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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2017
Applicant:
Magna Closures Inc., Newmarket, CA;
Inventors:
John Distefano, Richmond Hill, CA;
Csaba Szente, Newmarket, CA;
Assignee:
MAGNA CLOSURES INC., Ontario, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 77/54 (2014.01); E05B 83/24 (2014.01); E05B 79/20 (2014.01); E05B 81/16 (2014.01); F16H 63/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 83/24 (2013.01); E05B 77/54 (2013.01); E05B 79/20 (2013.01); E05B 81/16 (2013.01); F16H 63/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hood latch system for a motor vehicle includes a vehicle hood latch assembly configured in operable communication with a gearshift member. The vehicle hood latch assembly is prevented from unintended release of a vehicle hood striker, fixed to a hood of the motor vehicle, from a ratchet of the latch assembly when the gearshift member is shifted into a non-parked mode. When the gear shift member is selectively actuated in a park mode, the vehicle hood latch assembly is actuated to release the striker from the ratchet, thereby allowing the hood to be opened.