Movable or removable closures – Operator interrelated with closure latch release – Motor driven
Patent
1986-11-24
1988-04-26
Kannan, Philip C.
Movable or removable closures
Operator interrelated with closure latch release
Motor driven
E05F 1500
Patent
active
047395850
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for automatically closing the deck lid of an automotive vehicle wherein the deck lid is manually moveable between open and closed positions and carries a latch operable to latch the lid closed and release the lid for opening movement. The apparatus of this invention is advantageous because it will not interfere with manual opening and closing of the lid. It includes a drive mechanism connected to the deck lid and operable when actuated from a remote location such as a switch inside the passenger compartment of the vehicle, to move the deck lid downwardly to a nearly closed position. A moveable striker inside the trunk compartment is engageable with the latch in the nearly closed position of the deck and is operable to pull the deck lid downwardly to the closed position. In one embodiment of the invention the deck lid is also automatically opened by reversing the sequence of operation for closing in response to switch actuation to a remote location such as within the passenger compartment of the vehicle.
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Hoover Universal Inc.
Kannan Philip C.
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