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Inertia lock for vehicle latch

US10400484B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 5, 2016
Grant dateSep 3, 2019
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Expiry dateSep 26, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T292/1092
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A vehicle latch is provided. The vehicle latch having: an inertia lever rotationally mounted to the latch for movement about an axis between a first position and a second position; and a lock link operatively coupled to the inertia lever such that movement of the inertia lever from the first position to the second position causes the lock link to move from a first position to a second position, wherein the latch is in a locked state when the lock link is in the second position.

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