arm has an inner surface facing the base plate and an opposed outer surface, and the second pin hole includes a countersunk pocket having an entrance portion adjacent to the inner surface having a first diameter, an exit portion adjacent to the outer surface having a second diameter that is larger than the first diameter, and a radiused tapered portion extending between the entrance portion and the exit portion, with the radiused portion having a convex curvature facing into the pocket. 11. The striker assembly of claim 10 wherein the striker pin is made of a 10B21 boron steel alloy having a Rockwell C hardness less than 35. 12. The striker assembly of claim 11 wherein the striker pin has a pin neck extending from the shank portion, the pin neck having a peened portion filling the countersunk pocket and a peen head extending out of the countersunk pocket and engaging the outer surface adjacent to the second pin hole. 13. The striker assembly of claim 12 including a zinc coating covering the strap and at least the peened head portion of the striker pin. 14. The striker assembly of claim 12 wherein the water drain channel extends from the central portion in a direction that is different from a direction that the stiffening bead extends from the first pin hole; and the base plate includes a second water drain channel recessed in the back surface, spaced from the water drain channel, and oriented to extend in a different direction from both the water drain channel and the stiffening bead, the second water drain channel extending from the coined edge to the stiffening bead.
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