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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2016
Applicant:
Magna Closures S.p.a., Guasticce (Leghorn), IT;
Inventors:
Marco Taurasi, Leghorn, IT;
Francesco Cumbo, Pisa, IT;
Assignee:
MAGNA CLOSURES S.P.A., Guasticce (Leghorn), IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 81/42 (2014.01); E05B 15/04 (2006.01); E05B 77/36 (2014.01); E05B 81/06 (2014.01); E05B 81/14 (2014.01); E05B 81/34 (2014.01); E05B 77/38 (2014.01); E05B 81/90 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 81/42 (2013.01); E05B 15/04 (2013.01); E05B 77/36 (2013.01); E05B 77/38 (2013.01); E05B 81/06 (2013.01); E05B 81/14 (2013.01); E05B 81/34 (2013.01); E05B 81/90 (2013.01); Y10T 292/1046 (2015.04);
Abstract
A low release effort eccentric double ratchet, double pawl vehicle latch includes a ratchet, a primary pawl, an auxiliary ratchet and a secondary pawl. A drive mechanism including a gear cam wheel sequences movement of the secondary pawl to open and reset the latch. Upon reset, the drive mechanism actuates the auxiliary ratchet back to a closed state in a soft manner without using a hard stop; instead the latch has a cushioning spring that is used to softly stop the gear train during the reset absorbing motor energy and thus eliminating impact noise.