Power driven vehicle latch with non-uniform gears
US10480224B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 4, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T292/0949
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A vehicle latch is disclosed herein, the vehicle latch, having: a first gear with a first gear pitch radius that reduces from a first gear tooth to an ending gear tooth; a second gear with a second gear pitch radius that increases from a first gear tooth to an ending gear tooth, the second gear being rotatably mounted to the latch for movement about a second gear axis; and wherein rotation of the second gear causes a claw of the latch to move from a first position to a second position, the second position corresponding to a closed state of the latch.
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