Title:
VEHICLE DOOR LATCH WITH CINCHING MECHANISM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2000000710
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A vehicle door latch has a rotatable forkbolt (30) that is latched by a detent (32) in a primary or an intermediate secondary latch position. The detent is operated via an intermittent lever (34) that is operated by a transfer lever (44) that is actuated by inside and outside door handles via suitable mechanical linkage. The door latch (10) includes a locking lever that disables the door handles from operating the intermittent lever (34) when it is in the locked position. The door latch (10) also includes a cinching mechanism (80) that automatically engages the forkbolt (30) in the primary latch position when the intermediate secondary latch position is reached. The cinching mechanism (80) includes a link (106) that has one end connected to a cinch pawl (86) and another end connected to the latch assembly. The link (106) pulls on the pawl (86) to disengage it from a cinching gear (82) to allow the cinching gear to return to the standby or home position during an unlatching operation.
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Inventors:
OSTROWSKI ARTUR JERZY
BASTIEN JOSEPH LEON
BASTIEN JOSEPH LEON
Application Number:
PCT/US1999/014526
Publication Date:
February 10, 2000
Filing Date:
June 25, 1999
Export Citation:
Assignee:
DELPHI TECH INC (US)
International Classes:
E05B65/12; E05B53/00; E05B65/19; (IPC1-7): E05B17/00; E05B65/19; E05B65/32; E05B65/34
Foreign References:
| EP0745746A1 | 1996-12-04 | |||
| US4763936A | 1988-08-16 | |||
| EP0095988A1 | 1983-12-07 |
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