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7625020 Vehicle door lock control  
A door of a vehicle is opened and closed by a handle mounted to the side of the door. In the door, a vehicle door lock control connected to the handle comprises a base plate on which an operating...
7621571 Door lock system  
An input shaft of a key lever that transmits a rotating drive force from a key cylinder in response to a key operation is arranged in a lower side of a door housing so that the rain water and the...
7614670 Door closing apparatus  
A door closing apparatus includes a latch mechanism operated for opening or closing a door of a vehicle, a driving mechanism transmitting a driving force to the latch mechanism to operate the latch...
7611173 Latch system kit and method of making a latch system  
A kit for selectively constructing a system for releasably maintaining a movable closure element in a predetermined position relative to a frame upon which the closure element is movably mounted....
7607702 Inertia catch for a vehicle latch  
A latch mechanism for selectively latching a door to an automotive vehicle. The latch mechanism includes a latch hook movable between locked and unlocked positions relative to a striker bar fixedly...
7603881 Glove box device  
In a glove box device, a cylinder is fixed to an operating handle, a slide member switches between a locking state and an unlocking state in correspondence to sliding motion, and a connecting...
7591493 Door opening/closing device  
A door opening/closing device includes a door operating lever that releases a closed-door latch unit when being turned to a first direction and releases an open-door latch unit when being turned to...
7581767 Door closing device  
A latch engages with a striker fixed to a vehicle when a door of the vehicle is closed. A latch lever that turns together with the latch has an engagement portion. A closing lever forced by a...
7568741 Door lock system  
A door lock system includes a first link lever, a second link lever, and a spring. The first link lever moves to a transmitting position in response to an unlocking operation. The second link lever...
7568740 Motor vehicle lock  
Motor vehicle lock with a ratchet, latch, actuation lever, internal actuation chain, external actuation chain and a control, the ratchet having an engagement position in which it holds the latch in...
7562917 Door latch system for automotive vehicle  
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...
7559586 Door lock apparatus for a vehicle  
A door lock apparatus includes: a link member interposed between a latch mechanism and an open lever and selectively operated between an unlock position and a lock position, the unlock position in...
7559585 Support frame for header latch assembly  
A latch assembly is provides selective locking of a front portion of a convertible top to a windshield header. The latch assembly includes a latch mechanism, an actuator and a frame. The latch...
7543861 Lock for an opening on a motor vehicle, with a memory for unlocking locking  
The lock includes an opening lever and a locking lever capable of displacing a connecting rod between a first position, in which the opening lever can cooperate with the connecting rod to cause the...
7540541 Apparatus for opening and closing door  
An apparatus for opening and closing a door of a vehicle includes a knob that is arranged on one door panel, a holding unit that holds the door in a fully closed state, a control unit that is...
7537249 Latch device and device for controlling opening/closing of door  
To accurately control opening and closing of a door, a device includes an opening/closing switch lever arranged at an opening end of a striker receiving groove, and configured to shift between a...
7530609 Self-presenting non-excitable secondary hood latch assembly  
A secondary latch assembly includes a mounting bracket, a release hook, and a release handle operably connected to the release hook. The release handle is pivotable relative to the mounting bracket...
7513541 Rotary latch and lock mechanism  
A rotary latch mechanism that includes at least one support plate that pivotally supports both a latch fork and a lock cam is disclosed. The lock cam is movable from a first position where the lock...
7506903 Lock, in particular for a motor vehicle  
A lock for a motor vehicle is described. The lock includes a lock latch which is displaced upon closing of the lock by a closing element from an open position in the direction of a closed position....
7503598 Motor vehicle door lock  
The invention refers to a vehicle door latch with a catch and pawl, in which the catch contains a cushioning stop and said cushioning stop being designed as a spring stop for the reset spring of...
7500700 Motor vehicle door latch  
A motor vehicle door latch having a locking mechanism ( 1, 2 ) and a base housing ( 6 ). The locking mechanism ( 1, 2 ) is optionally lodged in connection with other lock components ( 3, 4, 5 ) in...
7497488 Rotary latch  
A rotary latch having a pivoting handle mounted in the recess of a mounting plate includes a turn-key member that rotates within the handle's free end, and the turn-key member is mechanically...
7490875 Lock system  
A lock system includes: a latch which is rotatably supported on a housing, and is brought into engagement with and disengagement from a striker; a spring for biasing the latch in a direction in...
7488014 Door opening/closing device  
A door opening/closing device includes, between a door operating lever and an open-door latch unit, a first connection link connected to the door operating lever and a third wire cable. One end of...
7478846 Door lock device and assembling method thereof  
A ratchet shaft is mounted on the base plate beforehand. The ratchet shaft includes, at its base end with a flange collar, a first stepped portion that supports a ratchet lever to be rotatable, and...
7475923 Vehicle door lock  
A vehicle door lock ( 1 ) having a fork ( 2 ) which rotates about a first axis (A) between a release position and at least one lock position engaging a fixed striker ( 15 ), and a latch ( 3 ) which...
7475922 Lock for a door of a motor vehicle  
Described herein is a lock for a door of a motor vehicle provided with a closing mechanism designed to cooperate with a lock striker fixed to an upright of the door itself; the closing mechanism is...
7475920 Automotive door lock  
An automotive door lock having a lock mechanism ( 3 ) for releasably engaging a striker ( 4 ), and a release mechanism ( 5 ) interacting with the lock mechanism ( 3 ) to release the lock ( 1 ). The...
7467816 Door latch device  
A door latch device includes a striker, a fork, a pawl lever that locks rotation of the fork, the fork having a first locking part which locks the striker when the fork is shifted from an open...
7467815 Snow load lever with two part pawl lever construction  
A latch ( 1 ) for a deck lid includes a load lever ( 41 ) that operates after the latch ( 1 ) is released to prevent the pawl ( 22 ) from immediately returning to a latched position. The load lever...
7458621 Door connector  
One actuator selectively operates a latch lever linked to a latch and a ratchet lever, a push rod, a bell crank and a pull rod linked to a ratchet. When the front door and the rear door of a car...
7455336 Locking device for a vehicle seat  
In the case of a locking device ( 1 ), in particular for a vehicle seat, with a housing ( 3 ); a latch ( 11 ) which is arranged in the housing ( 3 ), is pivotably mounted on a first bearing element...
7452013 Motor vehicle lock  
The present invention relates to a motor vehicle lock having a lock catch and a locking pawl. The lock catch may be brought into an opening position, a main locking position and a preliminary...
7448237 Rotational element position detector for door latch assembly  
To prevent an erroneous installation of a rotational detection lever and a rotational element, one of a plurality of toothed portions of a rotational element is made into a larger toothed portion...
7445256 Automotive door latch device  
An actuating assembly for an automotive door latch device comprises a housing that operatively installs therein basic elements that are commonly used in an override function unit and a child proof...
7441816 Automotive childproof safety lock control apparatus  
An automotive childproof safety lock control apparatus including a door latch which can hold a door of a vehicle in a closed position, a childproof safety lock unit which can be displaced to an...
7441815 Door lock device  
When an inside lock button is operated for locking, an inner wire of a wire cable is drawn into an outer tube of the wire cable so that a lock lever shifts from an unlock state to a lock state,...
7441814 Vehicle lock device  
The present invention discloses a vehicle lock device that can be shifted between a locked position and an unlocked position. The vehicle lock includes a lock casing and a cable sheath fixed in...
7438331 Apparatus for opening and closing door  
An apparatus for opening and closing a door of a vehicle, which allows a door of a vehicle to be slidably moved, includes a door operation lever that is rotated when an inside knob is operated; a...
7434853 Door latch apparatus  
A door latch apparatus closes a door of a vehicle by, when a striker and a latch are in a first engagement state, shifting the striker and the latch into a second engagement state through an...
7434852 Low release energy latch mechanism  
A latch mechanism includes a latch plate associated with a first object, and a claw rotatably attached to the latch plate. A toggle link is rotatably attached to the latch plate. A primary pawl is...
7416229 Motor vehicle lock  
A motor vehicle lock with a latch and a ratchet, the latch being movable out of a fully latched position into a release position and vice versa, and the ratchet being movable out of an engagement...
7416228 Container with adjustable rotary lock  
A rotary unit for use with a locking system includes: a base plate having a slot; a rotary member rotatably mounted with the base plate about a first axis of rotation, the rotary member including a...
7413225 Latch mechanism with environmentally protected portion  
A latch mechanism includes a latch plate and a latching element attached to the latch plate. A pawl engages the latching element at an interface. Applying a force to the pawl releases the latch...
7407201 Cover locking device for a vehicle  
A folding top clamp for a vehicle has a connecting-link-controlled locking hook which can be displaced by guiding devices from a closed position to an open position. The locking hook interacts with...
7399010 Power-actuated motor-vehicle door latch with quick unlock  
A motor-vehicle door latch has a housing, latch parts in the housing operable to unlock a vehicle door, and an actuating element. A linkage engageable between the actuating element and the latch...
7384080 Motor vehicle lock with electrical opening drive  
A motor vehicle lock with a blocking element ( 2 ), with a electrical opening drive ( 3 ) for the blocking element ( 2 ), with control electronics ( 8 ) in the motor vehicle lock or separately from...
7380845 Vehicle door lock device  
A vehicle door lock device includes a base member on which a pivot shaft is supported, a first lever rotatably supported on the pivot shaft, a second lever rotatably supported on the pivot shaft...
7380844 Lock for doors and lids on vehicles  
In a lock fitted with a rotary latch ( 30 ), a detent ( 40 ) is provided that can engage inside a preliminary catch and inside a main catch ( 32 ) of the rotary latch ( 30 ). The rotary latch ( 30...
7364211 Vehicle lock controlled by a shape memory alloy actuator  
A contractible shape memory alloy (SMA) wire is used to throw a lever in a latch. The SMA actuator provides weight and space savings. In one embodiment, the SMA actuator is incorporated in the...