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US 12,753,642 B2Granted
Latch assembly
AssigneeMinebea AccessSolutions France
InventorsLaurent Duriez, François Debroucke, Robin Duvauchelle
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Abstract
A latch assembly collaborates with a striker. The latch assembly includes a rotary bolt to move between an open position where the striker is released and a closed position in which the striker is blocked by the rotary bolt. The latch assembly also includes a motorized assistance lever having a general U-shaped form and arranged to pivot around an axis located on one branch to catch the striker with one branch upfront the rotary bolt and an ejection position to eject with the other branch out of the rotary bolt.
Claims14
A latch assembly for collaboration with a striker, comprising:
- a rotary bolt configured to move between an open position where the striker is released and a closed position in which the striker is blocked by the rotary bolt;
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- a motorized assistance lever having a general U-shaped form including a first branch and a second branch, and the assistance lever is configured to pivot around an axis located on the first branch to catch the striker with the second branch that extends further outward than the rotary bolt to contact the striker before the rotary bolt, and the assistance lever is configured to pivot to an ejection position to eject the striker out of the rotary bolt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.