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US 12,297,667 B2Granted
Electronic vehicle latch with separately attached control unit
AssigneesInteva France, Marquardt GmbH
InventorsPascal Philippe, Jean-Marc Belmond, Jean-Bernard Didier, Philippe Ottolini, Fredéric Burkat, Daniel Lopez, Christian Holdenried, Oliver Huppenbauer
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Abstract
A vehicle latch assembly. The vehicle latch assembly including: an electronic latch; and a separate door control unit fixedly secured to an exterior housing of the electronic latch, wherein electronics for controlling operation of the electronic latch are located in the separate door control unit.
Claims11
A vehicle latch assembly for a vehicle door, comprising:
- an electronic latch;
- and
- a separate door control unit fixedly secured to an exterior housing of the electronic latch, wherein electronics for controlling operation of the electronic latch are located in the separate door control unit,
- wherein the electronic latch is located in a wet side of the vehicle door and the separate door control unit is located in a dry side of the vehicle door,
- wherein the dry side of the vehicle door is located between an interior trim panel of the vehicle door and an inner door panel of the vehicle door,
- wherein a layer of waterproofing material is located on a surface of the inner door panel that faces the dry side, and
- wherein the separate door control unit is secured to the electronic latch via fasteners that pass through the layer of waterproofing material and the inner door panel.
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A method for isolating electronics of a vehicle latch assembly from an electronic latch in a vehicle door, comprising:
- fixedly securing a separate door control unit to an exterior housing of the electronic latch, wherein electronics for controlling operation of the electronic latch are located in the separate door control unit,
- wherein the electronic latch is located in a wet side of the vehicle door and the separate door control unit is located in a dry side of the vehicle door,
- wherein the dry side of the vehicle door is located between an interior trim panel of the vehicle door and an inner door panel of the vehicle door,
- wherein a layer of waterproofing material is located on a surface of the inner door panel that faces the dry side, and
- wherein the separate door control unit is secured to the electronic latch via fasteners that pass through the layer of waterproofing material and the inner door panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.