Power closer for motor-vehicle door latch
US6540270B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 20, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T292/308
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A power-closing motor-vehicle latch-bolt assembly has a housing, an elongated rocker having inner and outer ends, and a pivot at the inner end connecting the rocker to the housing for pivoting about an axis passing through the inner end. A drive engageable with the outer end pivots the rocker about the axis. A door bolt fixed to and projecting from the rocker is engageable with a door-mounted fork. The bolt projects from the rocker between the ends thereof. The housing is formed with a slot through which the bolt projects and along which the bolt travels when the rocker is pivoted about the axis. Furthermore the housing is provided with a guide pin extending parallel to the axis offset from the pivot. The rocker is formed with an arcuate slot through which the guide pin extends and along which it travels when the rocker is pivoted about the axis.
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