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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2023
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Inventor:
Yongdae Seo, Seoul, KR;
Assignees:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 81/20 (2014.01); E05B 79/20 (2014.01); E05B 81/24 (2014.01); E05B 81/40 (2014.01); E05B 83/38 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 81/20 (2013.01); E05B 79/20 (2013.01); E05B 81/25 (2013.01); E05B 81/40 (2013.01); E05B 83/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cinching apparatus for a vehicle latch includes a cable lever coupled, by a pin, to a lead nut which is moved along a lead screw by driving power of a single cinching actuator, and the cable lever and a plurality of latches are connected by a plurality of cinching cables so that a difference in cinching stroke between the plurality of latches may be absorbed, and cinching control is possible.