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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2024
Inteva Products, Llc, Troy, MI (US);
Hector Sanchez Rojas, Chihuahua, MX;
Pedro Alfredo Alvarado Heredia, Chihuahua, MX;
Victor Daniel Varela Antillon, Chihuahua, MX;
Donald Michael Perkins, Warrant, MI (US);
INTEVA PRODUCTS, LLC, Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle latch, including: a drive assembly, wherein the drive assembly includes a power release gear, a reset lever secured to one side of the power release gear and a gear lock lever located on an opposite side of the power release gear, the gear lock lever rotatably mounted to the power release gear and the reset lever; a switch link operably coupled to the gear lock lever; a clutch mechanism operably coupling the switch link to the reset lever; and a motor operably coupled to the drive assembly via a worm secured to a shaft of the motor, wherein rotation of the drive assembly by the worm performs one of a locking function and a power release of the vehicle latch.