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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2015
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Dynalloy, Inc., Tustin, CA (US);
Paul W. Alexander, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Roger Herbert Culver, Warren, MI (US);
Robert Dallos, Jr., Canton, MI (US);
Aragorn Zolno, Whittier, CA (US);
James Holbrook Brown, Temecula, CA (US);
GM Global Technlolgy Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Dynalloy, Inc., Tustin, CA (US);
Abstract
A lockable latching device includes a body defining a cavity and having a central longitudinal axis, and a plunger disposed within the cavity. The plunger has a first end and a second end and is translatable along the axis between an open position and a closed position. The device includes an annular rotator disposed along the axis and configured for rotating the plunger about the axis. The device also includes an annular latch abutting the rotator that is transitionable between an unlocked state and a locked state. The device includes a first element operably connected to the latch and formed from a first shape memory alloy and a second element operably connected to the latch and formed from a second shape memory alloy.