Modular structural latch
US4904004A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 29, 1988 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T292/62
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An integrated structural latch for vehicle doors having a structural latching module and a non-structural actuating module; the structural latching module having a metal plate having an opening therethrough and having metal latching mechanisms secured thereto adjacent the opening, the latching mechanisms for engaging a striker passing through the opening, the striker disposed adjacent one end of a vehicle door; the non-structural actuating module being secured to the structural latching module and having a housing with an opening therethrough aligned in use with the opening through the structural latching module and having actuation mechanisms for engaging and disengaging the latching means; whereby the structural latching module and the non-structural actuating module are assembled and when assembled provide an integrated structural latch.
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