Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
292201000 | Motor | 55 |
20080224481 | Electric strike - An electric strike comprising a housing and a keeper pivotally mounted to said housing. A solenoid is arranged internal to the housing and movable between fail-safe and fail-secure positions. A two position mode control slot is included in the housing and a mode control screw is included in the mode control slot. The screw is capable of being tightened in each of the two positions in the control slot. The screw is changeable between the two of the positions without removal of the screw. The solenoid is in the fail-safe position when the screw is in one of the two positions and in the fail-secure position when the screw is in the other of the two positions. | 09-18-2008 |
20090160198 | Vehicle door latch apparatus - An operating mechanism unit includes a motor, a worm wheel being rotated by the motor, a sector gear meshing with a pinion provided on one side of the worm wheel and rotating to an unlocking position and a locking position, switch levers connected to the sector gear and shifting to an unlocking position where engagement with a meshing mechanism is releasable and a locking position where the engagement cannot be released, and a key sub-lever pivotally supported on the same pivot on which the sector gear pivots. The key sub-lever is rotatable from a neutral position in an unlocking direction and a locking direction in synchronism with operation of a key cylinder so as to rotate the sector gear to the unlocking position by rotating in the unlocking direction and to rotate the sector gear in the locking direction by rotating in the locking direction. | 06-25-2009 |
20090174195 | Shape-Memory Alloy Actuator and Latches Including Same - An SMA actuator includes an SMA element having a first end, a second end, and a central portion therebetween, the SMA element being oriented so that the first and second ends are adjacent one another and attached to one of an anchor interface or payload interface, and so that the central portion of the SMA element is attached to the other of the anchor interface or the payload interface. An electrical shorting device electrically connects the first and second ends, whereby electrical potential may be provided between a first point located between the first end and the central portion and a second point located between the second end and the central portion, thereby causing the SMA element to activate reducing the length of the SMA element. Related latches are disclosed including such actuator, or other simplified or more complex actuators. | 07-09-2009 |
20090230703 | LATCH MECHANISM - A latch mechanism includes a latch chassis, a latch bolt having a closed position and an open position, a pawl having an engaged position at which the pawl holds the latch bolt in the closed position and a disengaged position at which the pawl allows the latch bolt to move to the open position, and a first release handle operably connected to the pawl via a transmission path to selectively move the pawl from the engaged position to the disengaged position. The transmission path includes a toggle linkage having a first link pivotable about a first axis and a second link pivotable about a second axis, the first link and the second link being pivotable relative to each other about a common axis. The latch mechanism includes a stop to limit rotation of the second link in a first direction relative to the first link. The toggle linkage has a first toggle linkage position where the common axis is positioned on a first side of a line joining the first axis and the second axis, and the stop is engaged to operably couple the first release handle with the pawl. The toggle linkage has a second toggle linkage position where the common axis is positioned on a second side of the line joining the first axis and the second axis to operably decouple the first release handle from the pawl. | 09-17-2009 |
20090236863 | ELECTRIC DOOR LATCH APPARATUS - An electric door latch apparatus includes a manual operation portion adapted to be mounted on a vehicle door and configured to be switched between a closed door retaining state in which the vehicle door is retained at a closed position and a door openable state in which the vehicle door is openable by an electric actuation, the manual operation portion being switched from the closed door retaining state to the door openable state by a manual operation in an electrically inoperable condition, and the manual operation portion positioned within the vehicle door and including a tool fitting hole on a surface thereof facing a vehicle compartment side wall portion of the vehicle door. The manual operation portion is configured to be rotated by fitting a predetermined tool into the tool fitting hole via an operation hole formed penetrating through the vehicle compartment side wall portion of the vehicle door. | 09-24-2009 |
20090243309 | DOOR LATCH DEVICE IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - A door latch device in a motor vehicle comprises an engagement portion which can engage with a striker of a vehicle body; an operating lever operated with a handle on a door of the vehicle to open the door; a locking lever which moves between an unlocking position where the engagement portion can be disengaged from the striker and a locked position where the engagement portion cannot be disengaged from the striker; a first subsidiary lever moving with the locking lever; a second subsidiary lever connected to the operating lever and moving with the first subsidiary lever; a spring exerting a force to the first subsidiary lever and the second subsidiary lever; and a blocking member moving between a blocking position and an unblocking position. When the blocking member is in the blocking position, a locking knob is actuated for unlocking to allow the locking lever and the first subsidiary lever to move from the locked position to the unlocking position against a force of the spring. | 10-01-2009 |
20090267359 | VEHICLE DOOR LATCH DEVICE - A device includes a latch of a door and rotates while engaging with a striker of a vehicle body; a pawl which is rotatable between a latched position to restrict a rotation of the latch and a unlatched position to permit the rotation of the latch; a motor; a release power transmitting unit which transmits a rotational power of the motor to the pawl and rotates the pawl from the latched position to the unlatched position. The device further includes a motor-side rotation board, a relay rotation board, and a pawl-side rotation board, which are connected to be integrally rotatable. The relay rotation board become movable to a power shutoff position by pressing operation though an operating hole formed in a door. In the power shutoff position, connecting between the three boards is released, and the motor-side rotation board and the pawl-side rotation board become individually rotatable. | 10-29-2009 |
20090284025 | LOCK - A lock configured to lock retractable devices such as retractable landing gear for aircraft in a retracted position. The lock comprises a pivotally mounted hook member with a hook portion arranged to maintain a capture pin attached for example to retractable landing gear in a predetermined position when locked. A pivotally mounted first stage latch assembly is provided having a portion arranged to engage with a corresponding portion on the pivotally mounted hook member. A pivotally mounted second stage latch assembly is also provided having a portion arranged to engage a corresponding portion of the first stage latch assembly to maintain the first stage latch assembly and hook member in the predetermined locked position. | 11-19-2009 |
20100045053 | EXIT DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - The invention provides a method of operating an exit device. The exit device includes a locking mechanism for locking and unlocking a door, the locking mechanism having a latch bolt movable between an extended state and a retracted state, and a link connected to the latch bolt and movable between locked and unlocked positions, movement of the link between the locked and unlocked positions causing movement of the latch bolt between the extended state and the retracted state to lock and unlock the door, and a motor operably connected to the link. The method comprises operating the motor to move the link in a first direction toward the unlocked position, the motor being operated until the link reaches a hard stop position; thereafter determining a soft stop position based on the hard stop position; and thereafter selectively using the motor to move the link in the first direction toward the unlocked position, the motor being operated only until the link reaches the soft stop position. | 02-25-2010 |
20100066103 | MOTOR-DRIVEN LOCK WITH A ROTARY BOLT - The invention relates to a motor-driven lock with a rotary bolt, especially for rear doors, hatches or trunks of automotive vehicles, comprising a rotary bolt and a latch, also rotary between a closed position, in which it retains the bolt in a locking position, and another releasing position, in which it releases the mentioned bolt, the lock furthermore comprising a motor-driven drive cam and transmission means, to move the latch from its locking position to its releasing position, comprising a rocker arm, which can swing back and forth between two end positions, provided with a peripheral extension loosely coupled to the end of the latch, and provided with a control slide extending in a curved shape about the axis of rotation of the drive cam. | 03-18-2010 |
20100072761 | Global Side Door Latch - The latch includes a ratchet and pawl operable to move between an engaged position to hold a striker and a released position to permit the striker from exiting the latch. In addition, a release lever and a lock lever are pivotally mounted to the opposite surface of the latch housing. A lock link lever connects the release lever to the lock lever, having a first end pivotally mounted to the lock lever and a second end slidably located in a slot on the release lever. Actuating the release lever while the second end of the lock link lever is in its locked position pivots the lock link lever in a first arc and actuating the release lever while the lock link lever is in its unlocked position pivots the lock link lever in a second arc to actuate the pawl into its released position. | 03-25-2010 |
20100127511 | VEHICLE DOOR LATCH HAVING A POWER LOCK-UNLOCK MECHANISM - A door latch having a forkbolt that moves between a latched position and an unlatched position is provided. It includes a detent for holding the forkbolt in the latched position, and a power operated lock mechanism for moving the door latch to an unlock or lock position. It further comprises a first rotatable locking lever moveable between an unlocked and locked position and in operable communication with the detent through an intermittent lever; a second rotatable locking lever in operable communication with the first rotatable locking lever; a motor driven actuator engaging the second rotatable locking lever; and an actuator pin disposed between the motor driven actuator and the second rotatable locking lever for rotating the second rotatable locking lever. | 05-27-2010 |
20100237632 | ELECTRICALLY-ACTIVATED HOOD LATCH AND RELEASE MECHANISM - A latch assembly includes a latch movable between released and restrained positions and a latch spring biasing toward the released position. A first lever is movable between open and closed positions, corresponding to the released and restrained positions, respectively. A first lever spring biases toward the closed position. A second lever is movable between unlocked and locked positions, corresponding to the first lever open and closed positions, respectively. A second lever spring biases toward the locked position. An active material based actuator selectively moves the second lever from the locked to unlocked position in response to an activation signal. A primary activation mechanism selectively produces the activation signal without a mechanical connection to the passenger compartment. An auxiliary activation mechanism does not rely on the vehicle power system. A key or portable energy storage device may cause the activation signal from the primary or auxiliary activation mechanism. | 09-23-2010 |
20100244466 | Closure Latch for Vehicle Door - In a particular embodiment, the closure latch includes a ratchet movable between an open position and a closed position and biased towards the open position. A pawl is provided and is movable between a ratchet locking position wherein the pawl holds the ratchet in the closed position and a ratchet release position wherein the pawl permits the ratchet to move to the open position, and wherein the pawl is biased towards the ratchet locking position. An inside door release lever is operatively connectable to the pawl. A lock includes a lock link movable between an unlocked position wherein the lock link operatively connects the inside door release lever to the pawl, and a locked position wherein the inside door release lever operatively disconnects the inside door release lever from the pawl, wherein the lock link is biased towards the unlocked position. The lock further includes a lock lever cam rotatable between an unlocking range wherein the lock lever cam permits the lock link to move to the unlocked position, and a locking range wherein the lock lever moves the lock link to the locked position. The lock further includes an override member connected for rotation with the lock lever cam and rotatable between an actuatable range wherein the inside door release lever is engageable with the override member to move the lock lever cam to the unlocking range, and a non-actuatable range wherein the inside door release lever is operatively disconnected from the override member. The lock is positionable in an unlocked state wherein the lock link is in the unlocked position, a locked state wherein the lock link is in the locked position, the lock lever cam is in the locking range and the override member is in the actuatable range, and an additional locked state wherein the lock link is in the locked position, the lock lever cam is in the locking range and the override member is in the non-actuatable range. | 09-30-2010 |
20100270815 | OPENING AND CLOSING MEMBER CONTROL DEVICE - An opening and closing member control device includes: a latch that pulls in or releases a striker; a displacement member that operates the latch through a latch operation mechanism and is displaced within a movement area including a close area, a release area, and a neutral area positioned between the close and release areas; a motor that displaces the displacement member; a rotation counter that counts a rotation amount of the motor; and a control unit that controls, based on the rotation amount of the motor, rotation of the motor to perform a first returning operation for returning the displacement member to a neutral position set in the neutral area from the close area after a close operation of the displacement member, and a second returning operation for returning the displacement member to the neutral position from the release area after a release operation of the displacement member. | 10-28-2010 |
20100270816 | LOCK WITH A SWING BOLT AND AN ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY THEREOF - A lock with a swing bolt, comprises: a housing having an opening for a bolt; a cover which is complementary to the housing; a bolt movable between a locked position and an un-locked position through the opening; a controllable locking means to prevent the movement of the bolt to the un-locked position; wherein the locking means including: a block member, which is placed in a first sliding chute formed in the housing with a slidable fit between the block member and the first sliding chute; an actuator assembly having a follower which is placed in a second sliding chute formed in the housing with a slidable fit between the follower and the second sliding chute; one end of the block member being engaged with the bolt in a surface contact, the other end of the block member is engaged with the follower in a surface contact. | 10-28-2010 |
20110037278 | Lock Assembly - A lock assembly ( | 02-17-2011 |
20110101709 | DOOR HANDLE STROKE CHANGE STRUCTURE - A door handle stroke change structure includes a latch mechanism, an electric latch drive mechanism, a mechanical latch drive mechanism, and an operation member which operates the electric latch drive mechanism and the mechanical latch drive mechanism. The operation member is moveable among a closed position, a first position at which the electric latch drive mechanism is operated, and a second position at which the mechanical latch drive mechanism is operated. A motion to move the operation member from the closed position to the first position is a same motion as a motion to move the operation member from the closed position to the second position. A movement amount of the operation member from the closed position to the first position is greater than a movement amount of the operation member from the closed position to the second position by the motion. | 05-05-2011 |
20110227351 | Electromechanical Compression Latch - The present invention is directed to improvements in latch design. The illustrated embodiment of the present invention is a rotary pawl latch with the capability to provide a compressive force between the first member and the second member. The illustrated embodiment of the present invention is of an electromechanical type. The control circuit of the latch detects when a striker attached to one member, for example a door, has moved the pawl to a first latched position. A motor is then activated that drives the pawl to a second latched position to provide compression between the first member and a second member, for example a door frame. | 09-22-2011 |
20110241360 | LID LOCK APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A lid lock apparatus for a vehicle, includes a driving motor, a shaft member configured so that a first end portion thereof protrudes from a housing to be engageable with a lid body of a vehicle body, thereby retaining the lid body unopenable, and so that the shaft member retracts in response to an actuation of the driving motor, thereby being disengaged from the lid body, and an operating pull cord including a shaft engagement portion attached at a second end portion of the shaft member, a handle portion and a cord portion, which are made of a synthetic resin, so that the handle portion and the shaft engagement portion are integrally formed via the cord portion, and configured so as to retract the first end portion of the shaft member towards the housing when an operator pulls the handle portion, thereby disengaging the shaft member from the lid body. | 10-06-2011 |
20120061977 | DOOR CLOSER APPARATUS - A door closer apparatus includes: a pole lever that is rotated by a pole which rotates in the direction opposite from the direction of engaging a latch; a pole lever urging portion that urges the pole lever; a spring that urges the pole lever in the direction of coming into contact with the pole; a stopper that comes into abutment with the pole lever at a half lock position to prohibit the pole lever from rotating in the direction of coming into abutment with the pole; a first switch that is activated in response to the latch positioned in a range from the initial position to a position between the half lock position and the full lock position; and a second switch that is activated in response to the pole lever positioned in a range from a position between the initial position and the half lock position to the full lock position. | 03-15-2012 |
20120074715 | ACTIVE HOOD LATCH SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - An active hood latch system for a vehicle may include a housing, a locking/releasing bar connected to a cable of a hood latch assembly, a locking/releasing unit configured to release a locked state of the locking/releasing bar using a signal of a pedestrian collision detecting sensor, and a pulling unit configured to rotate the locking/releasing bar by pulling an end of the locking/releasing bar, wherein the hood latch assembly includes a main latch pivotally coupled to the housing, and a flexible member connecting the housing to the main latch, and wherein when the cable may be pulled by operating the locking/releasing unit using the signal of the pedestrian collision detecting sensor, the main latch may be released to pop up a hood and the flexible member connected to the main latch may be selectively extended by the hood to absorb collision energy and reduce damage to a pedestrian. | 03-29-2012 |
20120119521 | SANITARY DOOR LATCH SYSTEM - A door latch system may include a foot actuator, a first disk, a first linkage coupled to the foot actuator and the first disk, a locking mechanism, and a second linkage coupled to the first disk and the locking mechanism. The first linkage may be configured to rotate the first disk from a first position to a second position responsive to a user actuating the foot actuator. The second linkage may be configured to cause the locking mechanism to transition from a first state to a second state responsive to the first disk rotating from the first position to the second position. | 05-17-2012 |
20120193927 | DOOR OPENER FOR CLOSED-CIRCUIT CURRENT OPERATION AND OPEN-CIRCUIT CURRENT OPERATION - A door opener for closed and open circuit current operation has a door opener latch, switchover means mounted to move in a first rotary bearing for blocking and releasing the latch, armature adjustable about a second rotary bearing for blocking or releasing the switchover means, electromagnet for adjusting the armature, and restoring spring moving the armature to an inoperative position when the electromagnet is in the unenergized state. The switchover means has a blocking cross section facing the armature, and an adjacent release cross section recessed behind the blocking cross section. The armature has a plate-like design and a blocking recess in the central section merging with a slot-like release recess in the end section averted from the second bearing, the blocking cross section corresponding to the blocking recess and the release cross section corresponding to the release recess. The vertical distance between the first and second bearings is variable. | 08-02-2012 |
20120248796 | DOOR LOCK DEVICE - A door lock device is disclosed, wherein if positioning of an interlinking lever and a closing ver is performed using the biasing force of a biaser when the hook is in the striker releasing position, subsequent rotations of the interlinking lever and the control lever are prevented from becoming unsmooth. | 10-04-2012 |
20120261928 | EXIT DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - An exit device that includes a locking mechanism for locking and unlocking a door, the locking mechanism having a latch bolt, and a link connected to the latch bolt, movement of the link between locked and unlocked positions causes movement of the latch bolt between an extended state and a retracted state to lock and unlock the door, and a motor operably connected to the link. A method of operating the exit device includes operating the motor to move the link in a first direction toward the unlocked position, the motor being operated until the link reaches a hard stop position; thereafter determining a soft stop position based on the hard stop position; and thereafter selectively using the motor to move the link in the first direction toward the unlocked position, the motor being operated only until the link reaches the soft stop position. | 10-18-2012 |
20130181462 | ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED LOCK FOR AUTOMATED SLIDING TYPE GATES AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - A lock device for sliding gates has a harpoon-type bolt element whose head enters a cavity of a keeper from a shaped hole, and is pushed inside a sleeve by a roto-translation that is controlled by a cam and tappet coupling until the system is locked Reverse motion is prevented by engagement between the anchor of a solenoid and an elongated cavity on the surface of the bolt shaft, however allowing the bolt to tolerate axial displacements from thermal changes or settlements. An unlock control logic allows release of the engagement via a European profile lock cylinder, a mechanical control remotely operated through a Bowden wire, or an electrically controlled solenoid. The control logic ensures the system operation follows the correct direction of motion of a cyclic state machine, to provide proper synchronization with the operation of the gate automation. | 07-18-2013 |
20130249222 | DOOR CLOSER DEVICE - A door closer device comprises a sun gear pivotally mounted via a pivot shaft, a planetary gear which meshes with the sun gear to orbit the sun gear while turning on its own axis, a closing lever pivotally mounted via the pivot shaft and pivotally mounted with the planetary gear, and a sector gear which has an external teeth meshing with an output gear and an internal teeth meshing with the planetary gear. The closing lever swings about the pivot shaft to allow a latch to move from a half-latch position to a full-latch position where the latch fully engages with a striker. | 09-26-2013 |
20130328329 | LOCK MODULE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a lock module. The aim of the invention is to provide a lock module which can contribute to a reduction in the complexity of assembly. In order to achieve said aim, the lock module comprises a plurality of components, that is to say at least two components, which are selected from the following: a lock having a locking mechanism consisting of a pawl and a rotary latch, in particular a servolock; a drive, in particular an electric drive for the lock, particularly preferably for the servolock; an actuating lever system; a locking lever system; and a handle module having an opening handle, in particular an outer opening handle. The lock includes at least one drive which is movably mounted within the lock module. The drive can therefore be moved relative to the other one or more components of the lock module. | 12-12-2013 |
20140167425 | KEYLESS LOCKING SYSTEM - The present invention provides a keyless locking system comprising a keyless locking mechanism mountable to a cover of a tray compartment of a vehicle having a mechanical trigger and a mechanical override mechanism having an actuator operable via a cable connected to a lever located within a cabin of the vehicle, the actuator moveable to engage the mechanical trigger enabling mechanical activation of the latch. | 06-19-2014 |
20140175813 | ELECTRICAL VEHICLE LATCH - An electrical vehicle latch including a support assembly, a releasable closure mechanism carried by the support assembly and adapted to releasably engage a striker, an electrically-operated actuator assembly carried by the support assembly and which can be selectively activated to release the closure mechanism from the striker or to lock the closure mechanism in a condition of engagement with the striker, and an electrical control unit having a printed circuit board for controlling operation of the actuator assembly. The support assembly including a first support body carrying at least a ratchet of the closure mechanism in a position parallel to a first plane (P | 06-26-2014 |
20140292003 | ELECTRIC SUPPLY STRUCTURE - An electric supply structure includes a body including plural shaft support portions, a housing being joined with the body, a motor being positioned between the body and the housing, being restricted from moving in an axial direction of a motor shaft by the shaft support portion and being rotatably supported about the motor shaft, a terminal being connected to the motor, and a connector being provided with an insertion hole. The terminal includes a bus bar portion movably mounted to the body, a motor-side terminal portion being fixed on the motor so as to supply electricity and a connector-side terminal portion being positioned to be inserted into the insertion hole. The housing includes first and second pressing portions having different stiffnesses and being configured to hold the motor while displacing a rotational attitude of the motor about the motor shaft in a specific direction by pressing the motor. | 10-02-2014 |
20150035294 | CABINET GANG LOCK SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICALLY LOCKABLE SLIDES - A locking system, for a cabinet having a plurality of drawers extendably mounted in an interior of the cabinet, includes a bar and a motor unit. The bar is movable to prevent at least some of the drawers from extending out of the cabinet when in a locked position and allowing at least one of the drawers to extend out of the cabinet in an unlocked position. The motor unit is configured to drive an arm coupled to the bar, the arm being drivable to change a position of the bar from the locked position to the unlocked position. | 02-05-2015 |
20150076838 | DRIVE UNIT - A drive unit for automotive applications, specifically for application with or in combination with a motor vehicle door lock, a housing ( | 03-19-2015 |
20150084352 | MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR LOCK AND METHOD FOR ELECTRICALLY ACTUATING A LOCKING MECHANISM - The invention relates to a motor vehicle door lock and to a method for electrically actuating a locking mechanism in said type of motor vehicle door lock. Said motor vehicle door lock comprises a locking mechanism and an electric drive ( | 03-26-2015 |
20150097380 | LOCK - A lock for locking a door, the lock comprises a pin moveable between a retracted position and an extended position for locking the door and an actuator movable from a first position to a second position to move the pin from the retracted position to the extended position. Furthermore, the lock comprises a mechanism comprising a spring for biasing the pin to the retracted position and a latch. When in the latched position the latch prevents the pin from moving from the extended position to the retracted position, and when in an unlatched position the latch allows the pin to move from the extended position to the retracted position. The mechanism is adapted to disengage the actuator from the pin when the pin is in the extended position. | 04-09-2015 |
20150108770 | ADJUSTING DEVICE FOR A FRONT LID AND ASSOCIATED MOTOR VEHICLE - Adjusting device for a front lid, with an actuator for raising the rear edge of the front lid, wherein the actuator is configured as a coupling mechanism having a first drive with a rotation-locked lever connected to a push rod in an articulated fashion and a second drive with a rotation-locked lever connected to a push rod in an articulated fashion, wherein the two push rods have a common attachment point, via which they are connected to the front lid. | 04-23-2015 |
20150137531 | PIEZO BASED ENERGY HARVESTING FOR E-LATCH SYSTEMS - A vehicle door includes an electrically-powered latch and a user input feature that can be actuated by a user to cause the electrically-powered latch to unlatch. An electrical energy storage device is operably connected to the electrically-powered latch, and a piezoelectric device is mounted to the door. The piezoelectric device can be manually actuated by a user to charge the electrical energy storage device, and electrical energy from the electrical energy storage device can be utilized to actuate the electrically-powered latch to thereby unlatch the latch. The user input feature may comprise a switch or sensor located adjacent a door handle/latch release on an inside and/or an outside of the vehicle door. The electrical energy storage device may comprise an emergency battery, capacitor, or other electrical device. | 05-21-2015 |
20150137532 | VEHICLE DOOR CLOSER DEVICE - A vehicle door closer device comprises a latch that is capable of engaging with a striker of a vehicle body; a ratchet that is capable of engaging with the latch; and a release-canceling mechanism that comprises a first release-output lever, a second release-output lever and a canceling lever. A locking knob is operated, and the canceling lever disconnects a motion transmitting path between the first release-output lever and the second release-output lever thereby enabling the ratchet to engage with the latch, so that a vehicle door can be closed. | 05-21-2015 |
20150300052 | MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR LOCK - The object of the present invention is a motor vehicle door lock, comprising a locking mechanism and an electrical drive for electrically opening the locking mechanism. According to the invention, a complementary drive is provided in addition to the electrical drive for electrically opening the locking mechanism. With the aid of the electrical drive, the additional drive releases, for the purpose of electrically opening the locking mechanism, a mechanical safety mechanism of the respective electrical drive, which is formed by a blocking element. | 10-22-2015 |
20150308156 | CLOSING MECHANISM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE COMPRISING A CLOSING AID - The invention relates to a locking mechanism for a motor vehicle comprising a closing aid. The locking mechanism comprises an electrically driven closing aid which can move a rotary catch of the locking mechanism from a preliminary catching position to a main catching position when the closing aid is in an engaging position. It is possible to move the closing aid from its engaging position to a disengaging position and vice versa. The closing aid cannot move the rotary catch of the locking mechanism from its preliminary catching position to its main catching position when the closing aid is in its disengaging position. | 10-29-2015 |
20150308169 | HEAD-LOCKING DOOR LOCK - The present invention relates to a head-locking door lock. The door lock includes: a striker including a fixing plate fixed to a door frame and a latch vertically protruding from the fixing plate; and a door lock body including a turning body configured to be rotated with a predetermined radius by a motor, a space portion formed at a front end of the door lock body such that the latch of the striker is positioned therein, and a dead bolt of which one end is connected to the turning body to be moved linearly in the space portion by the rotational movement of the turning body to be engaged with the latch. | 10-29-2015 |
20150330112 | VEHICLE DOOR HANDLE AND POWERED LATCH SYSTEM - A vehicle door includes a powered latch mechanism and an interior door handle having first and second sensors disposed on opposite sides of the interior door handle. The first and second sensors are configured to detect the presence of a user's hand to control operation of the powered latch mechanism. The powered latch may be unlatched if an unlatch switch is actuated and the first and second sensors detect the presence of a user's hand. | 11-19-2015 |
20160017644 | VEHICLE SLIDING DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM AND LATCH ASSEMBLY - A locking system including a latch assembly that actuates a cancel cable and thereby a cancel lever of a lock device includes a latch lever that has a first engaging surface and receives a striker positioned at the end of a rail of a vehicle, a cancel latch lever including an engagement tab that is engaged by the first engaging surface of the latch lever in an overstroke position of the latch lever, and a cancel cable that interrupts a transmission of power from an actuator to a lock device in accordance with a rotation of the latch cancel lever occurring from an engagement of the engagement tab with the engagement surface. | 01-21-2016 |
20160032630 | DOOR CLOSER DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A door closer device for a vehicle includes a latch, a drive force transmission mechanism and a cancellation mechanism cancelling a closing operation of the drive force transmission mechanism. The drive force transmission mechanism includes a drive force transmission portion rotatable between a transmission position where the latch is configured to receive a drive force of an actuator and a non-transmission position where the latch is configured not to receive the drive force of the actuator. The cancellation mechanism includes a first operation portion and a second operation portion, the first operation portion engaged with the drive force transmission portion to be rotated irrespective of the second operation portion, the second operation portion engaged with the drive force transmission portion to be rotated irrespective of the first operation portion, the first and second operation portions rotating the drive force transmission portion from the transmission position to the non-transmission position. | 02-04-2016 |
20160040457 | OPERATING DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE DOOR LATCH - An operating device for a vehicle-siding-door latch changes the latch to an unlocking state and a locking state comprises a housing a motor disposed in the housing; an active lever in the housing to an unocking position an a locking position with the active lever: and a detecting switch in the housing to detect motion of a swinging member pivoted to an element outside wherein the element is separate from the housing. | 02-11-2016 |
20160076277 | VEHICLE DOOR LATCH CONTROL DEVICE - A vehicle door latch control device is provided in which power from an electric actuator controlled by a control unit is transmitted via transmission means to a ratchet that can engage with a latch that engages with a striker on a vehicle body side and pivots, wherein a first switch detects whether the ratchet is in a ratchet engagement position, a second switch detects that the transmission means has operated until the ratchet attains the ratchet engagement position based on an operating position of an operating member forming part of the transmission means, and the control unit that controls actuation of the electric actuator determines that there is an abnormal state when the switching mode of the first switch is unchanged at the time the second switch changes switching mode. This enables an abnormal state in which engagement of a ratchet with a latch becomes insufficient. | 03-17-2016 |
20160090762 | CINCHING STRIKER WITH ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM - An adjustable cinching striker assembly for installation on a vehicle. The adjustable striker assembly includes a mounting frame for selectively mounting the adjustable striker assembly to the vehicle, and a striker moveably coupled to the mounting frame. A motor is coupled to the striker for moving the striker with respect to the mounting frame from an uncinched position to a cinched position, movement of the striker defining a cinching direction. The cinched position is adjustable with respect to the mounting frame. | 03-31-2016 |
20160115714 | LOCK ASSEMBLY STRUCTURE - A lock assembly structure includes a lock base, an actuating component, a locking component and a lock sheet. By using the actuating component to drive the locking component to be moved with respect to the lock base and the lock sheet movable with respect to the lock base, the lock sheet may be ensured to be maintained in the closed position or be out of the closed position. Wherein, the actuating component is a hydraulic or pneumatic actuating component, thereby the sparks that may be generated by the motor actuator during operation may be avoided. The lock assembly structure further includes a blocker sheet, which is movable with respect to the lock base. When the actuating component is functioned improperly, the lock sheet may also be ensured to be maintained in the closed position or be out of the closed position by changing the position of the blocker sheet. | 04-28-2016 |
20160130840 | CAM LATCH - A latch for capturing a striker includes a latch cam, a trigger, a drive cam, a motor coupled to the drive cam, and a switch coupled to the motor. The latch cam is biased to rotate toward an open position and configured to capture the striker in a closed position. The drive cam uses at least one cam surface to contact the trigger, and the switch permits actuation of the motor to rotate the drive cam when sensing the trigger or the drive cam, thereby rotating the drive cam to urge the trigger toward an unlocked position, disengage the trigger from the latch cam, and allow the latch cam to rotate from the closed position toward the open position. A system incorporating the latch and method of capturing a striker is also provided. | 05-12-2016 |
20160138306 | UNIVERSAL GLOBAL LATCH SYSTEM - A powered latch system for a door of a vehicle including a latch assembly, actuatable inside and outside handles, a powered actuator and a door controller that causes the powered actuator to unlatch the latch assembly upon actuation of the inside and outside door handles. The latch assembly may be mechanically unlatched by a user within a vehicle interior even if the powered actuator does not actuate due to a loss of electrical power or other failure. The controller can be programmed to unlatch the latch assembly according to various criteria as required to meet the specific requirements of different markets. | 05-19-2016 |
20160145928 | CLOSER DEVICE AND VEHICLE DOOR LOCKING DEVICE - A closer device includes: a threaded shaft rotating by drive force of a motor; a shaft-like member threadedly engaging with the threaded shaft to transmit decelerated rotation of the threaded shaft and permit displacement in an axial direction between a first axial position and a second axial position; and a restriction member displaced between a first position at which the shaft-like member is displaced from the side of the first axial position to the side of the second axial position by restricting rotation of the shaft-like member that accompanies the rotation of the threaded shaft and a second position at which the displacement of the shaft-like member from the side of the first axial position to the side of the second axial position is restricted by permitting the rotation of the shaft-like member that accompanies the rotation of the threaded shaft. | 05-26-2016 |
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20160186468 | DUAL MOTOR DEVICE WITH APPLICATION TO POWER CINCH AND LATCH MECHANISM - A rotary drive actuation system for actuating a latch including: an output shaft having a member affixed at one end of the output shaft for coupling to a component of the latch; a common drive element affixed to the output shaft at the other end of the output shaft; and a plurality of motors coupled to the common drive element for simultaneously driving the common drive element and the output shaft in a first rotary direction to effect actuation of the latch. | 06-30-2016 |