Front lid latch apparatus for vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Daedong Door Incorporated
InventorsSang Il Kim, Kwang Che Yun
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Abstract
An embodiment front lid latch apparatus for a vehicle includes a pawl lever movable between an engaging position and a disengaging position by a first actuator, a latch lever assembly movable between a first hold position and a first releasable position by a movement of the pawl lever, a safety lever movable between a second hold position and a second releasable position by a second actuator, and an emergency lever operatively connected to the pawl lever and the safety lever, and movable between a first position and a second position by a manually operable emergency release cable.
Claims12
A front lid latch apparatus for a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a pawl lever movable between an engaging position and a disengaging position by a first actuator, wherein the first actuator includes a first driving motor that is operatively connected to the pawl lever;
- a latch lever assembly movable between a first hold position and a first releasable position by a movement of the pawl lever;
- a safety lever movable between a second hold position and a second releasable position by a second actuator, wherein the second actuator includes a second driving motor that is operatively connected to the safety lever, and wherein the second actuator is opposite to the first actuator;
- and
- an emergency lever operatively connected to the pawl lever and the safety lever, and movable between a first position and a second position by a manually operable emergency release cable,
- wherein:
- the emergency lever includes a first guide pin and a second guide pin protruding in opposite directions,
- the first guide pin protrudes toward and contacts the pawl lever,
- the pawl lever comprises a first guide surface configured to guide a movement of the first guide pin when the first guide pin contacts the pawl lever,
- the first guide surface is curved with a first predetermined radius of curvature,
- the second guide pin protrudes toward and contacts the safety lever,
- the safety lever has a second guide surface configured to guide a movement of the second guide pin when the second guide pin contacts the safety lever, and
- the second guide surface is curved with a second predetermined radius of curvature.
A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body comprising a front structure;
- a front lid coupled to the front structure;
- a striker mounted on the front lid;
- a first actuator and a second actuator;
- a manually operable emergency release cable;
- a pawl lever movable between an engaging position and a disengaging position by the first actuator, wherein the first actuator includes a first driving motor that is operatively connected to the pawl lever;
- a latch lever assembly movable between a first hold position and a first releasable position by a movement of the pawl lever;
- a safety lever movable between a second hold position and a second releasable position by the second actuator, wherein:
- the second actuator includes a second driving motor that is operatively connected to the safety lever, and
- the second actuator is opposite to the first actuator;
- and
- an emergency lever operatively connected to the pawl lever and the safety lever, and movable between a first position and a second position by the manually operable emergency release cable,
- wherein:
- the emergency lever includes a first guide pin and a second guide pin protruding in opposite directions,
- the first guide pin protrudes toward and contacts the pawl lever,
- the pawl lever comprises a first guide surface configured to guide a movement of the first guide pin when the first guide pin contacts the pawl lever,
- the first guide surface is curved with a first predetermined radius of curvature,
- the second guide pin protrudes toward and contacts the safety lever,
- the safety lever has a second guide surface configured to guide a movement of the second guide pin when the second guide pin contacts the safety lever, and
- the second guide surface is curved with a second predetermined radius of curvature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.