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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2006
Applicants:
Kelly Kohlstrand, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
Xiang Dong Yu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Stanley Liu, Livonia, MI (US);
Tad Siedlecki, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Kelly Kohlstrand, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
Xiang Dong Yu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Stanley Liu, Livonia, MI (US);
Tad Siedlecki, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A door latch system for an automotive vehicle uses a push-pull cable linked to a lock cylinder and to a latch to move the latch assembly into the locked position while simultaneously blocking the latch's lock/unlock lever from moving into the unlocked position.