Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
292096000 | Operating means | 68 |
20090267356 | Keyless lock for doors - What has been developed is a keyless door lock that prevents young children from opening doors their parents or caretakers do not wish them to open. The lock is a bolting mechanism type lock or a latching type lock having no keyed lock access side to it, but rather, a means for locking and unlocking the lock, such as a knob, on one or both sides of the door that when turned, unlocks the door. The lock is positioned within the door at a height that is unreachable by small children. The lock is useful for locking doors internal to the home (e.g., doors to medicine closets, cleaning supply closets, garage doors, doors at the top of stairs) as well as doors that provide access to the exterior of the home and therefore access to leave the premises of the home without supervision. Adults and older children, however, are never locked in or out of the room or house as no key is required for operating the lock, merely the turning of a knob. | 10-29-2009 |
20100171319 | DEVICE FOR LOCKING AN OPENING PART OF A JET ENGINE NACELLE WITH RESPECT TO A FIXED PART, AND NACELLE EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A DEVICE - This device for locking an opening part ( | 07-08-2010 |
20110169279 | LOCKING DEVICE - A hook that constitutes a locking device is pushed and rotated in accordance with movement of a striker that moves into a recessed portion of a base plate, and the striker S is sandwiched between the hook and the recessed portion. As the hook rotates, a pole rotates under bias force to a position at which the pole is engaged with the hook, so as to restrict rotation of the hook for returning to the initial position. The hook, when placed in the initial position, is held in a condition in which a corner portion of the hook is pressed under bias force against a stopper face of the pole, such that the hook is inhibited from rotating. The stopper face is curved in the shape of an arc drawn about a first support shaft that supports the pole. | 07-14-2011 |
20120242093 | FIXING MECHANISM FOR FIXING A COMPONENT - The disclosure relates to a fixing mechanism for fixing a component. The fixing mechanism includes a base, a bottom wall disposed on the base, and two lateral walls disposed on the base and connected to the bottom wall. A containing space is formed between the base, the bottom wall, and the two lateral walls. The fixing mechanism further includes a hook. The hook includes a cantilever portion and a hooking portion. The cantilever portion is connected to the bottom wall and for pressing against the component when the component is contained inside the containing space. The hooking portion is connected to the cantilever portion and engages with a lateral surface of the component when the component is contained inside the containing space. The fixing mechanism further includes two engaging parts for laterally engaging against the component when the component is contained inside the containing space. | 09-27-2012 |
20120248790 | LOCKING MECHANISM FOR A HOUSING AND LOCK SUITABLE THEREFOR - A locking mechanism ( | 10-04-2012 |
20130001960 | Operative Member for a Door Lock - An operative member ( | 01-03-2013 |
20130076045 | MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR LATCH - A motor vehicle door latch includes a rotary latch which encompasses a closing element when in the closed position, and is preloaded toward an open position of the closing element. A safety catch is engaged with the rotary latch so that the rotary latch is prevented from moving toward the open position. A coupling section of the safety catch is dynamically coupled with a drive element and moves the safety catch between the engagement position and a releasing position so that the rotary latch can move toward the open position. The opening sound is reduced to a minimum. The drive element moves the safety catch from the engagement position toward the releasing position so that the rotary latch, which is still engaged with the safety catch during such movement, moves toward the open position. | 03-28-2013 |
20140035293 | Latch Assembly - A latch assembly is provided that includes a housing. The latch assembly also includes a latch in rotatable connection with the housing at a first axis. The latch assembly also includes a drive lug in rotatable connection with the housing at a second axis, wherein the first axis is spaced apart from the second axis on the housing. Rotation of the drive lug in a first rotational direction responsive to a striker acting on a first portion of the drive lug is operative to cause the latch to rotate in the same first rotational direction as the drive lug, such that a first portion of the latch moves in transverse relation relative to the striker to a position in which the striker extends between the first portion of the drive lug and the first portion of the latch. | 02-06-2014 |
20140054903 | 2-STEP GUIDE HOOD LATCH APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A 2-step guide hood latch apparatus for a vehicle is provided, which by removing a conventional safety lever, a driver can open a hood merely with two times of manipulation of a release handle indoors without going out of the vehicle, thereby solving the conventional inconvenience of having to put the hand into the hood and manipulate the safety lever. To this end, the 2-step guide hood latch apparatus includes a pawl rotatably mounted on a base plate, a claw rotatably mounted on the base plate in such a way to be held with the pawl, and a guide lever, an end portion of which is hinge-coupled to the pawl by a hinge structure, and a center portion and the other end portion of which are coupled to the claw to induce 1-step lock and 2-step lock states of the claw, in which a hood is opened merely with manipulation of a release lever inside a vehicle. | 02-27-2014 |
20140175809 | CLOSURE MECHANISM FOR VEHICLE DOOR - A vehicle door includes a base member, a hook rotatable between a striker holding position and a striker releasing position, a ratchet provided on the base member and rotatable between a latching position at which the ratchet is engaged with the hook to hold the hook in the striker holding position and an unlatching position, a sector gear rotatably supported by the base member to rotates the hook toward the striker holding position, a pressing member projecting from the sector gear, a motor which rotates a pinion that is engaged with the sector gear, and a position detection sensor which issues a detection signal by being pressed by the pressing member upon the sector gear being positioned at a predetermined position, the position detection sensor being provided on a surface of the base member which faces the sector gear. | 06-26-2014 |
20140291998 | LOCKING MECHANISM - A lock mechanism ( | 10-02-2014 |
20140291999 | LOCK FOR A VEHICLE DOOR WITH A SPRING PLATE IN THE INLET REGION OF THE LOCKING BOLT - A lock is provided especially for a door ( | 10-02-2014 |
20140339834 | PUSH-PUSH LATCH - A push-push latch includes a slider slidably disposed on a frame. A resilient element is to urge the slider toward an extended state. The slider or the frame defines a cam-track. A pin member is connected to the frame or the slider. The pin member selectably engages a closed course in the cam-track to cause the slider to alternate between a retracted state and the extended state in response to alternating application and removal of an actuating force on the slider. An interference member is on the frame to selectively prevent the pin member from engaging the closed course thereby locking the slider in the retracted state. A pivotable catch is rotatably on the slider to open in the extended state and to close in the retracted state. A shape memory alloy actuator selectively causes the interference member to selectively prevent the pin member from engaging the closed course. | 11-20-2014 |
20150308168 | Latch Hooks, Latch Housings, And Latch Assemblies - Latch housing assemblies, latch hook assemblies, and latch assemblies are disclosed. Various disclosed latch housing assemblies include a latch pin coupled to an inner housing, and an outer housing having an inner surface coupled to an outer surface of the inner housing via at least one of a fuse pin and a spring. Various disclosed latch hook assemblies include a latch hook coupled to a latch housing, a weak point in the latch housing disposed between an inboard mount and an outboard mount, and a catch member mounted to the inboard mount and the outboard mount. Various disclosed latch assemblies include a latch housing, a bolt, and a deformable bushing at least partially surrounding the bolt, the deformable bushing configured to deform about a radius in response to a compressive load of about 1,000 lb | 10-29-2015 |
20150330117 | POWERED VEHICLE DOOR LATCH AND EXTERIOR HANDLE WITH SENSOR - A vehicle door includes a powered latch configured to selectively retain the door in a closed position when the powered latch is latched, and permits the door to be opened when the powered latch is unlatched. The vehicle door further includes an exterior door handle having an outer side that faces away from the door structure, and an inner side that is spaced apart from an outer surface of the door to define a gap. A force sensor on the exterior door handle detects impact forces on the handle. The door also includes an unlatch switch that can be actuated by a user to request unlatching of the powered latch. A controller is configured to deny an unlatch request generated by actuation of the unlatch switch if the force sensor detects an impact on the exterior handle. | 11-19-2015 |
20150330123 | LOCK LATCH - A lock latch is provided with in combination a lock assembly including a knob at one end, a curved member, a hollow, rotatable shaft inwardly projecting out of the other end, and two opposite flats formed on an outer surface of the shaft; a seat including an oval projection having a through hole, a recess in an inner surface of the projection, and raised blocks on the recess; and two end members; a strike plate secured to the seat; and two opposite elastic members disposed between the raised blocks at one end of the recess and the raised blocks at an other end of the recess respectively. The shaft is inserted through the through hole, a fastener is driven through the shaft to have one end fastened, and an outer surface of the shaft other than the flats are clamped by the elastic members in an unlocked position. | 11-19-2015 |
20160010370 | LOCKING DEVICE | 01-14-2016 |
20160024814 | Method for an Emergency Opening of a Door Locking Device of a Laundry Washing and/or Drying Appliance - A method is provided for an emergency opening of a door locking device ( | 01-28-2016 |
292097000 | Link and lever | 10 |
20090058101 | FOLDING ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ENGAGING STRUCTURE - A folding electronic device includes a cover and a main body. The cover includes a groove. The main body includes an engaging structure. The engaging structure includes a pushing element, an elastic element connected to the pushing element, an engaging element and a base. The engaging element includes a first connector and an engaging portion. The first connector is disposed on two sides of the engaging portions. The engaging portion is connected to or is detached from the groove. The base comprises an accommodating portion and a second connector. The pushing element and the elastic element are disposed in the accommodating portion. The second connector is disposed on two sides of the base. The engaging element is installed across the base. The first connector pivots on the second connector. | 03-05-2009 |
20100314889 | LATCH ASSEMBLY - A latch assembly includes a body having an accommodating space, two pairs of retaining recesses, a window, and a resilient element; a carrier received in the accommodating space and having one end pivotally connected to the body and an opposite end abutting against the resilient element; a driven member received in the accommodating space and abutting against the carrier, the driven member including a main shaft, a guide post, and a notched portion corresponding in position to the window of the body; and a driving member having a connecting portion to be inserted into the window and coupled with the notched portion of the driven member so as to form a loose fit with the driven member. When the connecting portion is inserted into the window and coupled with the notched portion, the driven member is drawn by the driving member to move and rotate within the retaining recesses. | 12-16-2010 |
20110084504 | DOOR LOCK DEVICE - A door lock device includes a hook which is supported by a base plate thereon to be rotatable between a striker holding position and a striker releasing position and biased toward the striker releasing position; a latch which is supported by the base plate thereon to be rotatable between a latching position at which the latch is engageable with the hook and an unlatching position at which the latch is not engaged with the hook; a latch controller which prevents the hook from rotating from the striker holding position to the striker releasing position by the latch held in the latching position, and makes the latch return to the latching position upon the hook reaching the striker releasing position after engagement between the latch and the hook is released by rotating the latch to the unlatching position from the latching position when the latch controller performs a door opening operation from the door fully-closed state; and a detector which detects that the door is open by referring to the returning operation of the latch to the latching position from the unlatching position that is caused by the latch controller. | 04-14-2011 |
20110133489 | AIRCRAFT NACELLE INCORPORATING A HOOD CLOSURE DEVICE THAT IS INDEPENDENT OF THE LOCKING MECHANISM - An aircraft nacelle includes, on its outside surface, at least one opening that is blocked by at least one movable part ( | 06-09-2011 |
20120217761 | Front Body Structure for Vehicle - A front body structure for a vehicle includes a striker bracket provided in a hood frame, and a frame reinforcing unit provided in front of the striker bracket to reinforce the hood frame. In addition to, or alternatively, a reinforcement is arranged between the frame and a at least a portion of the hood skin. | 08-30-2012 |
20130015670 | VEHICLE DOOR LATCH - A vehicle door latch assembly is disclosed herein, having: a fork bolt movably secured to the latch assembly; a detent lever movably secured to the latch assembly, the detent lever being capable of movement between an engaged position and a disengaged position, the detent lever retains the fork bolt in a latched position when the detent lever is in the engaged position and an engagement surface of the detent lever contacts an engagement surface of the fork bolt; an inertia block out assembly for preventing the detent lever from moving into the disengaged position when the inertia block out assembly is in a blocking position; and a manual override mechanism for the inertia block out assembly, wherein the manual override mechanism requires at least three independent actions to be performed to move the inertia block out assembly from the blocking position to an unblocking position. | 01-17-2013 |
20130214543 | LINEAR ROTATING LINK SWITCH ACTUATION - A method and device for generating a signal includes a housing having a wall. A fork bolt is pivotally coupled to the housing and movable between an unlatched and a latched position. A detent lever is pivotally coupled to the housing and cooperates with the fork bolt. A flexible member is connected to the housing of the latch. Proximate to a free end of the flexible member is a protruding portion. A link has a first end rotationally coupled to the fork bolt and a second end arranged to move linearly between a first position and a second position. When the fork bolt is in an unlatch position, the second end of the link applies a rotational force to the flexible member. | 08-22-2013 |
20140319847 | Vehicle Door Lock Apparatus - A closing mechanism of a vehicle door lock apparatus includes a drive, a pivoting body, a close lever, a transmitting member, and a cancel lever. The pivoting body is driven by the drive to pivot when a fork is disposed in a half latched position. The transmitting member is displaceable between an engaging position, where the transmitting member regulates relative displacement of the close lever and the pivoting body, and a releasing position where the transmitting member allows relative displacement. The cancel lever pivots independently of an open lever and displaces the transmitting member to the releasing position. The close lever displaces the fork to a latched position through the pivoting of the pivoting body when the transmitting member is in the engaging position. The close lever does not contact the fork irrespective of the pivoting of the pivoting body when the transmitting member is in the releasing position. | 10-30-2014 |
20150123407 | POWER DRIVEN VEHICLE LATCH WITH NON-UNIFORM GEARS - A vehicle latch is disclosed herein, the vehicle latch, having: a first gear with a first gear pitch radius that reduces from a first gear tooth to an ending gear tooth; a second gear with a second gear pitch radius that increases from a first gear tooth to an ending gear tooth, the second gear being rotatably mounted to the latch for movement about a second gear axis; and wherein rotation of the second gear causes a claw of the latch to move from a first position to a second position, the second position corresponding to a closed state of the latch. | 05-07-2015 |
20160186471 | FRONT POP-UP RATCH SAFETY HOOK STRUCTURE FOR ACTIVE HOOD OF VEHICLE - A front pop-up ratch safety hook structure for an active hood of a vehicle having a front end module (FEM) including a front end carrier is provided. The structure includes a plate-shaped frame and a striker mounted on a front surface of the plate-shaped frame and fixed to a bottom of the hood. A safety hook is provided in front of the front end carrier of the FEM and is movable to an engagement location with the striker and a release location from the striker. A ratch is configured to engage with or to disengage from the striker. A pop-up means is configured to pop up a hood by forcibly lifting the striker while the ratch engages with the striker as the safety hook disengages from the striker when a collision of the vehicle occurs. | 06-30-2016 |
292098000 | Cam | 5 |
20090072548 | FIXING BASE - A fixing base is suitable to fix an electronic device having a locking hole. The fixing base includes a housing, a driving structure and a cam. The electronic device is suitable to be held in the housing. The driving structure is provided through the housing, and the cam is disposed in the housing. The cam has a hook, and the driving structure is fixedly connected to the cam. When the driving structure drives the cam to rotate, the hook is locked to the locking hole. | 03-19-2009 |
20120153641 | LOCK DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - It is an object to obtain a lock device for vehicle which ensures smooth rotation of a lock release lever by preventing the lock release lever from coming in contact with a cam member in a direction substantially parallel to the rotation axis of the lock release lever. | 06-21-2012 |
20130147210 | LATCHING BOX WITH AN UNLOCKING ACTUATOR HAVING A CYLINDRICAL CAM - The invention relates to a latching box for selectively retaining a movable element such as an undercarriage or a hatch in position, the box comprising a body carrying:
| 06-13-2013 |
20140035294 | DOOR LOCK DEVICE WITH AN OPENING BUTTON - A door lock device for a household appliance door provided with a prong is described. The device has a mechanical module for retaining the device in a closed position, or releasing the prong for opening the device. The device also has opening means with an unlock slider, returning means of the unlock slider, and an activation member. | 02-06-2014 |
20160201364 | ACTUATING SYSTEM FOR AN ACTUATABLE DOOR AND AN ACTUATABLE DOOR HAVING SUCH AN ACTUATING SYSTEM | 07-14-2016 |
292099000 | Closure | 9 |
20080224480 | Latch Assembly and Arrangement Including a Latch Assembly - A latch assembly includes a plate and an arm pivotable between a closed and an open position relative to the plate about a pivot axis. The pivot axis is substantially aligned with a line of entry of a connecting bar to a latched position in which, when the arm is in the closed position, the connecting bar is entirely surrounded by both the plate and the arm together and partially surrounded by the arm and the plate individually. The plate is fixed relative to the line of entry. | 09-18-2008 |
20090140531 | LATCH MECHANISM - A latch mechanism for locking a cover unit to a base unit which comprises a bottom panel and a cover panel defining a through hole therein, includes a latch member slidably installed to the bottom panel, a supporting member fixed to the bottom panel and defining a hole therein, a plug received in the hole of the supporting member, a resilient member placed between the supporting member and the bottom panel configured for resiliently driving the plug to move to make a top of the plug extend through the hole of the supporting member to engage in the through hole of the cover panel, and a hook protruding from the cover unit for extending through the through hole of the cover panel to drive the plug to move to engage with the latch member when covering the cover unit to the base unit. | 06-04-2009 |
20090250945 | Safety Hook Structure for Hood - A safety hook structure for a hood is disclosed. The safety hook structure includes a bracket mounted on a rear surface of the hood and has a protrusion with a groove formed on the center thereof, a safety hook having a pivot portion pivotally inserted in the groove of the protrusion and moving in a horizontal direction, and a resilient member having one end fixed to the bracket and the other end fixed to the safety hook and applying a restoring force to the safety hook. Since the safety hook structure, which is moved in the horizontal direction to unlock the hood, is mounted on the hood, an enlarged buffer space for pedestrian protection is secured between an outer panel and an inner panel of the hood. Therefore, if a pedestrian is struck by an automobile, he/she can be protected by a stable buffer force. In addition, the safety hook structure can be easily manufactured by simplifying the construction of the safety hook, which can reduce the manufacturing cost thereof. | 10-08-2009 |
20090267357 | DETECTOR HOUSING - A duct detector housing includes a housing cover and a housing body having a gas inlet and a gas outlet. The gas inlet is in fluid communication with a gas conveying duct. The housing body is adapted to have a detector therein and being complementary to the cover to form an interface therebetween. A binary mode securement mechanism for securing the cover to the housing body in either only an open or closed position is provided to overcome the uncertainty with conventional housings as to the integrity of the closure. A process for ensuring a cover is closed against a housing body of a duct detector housing includes placing the cover in complementary contact with a surface of the housing body and engaging the binary mode securement mechanism to provide only binary either positive or completely an open or closed position for the cover relative to the housing body. | 10-29-2009 |
20100007155 | FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An exemplary foldable electronic device includes a first cover, a second cover coupled to the first cover and a latch mechanism. The latch mechanism includes a hooking portion disposed on the first cover and a latching portion formed on the second cover. The hooking portion has a hook, the latching portion has a latching slot, an unlatching slot, and a sliding slot connecting the latching slot and the unlatching slot. The hook is deformable to capable of latching the latching slot or unlatching from the latching portion when sliding to the unlatching slot along the sliding slot. | 01-14-2010 |
20140265356 | Fastener - A fastener comprises a fixing frame, a sliding base as well as a sliding frame and a swinging arm disposed inside the sliding base. A beveled guide surface of a fastening hook of a fastening rod of the fixing frame is pressed against a front side wall of the sliding base for inserting the fastening hook into a fastening groove in order that the sliding frame is fixed by the fastening rod at a fastening position. When the sliding base moves along a detaching direction from the fastening position, a turning portion of the swinging arm can be turned by pressing against an actuating rod, and a pressing portion of the swinging arm is driven by the turning portion to push the fastening rod upward for unfastening the sliding frame. | 09-18-2014 |
20150021927 | LOCK DEVICE AND APPARATUS MOUNTED WITH THE SAME - The present invention relates to a lock device, comprising a housing including a lock hook mounted in the housing, the lock hook pivotally moves to and away from a lock hook locked position; a locking slider for locking the lock hook, the locking slider having a locking slider first end which abuts against an axial surface of the lock hook, the locking slider is reciprocatingly slideable in a first direction parallel to the lock hook pivoting plane following pivoting of the lock hook to move to or away from a locking slider locked position; a slider locking device for locking the locking slider, the slider locking device is reciprocating slideable in a second direction following the reciprocatingly sliding of the locking slider in the first direction, the second direction crosses the lock hook pivoting plane. The present invention further relates to an apparatus mounted with said lock device. | 01-22-2015 |
20160145918 | ENGINE DOOR AND LATCH ASSEMBLY - A latch assembly for a door is provided. The latch assembly includes a latch keep carried by one of the door and the surrounding structure and having a strike seat in which a strike may be removably received, a latch carried by the other of the door and the surrounding structure and having a catch configured to engage the strike, and a cable having a first portion secured to the other of the door and the surrounding structure and a second portion carrying the strike. | 05-26-2016 |
20160251793 | APPLIANCE LATCH STRIKER | 09-01-2016 |
292100000 | Lever | 16 |
20130161961 | POWER LOCK-UNLOCK WITH IMPATIENT PASSENGER MECHANISM - A latch including a locking lever pivotally mounted to the latch. The latch also including an intermittent lever pivotally coupled to the locking lever at a first end, wherein movement of the locking lever causes a movement of the intermittent lever. A gear is pivotally coupled to a second end of the locking lever such that rotation of the gear causes movement of the locking lever. The locking lever is formed from a resilient material and has an area of reduced thickness reproducing a spring effect. Movement of the second end of the locking lever with respect to the first end of the locking lever creates a biasing force in the locking lever. | 06-27-2013 |
20130270840 | REAR COMPARTMENT LATCH WITH POWER AND MANUAL RELEASE MECHANISM - A latch is provided including a claw configured to rotate between an open position and a closed position. A pawl is rotatable in and out of engagement with the claw. The latch includes a first release mechanism, a second release mechanism, and a third release mechanism. The first release mechanism applies a rotational force to a first portion of the pawl to rotate the pawl out of engagement with the claw. The second release mechanism applies a rotational force to a second portion of the pawl to rotate the pawl out of engagement with the claw. The third release mechanism applies a rotational force to a first portion of the pawl to rotate the pawl out of engagement with the claw. | 10-17-2013 |
20130270841 | ANTI-RELATCH MECHANISM - A latch and a method for preventing a latch from failing to open while a connected handle is lifted are provided. The latch includes a primary pawl pivotally mounted to the latch. An end piece having a protrusion extending from it is fixed to the primary pawl. An inner lever is rotatably coupled to the end piece. The inner lever includes a tail adjacent the protrusion of the end piece. The inner lever is movable between a first position and a second position. A secondary pawl is pivotally mounted to the latch and is movable between a first position and a second position. A blocking lever is also coupled to the latch and movable between a first position and a second position. When the inner lever is in a second position, the tail abuts the protrusion and the blocking lever limits movement of the inner lever and the primary pawl. | 10-17-2013 |
20130285389 | VEHICLE DOOR LOCK DEVICE - A vehicle door lock device includes a latch mechanism having a latch and a pawl, and a lock mechanism having an open lever linked with the pawl. The lock mechanism is combined with the latch mechanism. A latch-side axial support portion is provided in a latch housing of the latch mechanism. The latch-side axial support portion rotatably supports a coil portion of a pawl spring for biasing the pawl toward a default position. A lock-side axial support portion is provided in a lock housing of the lock mechanism. The lock-side axial support portion rotatably supports a coil portion of an open lever spring for biasing the open lever toward a default position. At least part of the latch-side axial support portion overlaps with the lock-side axial support portion, so that pulling out of the open lever spring is prevented by means of the latch-side axial support portion. | 10-31-2013 |
20130300133 | Electrical Vehicle Latch - A vehicle latch ( | 11-14-2013 |
20130328325 | VEHICLE DOOR LOCK DEVICE - A switching mechanism of vehicle door lock device includes a pivotable first lever and a second lever that pivotably acts on a pawl. An inertial lever is provided on the first lever and is pivotable about an axis (X | 12-12-2013 |
20140001771 | VEHICLE DOOR OPENING-CLOSING DEVICE | 01-02-2014 |
20140015258 | OVER TRAVEL HOOD LATCH - A hood latch having an extra-long fishmouth for enabling a vehicle hood to deflect downwardly upon impact, such as when hit by a pedestrian in a frontal crash. To prevent this deflection when the hood is slammed shut in ordinary use, a stop lever is pivotally mounted to the latch housing. The stop lever features first and second arms defining a slot therein. One arm has a proboscis thereon and is biased to align the slot with the fishmouth, with the proboscis jutting into the fishmouth. The proboscis receives an impact from the striker and rotates the stop lever to a blocking position wherein the non-proboscis arm intercepts the striker and prevents it from reaching the bottom end of the fishmouth. In the closed position the ratchet retains the striker at an intermediate depth in the fishmouth, enabling the striker to travel toward the bottom end thereof. | 01-16-2014 |
20140035295 | MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR LOCK - The invention relates to a motor vehicle door lock equipped with a locking mechanism ( | 02-06-2014 |
20140062100 | LATCH DEVICE - A latch device includes: a base plate; an open lever rotatably attached to the base plate; a biasing unit that biases the open lever; and an electric release unit to be installed in an electric release type latch device in which the open lever is operated by power and a manual release unit to be installed in a manual release type latch device in which the open lever is manually operated are capable of being selectively installed in the base plate. The open lever includes an action end portion to press a ratchet engaged with a latch and disengaging the ratchet from the latch. The biasing unit biases the open lever. The manual release unit is provided with a manual release stopping unit to abut against a driven portion. | 03-06-2014 |
20140062101 | VEHICLE DOOR LATCH SYSTEM - In a vehicle, a striker engages with a latch which engages with a ratchet. A door of the vehicle is closed. A motion-transmitting path for transmitting power to the ratchet from an electric drive mechanism is provided. A release-canceling mechanism connects or cuts off the motion-transmitting path. When the ratchet is released from the latch, the door-cooperating lever cuts off the release-canceling mechanism to enable the ratchet to engage with the latch again. Hence the door is closed. | 03-06-2014 |
20140292000 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING UNDESIRED ENGAGEMENT OF HOLD OPEN LEVER IN A LATCH - A latch is disclosed herein. The latch having: a fork bolt movably mounted to the latch for movement between an open position and a closed position; a detent lever movably mounted to the latch for movement between a latched position and a released position, wherein the detent lever prevents the fork bolt from moving from the closed position to the open position when the detent lever is in the latched position; a hold open lever configured to engage and retain the detent lever when it moves from the latched position to the released position; and wherein the fork bolt is configured to disengage the hold open lever from the detent lever when the fork bolt travels away from the closed position. | 10-02-2014 |
20150042105 | DOOR-LOCK DEVICE FOR A DOOR OF A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE - A door-lock device for a door of a household appliance is described. The door is provided with a locking prong, the door-lock device having a mechanical unit with a locking hook provided with a cam and pivoted so as to rotate in order to assume a disengagement position from the locking prong, when the door is open, and an engagement position with said closing prong, when the door is closed, a lever, pivoted so as to rotate with respect to an rotation axis and provided with a contact surface interacting with the cam of the locking hook, the contact surface being shaped in such a way that the lever is capable of assuming a first position, in which it holds the locking hook in the disengagement position from the prong, and a second position, in which it holds the locking hook in the engagement position with the prong, and pushing means arranged to exert a force on the lever to maintain the contact surface of the lever in contact with the cam of the locking hook. | 02-12-2015 |
20150145261 | DOOR LOCK MECHANISM FOR ACTUATION OF THE LOCKING SLIDE OF A DISCONNECTOR ON A CONTROL BOX, AND A CORRESPONDING CONTROL BOX ARRANGEMENT - A door lock mechanism for actuation of the locking slide of a disconnector on a control box, includes a setting mechanism, that may be disposed between a locking position and a released position and that is pre-loaded toward the locking position, wherein the setting mechanism comprises a shaft that is pivoted around a rotation axis, wherein the shaft comprises at a first end a first lever that may be coupled with the locking slide of a disconnector, and wherein the shaft comprises at a second end opposing the first end a second lever having an actuating bolt so that upon pivoting the second lever the first lever conducts a respective pivoting; and a locking nose to be mounted at the inside of a control box door wherein the locking nose comprises starting from its tip an approach slope turning into a catch that turns into a contour slope so that upon closing the control box door the actuating bolt is guided along the contour slope in direction of the release position and against the pre-load. | 05-28-2015 |
20160060925 | VEHICLE DOOR LATCH - A vehicle door latch assembly is disclosed herein, having: a fork bolt movably secured to the latch assembly; a detent lever movably secured to the latch assembly, the detent lever being capable of movement between an engaged position and a disengaged position, the detent lever retains the fork bolt in a latched position when the detent lever is in the engaged position and an engagement surface of the detent lever contacts an engagement surface of the fork bolt; an inertia block out assembly for preventing the detent lever from moving into the disengaged position when the inertia block out assembly is in a blocking position; and a manual override mechanism for the inertia block out assembly, wherein the manual override mechanism requires at least three independent actions to be performed to move the inertia block out assembly from the blocking position to an unblocking position. | 03-03-2016 |
20160200374 | PANEL LOCKING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE CARGO BED | 07-14-2016 |
292101000 | Rigid | 10 |
20110316291 | Portable Security Shield for Roll-Up Door Rotary Latch - A latching mechanism on a roll-up door in a closed position is protected by a portable shield. The shield, in combination with a floor and the roll-up door protects the latching mechanism from direct impact. The shield is locked into place by a bolt that is positioned below a hub of the latching mechanism. An extension of the shield fits into an opening in the floor or a blocking member in the floor. The bolt is positioned in such a way in the shield that when the shield is in its engaged position the bolt can move only either perpendicular to the door and/or it can rotate about an axis substantially perpendicular to the door. The bolt may be a separate bolt or it may be part of a lock. A kit containing a shield is also provided. | 12-29-2011 |
20130056994 | DOOR BODY UNLATCHING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A unlatching device includes: a pair of human approach sensors disposed at both side ends of, for example, a rear glass; a retractable handle retractably received at a door body, such as a rear door; a cam member pivotally supported by the door body; a manual unlatching lever for manually unlatching a latch mechanism; and a solenoid capable of driving a stopper member of the latch mechanism, in which, when a predetermined signal is output from the human approach sensor, the stopper member is pressed by the solenoid and is moved away from an engaging/disengaging member, and the engaging/disengaging member is made to pivot by urging force and is released from a stopper, whereby the door body is unlatched and the retractable handle projects rearward from the door body. | 03-07-2013 |
20140070547 | FLUSH LOCK FOR CASEMENT WINDOW - A low profile actuating window lock for casement windows having a handle actuate a lifter that slides vertically on a fork component in slidable communication with the window lock casing, the handle pivotable about the lifter and pivotable about a restrictor arm that pivots relative to the casing, allowing the handle to rotate fully from the locked position to the unlocked position with low clearance from the window frame. The pivot points of the handle, lifter, restrictor arm configuration allow for an over center linkage that prevents back driving the casement window lock. | 03-13-2014 |
20160024820 | ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED LOCKING ARRANGEMENT - An electrically-controlled locking arrangement for a lock mechanism of a commercial vehicle load space door includes a housing and a hook member rotatably mounted within the housing for engagement with an external catch member. A handle is coupled to the hook member to effect movement between open and closed positions. A detent is provided either on the hook member itself or on a component coupled to the hook member, a locking dog being arranged for movement between a locked setting where the dog is in engagement with the detent and a free setting where the dog is clear of the detent, to allow operation of the handle to move the hook member to its open position. An electric actuator is mounted within the housing to drive the locking dog to its free setting allowing rotation of the hook member from its closed position to its open position. | 01-28-2016 |
20160177603 | LOW PROFILE ARC RESISTANT DOOR LATCHING MECHANISM | 06-23-2016 |
292102000 | Closure catch | 3 |
20090115197 | Apparatus, Systems and Methods for Damping Vibration of an Elastic Member within an Information Handling System Latch - The disclosure provides a system, apparatus, and method for damping vibration of an elastic member within a latch for securing a top panel to a base of an information handling system (IHS) wherein the latch includes an elastic member with a first end and a second end, the first end attached to a fixed portion of the top panel. The latch may further include a body attachable to the top panel, the body defining a cavity for receiving the elastic member, wherein the body further comprises a movable anchor for attaching the second end of the elastic member and a raised portion, wherein the raised portion is in contact with the elastic member within the cavity to damp vibration of the elastic member and an actuation tab coupled to the body to engage the body in a movable position. | 05-07-2009 |
20100019509 | FASTENER - One exemplary embodiment can be a fastener. The fastener can include a body. Generally, the body, in turn, includes a first end, a second end, and a protrusion. Usually, each end is adapted to engage a respective catch, where the at least a portion of the ends are generally aligned in a first plane, and at least a portion of the protrusion is not aligned with the first plane for engaging yet another catch. | 01-28-2010 |
20100276946 | INTERCONNECT ASSEMBLY - An interconnect assembly ( | 11-04-2010 |
292105000 | Screw catch | 1 |
20110227350 | LATCH WITH ADJUSTABLE HANDLE - A latch includes a body having first end and a second end, a trigger-catch-pin, and a pin adjustment mechanism for adjusting the position of the trigger-catch-pin within the body. The latch includes a handle having a first end and a second end, an exterior surface, and a trigger. The second end of the handle is attached pivotally to the body such that the handle is moveable between a closed position, in which the trigger of the handle is releasably engaged with the trigger-catch-pin, and an open position, in which the trigger of the handle is disengaged from the trigger-catch-pin. The pin adjustment mechanism is adapted to adjust the position of the trigger-catch-pin within the body and, in turn, the position of the first end of the handle relative to the body, so that the exterior surface of the handle may be positioned flush with an exterior surface of an external structure. | 09-22-2011 |
292108000 | Swinging catch | 1 |
20160102486 | COMPONENT AND LOW PROFILE FLEXIBLE LATCH ASSEMBLY - Latch assembly including a latch arm, having first and second length edges and first and second width edges. The latch arm includes a latch pawl, a pivot connector, and a stabilizing member, positioned in a plane. The latch pawl connected to the first width edge and providing spring force resisting deflection non-parallel to the plane. The pivot connector and stabilizing member formed within an area of the latch arm. The stabilizing member extending distally relative to the second width edge to the pivot connector, and providing spring force resisting deflection parallel to the plane. The component and latch assembly including a component having first and second faces being adjacent and perpendicular. The latch arm rotatably mounted on the second face between latched and unlatched positions. Assembly including an embossment positioned to deflect the latch pawl during latching so the latch arm sits raised upon the embossment in the latched position. | 04-14-2016 |