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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2022
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Michael W. Thompson, Clayton, IN (US);
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A door latch assembly is positionable between an unlatched position, an intermediate position, and a latched position. The door latch assembly includes a housing, a drive mechanism disposed within the housing, a rotor pivotally coupled to the housing and disposed therein, and a catch assembly pivotally coupled to the housing and disposed therein. The rotor has an outer surface which forms at least two notches. A bearing is rotatably coupled to the catch assembly. In the unlatched position, the bearing is located in contact with the outer surface but not within either of the at least two notches. In the intermediate position, the bearing is located in a first notch and in the latched position the bearing is located in a second notch.