VEHICLE DOOR LATCH WITH POWER OPERATED RELEASE MECHANISM

A vehicle door latch has a forkbolt, a detent that holds the forkbolt in a latched position and a power operated release mechanism that moves the detent to release the forkbolt. The power operated release mechanism includes a power unlatching lever and a motor driven actuator having a jackscrew for...

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Main Authors WILLIAMS, BRENT, J, LAUKONIS, JEFFERY, P, PERKINS, DONALD, MICHAEL, ARABIA, FRANK, J., JR, PAJAK, PETER, S
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 14.04.2010
Subjects
ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
HANDCUFFS
KEYS
LOCKS
SAFES
WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS
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Summary:A vehicle door latch has a forkbolt, a detent that holds the forkbolt in a latched position and a power operated release mechanism that moves the detent to release the forkbolt. The power operated release mechanism includes a power unlatching lever and a motor driven actuator having a jackscrew for moving the power unlatching lever via a slide, bell crank lever and bell crank link that provide a toggle enhancement. A mechanical override lever is provided to move the power unlatching lever in the event of power failure.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20020713548