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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2018
Applicant:
Brose Schliesssysteme Gmbh & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Wuppertal, Wuppertal, DE;
Inventors:
Kim Taylor, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Andrew Lakerdas, London, CA;
Mark Farrugia, Clarkston, MI (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 81/20 (2014.01); E05F 15/622 (2015.01); E05B 83/18 (2014.01); E05B 79/20 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 81/20 (2013.01); E05B 79/20 (2013.01); E05B 83/18 (2013.01); E05F 15/622 (2015.01); E05Y 2900/546 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle closure system for use with a vehicle closure is provided. The vehicle closure may be pivotally coupled to a vehicle body and movable from an open position to a closed position by a spindle assembly. The vehicle closure system may include a controller configured to, responsive to the vehicle closure moving to the closed position, powering the spindle assembly to retract a slide connected to a latch by a cable so that the latch moves from a secondary latch position to a primary latch position.