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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2002
Peter Lance Oxley, Mount Albert, CA;
Gordon Andrew Paton, Holland Landing, CA;
Atoma International Corp., Newmarket, CA;
Abstract
A power striker mechanism ( ) has a housing ( ) adapted for mounting on a vehicle. A striker assembly ( ) is mounted to the housing and constrained to slide between an inboard and outboard position. An outer link ( ) is pivotally attached to the striker assembly ( ). An inner link ( ) is pivotally attached to the housing ( ) and pivotally attached to the outer link ( ). A cinching mechanism ( ) linkably connects the inner ( ) and outer links ( ). Driving movement of the cinching mechanism ( ) effects the inboard and outboard movement of the striker assembly ( ). The driving movement is generally perpendicular to the inboard outboard movement of the striker assembly ( ) thereby isolating the cinching mechanism ( ) from loads imparted to the striker assembly ( ).