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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2020
Applicant:
Southco, Inc., Concordville, PA (US);
Inventor:
Henry Daniel Birch, Worcester, GB;
Assignee:
Southco, Inc., Concordville, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 81/34 (2014.01); B60R 7/06 (2006.01); E05B 81/06 (2014.01); E05B 81/14 (2014.01); E05B 81/30 (2014.01); E05B 81/42 (2014.01); E05B 81/64 (2014.01); E05B 83/30 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 81/34 (2013.01); B60R 7/06 (2013.01); E05B 81/06 (2013.01); E05B 81/14 (2013.01); E05B 81/30 (2013.01); E05B 81/42 (2013.01); E05B 81/64 (2013.01); E05B 83/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic latch includes a housing, a motor having an output shaft, a gear arrangement comprising at least one gear that is configured to be driven by the output shaft of the motor, a rack coupled to the gear arrangement and configured to move in response to motion of the gear arrangement, and at least one pawl or pawl connector that is connected to the rack. Motion of the rack causes or permits the at least one pawl or pawl connector to move between (i) a withdrawn position and (ii) a deployed position in which the pawl or pawl connector is extended further from the housing as compared with the withdrawn position.