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7363788 Latch apparatus and method  
A latch assembly having at least one control element having a first path of motion in which a ratchet is moved to an unlatched position and a second path of motion in which the ratchet is not so...
6986534 Door latch mechanism  
A latch mechanism has an input member and an output member. The mechanism has a first coupled condition at which the input and output members are coupled such that movement of the input member from...
6948745 Latch arrangements for automotive doors or other closures  
A latch arrangement for releasably retaining a striker, comprising a latch bolt shaped to retain the striker at a latching position, and to release the striker at an unlatching position of the...
6863318 Latch for a vehicle door  
A latch of a vehicle door includes a retention plate having a shut face portion and a perpendicular inside face portion. The latch further includes a rotatable claw, a pawl resiliently biased into...
6848286 Electronic latch apparatus and method  
A latch assembly, comprising a control element having a pivot point and an actuator. The actuator has a first position in which the control element is engaged by the actuator for pivotal movement...
6786070 Latch apparatus and method  
A latch assembly having at least one control element having a first path of motion in which a ratchet is moved to an unlatched position and a second path of motion in which the ratchet is not so...
6776442 Latch apparatus and method  
In some embodiments of the present invention, a lever is actuatable to unlatch a pawl when the lever is in an unlocked position. When the lever is in a locked position, lever actuation cannot...
6705140 Latch apparatus and method  
A latch assembly having at least one control element having one path of motion in which a ratchet is moved to an unlatched position and another path of motion in which the ratchet is not so moved,...
6679532 Vehicle door latch device  
A vehicle door latch device comprises a pawl lever keeping engagement between a latch and a striker, an output member rotatable in an unlocking direction and in a locking direction by power of a...
6575505 Latch apparatus and method  
The present invention includes a pawl releasably engagable with a ratchet, a handle connected directly or indirectly to a user-manipulatable device, a cam movable between an unlocked position in...
6523376 Lock, in particular for motor vehicle doors  
A lock suitable for use in a motor vehicle door has a rotary latch, a locking wedge, a pawl, a setting device, and a transmission device wherein the rotary latch cooperates with the locking wedge...
6386599 Latch arrangement for automotive door  
A latch arrangement for releasably retaining a striker, comprising a latch bolt shaped to retain the striker at a latching position, and to release the striker at an unlatching position of the...
6279361 Lock in particular for motor vehicle doors  
A lock, suitable for use in a car door, has a rotary latch which cooperates with a locking wedge, or the like, and can be locked by a locking pawl in a locking position. The pawl is actuatable by a...
6062613 Motor vehicle door lock or the like  
A motor vehicle door lock or the like including a housing with a detent pawl including a lock catch, a dynamic actuation linkage extending from an outside door handle and an inside door handle to...
6059328 Vehicle door latch device  
A vehicle door latch device comprises a latch body provided at a front side thereof with a recess for accommodating a latch and a ratchet, a metal front plate fixed to the front side of the latch...
6056334 Closing device, in particular for vehicle doors or the like  
A closing device, in particular for vehicle doors or the like, having at least one manipulator which, with the interpositioning of a coupling device via connecting elements to a lock element can be...
6048002 Door locking-unlocking system for vehicle  
A door closing system for locking and unlocking a door using a single actuator has a motor, a latch to be engaged with a door striker and a driving cam for driving the latch. An output shaft of the...
6007117 Motor vehicle door lock or the like with trip-free mechanism  
A motor vehicle door lock or the like for a door or hatch of a motor vehicle which can be closed from the outside, preferably via a closing cylinder, with a lock mechanism which, among other...
5938252 Door member locking/unlocking apparatus  
A door member locking/unlocking apparatus comprises a motor for driving an output shaft rotationally, and a latch rotatably hinged in a position to engage with a striker for retaining a door member...
5855400 Door lock assembly for automotive vehicles  
A door lock assembly for an automotive vehicle includes a base secured inside a vehicle door, a latch mechanism provided on the base and free to engage with and disengage from the body side of the...
5813709 Vehicle door latch device  
A vehicle door latch device comprises a latch body, a metal back plate fixed to a rear side of the latch body, a locking mechanism provided on the rear side of the latch body and displaceable...
5769468 Power-assist motor-vehicle door latch  
A motor-vehicle door latch has a fork formed with a detent and pivotal from a latched position retaining a bolt deep, a semilatched position retaining the bolt shallow, and an unlatched position...
5709420 Vehicle door latch device  
A vehicle door latch device comprises a synthetic resin latch body which has a recess at a front side thereof for receiving a latch and a ratchet, and a substantially horizontal bulged portion at a...
5667260 Motor vehicle door lock with a rotary central interlock  
A motor vehicle door lock with locking elements such as rotary catches and detent pawls, with a lock mechanism (1) and with a central interlock drive (2), in which the central interlock drive (2)...
5639130 Rotary door cinching mechanism with manual override  
A cinching mechanism for interaction with a substantially conventional latch assembly includes a cinching gear selectively power driven by an actuator and includes a link between the cinching...
5632515 Latch device for use with a vehicle trunk lid  
A latch device for use with a vehicle trunk lid comprises a base plate and an actuator unit mounted on the base plate. The base plate has a latch adapted to engage with a striker and a ratchet...
5603539 Motor-vehicle door latch with exchangeable lock linkage  
A door latch has a main housing holding latching element that can retain it in a latched or an unlatched position. A manual actuating mechanism is movable in the main housing between actuated and...
5474339 Door latch with double locking antitheft feature  
A vehicle door latch assembly including a pivotal rotor engagable with the striker pin. A pawl is moveable between a blocking position retaining the rotor in engagement with the striker pin, and a...
5472065 Linear motion drive  
A linear drive, particularly useful for locking or unlocking a door lock mechanism or the like permits manual operation by providing an output shaft that can move freely regardless whether the...
5437173 Window lock with indicator  
A lock for mounting on a window jamb for selectively grasping a keeper on a window sash to secure the sash closed against the jamb, including a base for mounting to the jamb and defining an open...
5309745 Interlocking device for doors of a motor vehicle  
A central interlocking system for a motor vehicle performs in a normal operation all opening and closing functions. A vehicle provided with the system can be opened and locked without the operation...
5288115 Auto-closing vehicle door lock device  
A vehicle door lock assembly having a housing to be secured to a vehicular door structure. The housing has a dent extending along an about up-and-down direction, a striker secured to the vehicular...
5236234 Vehicle door latches  
Unitary integrated door latch assembly for vehicles, best seen in FIG. 1, has retention mechanism including a rotary or other latch bolt which engages a door post striker locking mechanism for...
5186504 Door lock device  
A door lock device which comprises a structural base body by which a latch plate and a control mechanism for the latch plate are operatively carried; and a cover plate attached to the structural...
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