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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2010
Lorin A. Mazur, Shelby, MI (US);
James C. O'kane, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Sara M Repen, Farmington, MI (US);
Kouichi Inaba, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Rinaldo M. Lucchesi, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
James Axiotis, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Lorin A. Mazur, Shelby, MI (US);
James C. O'Kane, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Sara M Repen, Farmington, MI (US);
Kouichi Inaba, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Rinaldo M. Lucchesi, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
James Axiotis, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A lock indicator arm for a door having a latch mechanism includes a rod portion connectable on a first end to the latch mechanism, and a knob portion located on a second end of the rod portion opposite the first end and formed as a one-piece structure with the rod portion. The rod portion may include a spring region configured to bias the rod portion against either an interior panel, an exterior panel, or both panels. The knob portion and the rod portion of the lock indicator arm may be formed from a matrix material and a filler material. The filler material may include a plurality of fibers, and the plurality of fibers may be oriented substantially longitudinally along the rod portion. The rod portion of the lock indicator arm may have one of an H-shape cross section and a W-shape cross section.