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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2018
Applicant:
Faurecia Interior Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Cedric Ketels, Mountain View, CA (US);
Tristan J. Vanfossen, Belmont, MI (US);
Julien Rea, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Louis Thomas, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Faurecia Interior Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 51/00 (2006.01); E05B 15/04 (2006.01); E05B 83/30 (2014.01); E05B 81/04 (2014.01); B60K 37/06 (2006.01); B60R 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 51/005 (2013.01); B60K 37/06 (2013.01); E05B 15/04 (2013.01); E05B 81/04 (2013.01); E05B 83/30 (2013.01); B60K 2370/1438 (2019.05); B60K 2370/55 (2019.05); B60R 7/06 (2013.01); E05B 2015/0406 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a compartment mounted to a frame of the vehicle. The compartment includes a box coupled to a vehicle in a fixed position relative to the vehicle and a latch system coupled to the glove to allow a user access to the box. The latch system includes a shape-memory alloy wire and a spring that are used during actuation of the latch system.