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US 10,864,831 B2Granted
Motor vehicle latch, in particular, backrest latch on a motor vehicle seat
AssigneeKiekert AG
InventorsJim Zhuang, Scott Brown, Keith Robertson
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Abstract
A motor vehicle latch, in particular, a backrest latch on a motor vehicle seat. This latch is fitted with a locking mechanism consisting essentially of a catch, of a comfort pawl that secures the catch, as well as a pawl that acts on the comfort pawl. The pawl and the catch are resiliently coupled with the aid of at least one spring. The pawl is fitted with a securing arm and an actuating arm spaced apart from the securing arm over a predefined rotation angle, in each case for the comfort pawl.
Claims20
A motor vehicle latch comprising:
- a locking mechanism having a catch, a comfort pawl that secures the catch, and a pawl that acts on the comfort pawl, the locking mechanism movable between a locked state and an opened state,
- wherein the pawl and the catch are resiliently coupled by a spring directly coupled to each of the pawl and the catch, wherein the pawl includes a securing arm and an actuating arm spaced apart from the securing arm over a predefined rotation angle, and
- wherein each of the securing arm and the actuating arm is directly engageable with the comfort pawl, the securing arm engaging the comfort pawl to hold the comfort pawl in a position in which the catch is in a closed position during the locked state of the locking mechanism, the actuating arm engaging the comfort pawl to lift the comfort pawl from the catch during the opened state of the locking mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.