Vehicle door latch with reduced release effort

Details Vehicle door latch with reduced release effort Vehicle door latch with reduced release effort

1998-08-21

1999-08-24

Meyers, Steven

Closure fasteners

Bolts

Swinging

292201, E05C 306

Patent

active

059415797

ABSTRACT:
A latch assembly (10) has a housing (12) having a mouth (14). A detent fork (16) is pivotally mounted within the housing (12) to cooperate with the mouth (14) to pivot between an open and closed condition for receiving, engaging and cinching a keeper (60) of a striker. The detent fork (16) is biased in the open condition. A pivotally mounted pawl (24) is biased for engagement with a pin (26). The pin (26) is slidably mounted within a guideway (38) and positioned between the detent fork (16) and the pawl (24). The pin (26) cooperates with the pawl (24) to retain the detent fork (16) in the closed condition. The pin (26) rolls between the pawl (24) and detent fork (16) as the pawl (24) is rotated in a releasing sense to disengage the detent fork (16).

REFERENCES:
patent: 4386798 (1983-06-01), Menard
patent: 5071178 (1991-12-01), Brackman et al.
patent: 5273325 (1993-12-01), Zimmerman
patent: 5522626 (1996-06-01), Dominique

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