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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
May. 31, 2018
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Matthew M. Stack, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Dayananda Narasimhaiah, Franklin, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A latching assembly includes a hinge defining a slot, the slot having a slot length and a slot width, wherein the slot length is greater than the slot width, and a latching actuator having a housing and a plunger partially disposed in the housing, the plunger configured to translate and rotate relative to the housing, the plunger having a distal end with a plunger end length and a plunger end width, wherein the plunger end length is greater than the plunger end width, the plunger configured to be inserted into the slot. The plunger end length is greater than the slot width and the plunger end length is less than the slot length by a clearance amount.