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Mechanism

US7097212B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims
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Filing dateMay 30, 2002
Grant dateAug 29, 2006
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Expiry dateMay 30, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T292/11
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A mechanism for selectively locking and unlocking a vehicle door latch, comprising a rheological fluid in operable connection with an output and an input, the fluid acting so as to in a first state prevent actuation of the output upon actuation of the input and in a second state permit such actuation.

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