Latch for a vehicle door
US8313127B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 28, 2009 |
| Grant date | Nov 20, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 26, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T292/243
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A latch for latching closed a door of a vehicle, especially designed to minimize the force required to latch closed the door by pushing the door to its closed position. A tongue, having a strike face and a catch face, is resiliently mounted in the latch so as to be urged to a latch-engaged position by a torsion spring pushing against a surface of the tongue and against a cover plate of the latch. A slider block is coupled to a door handle and to the tongue so that the tongue can be swiveled to a disengaged state by use of the door handle, in order to open the vehicle door.
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