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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
May. 26, 2008
Francesco Cumbo, Pisa, IT;
Luca Bigazzi, Ponsacco, IT;
Francesco Cumbo, Pisa, IT;
Luca Bigazzi, Ponsacco, IT;
Magna Closures Inc., Newmarket, CA;
Abstract
A latch including a ratchet moveable between a latched position and a released position, with the ratchet being biased to the released position. A pawl being moveable between a ratchet-engaged position in which the pawl checks the movement of the ratchet and a ratchet-disengaged position, with the pawl being biased to the ratchet-engaged position. An electromechanical actuator having an output member for moving the pawl to the ratchet-disengaged position with the actuator output member moving between a start position and an end position and vice versa. A snowload lever being moveable between a pawl-disengaged position and a pawl-engaged position, wherein, in the pawl-engaged position, the snowload lever blocks the actuator output member from returning to the start position.