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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2022
Magna Closures Inc., Newmarket, CA;
Francesco Cumbo, Pisa, IT;
MAGNA CLOSURES INC., Newmarket, CA;
Abstract
A closure latch assembly and method for cinching a closure panel from a partially closed position to a fully closed position without pinching an object between the closure panel and a structural portion of a motor vehicle are provided. The latch assembly has a latch cinch mechanism including a cinch lever operably moveable from a cinch start position to a cinch stop position to cause a cinch link to move a ratchet from a secondary striker capture position to a primary striker capture position. A power-operated cinch actuator receives a first signal to move the cinch lever from the cinch start position to the cinch stop position and receives a second signal, in response to an object detected between the closure panel and the structural portion, to stop moving the cinch lever from the cinch start position toward the cinch stop position.