Latching system for sliding window
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorJoel Romig
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Abstract
A latch system for securing a sliding window to a fixed member, the latch assembly including a latch housing, a catch housing, and a latch assembly. The latch assembly includes first and second latch arms and an actuator. The latch arms are pivotally secured to the latch housing and include first, actuated ends that are disposed within the latch housing and second, latching ends that are disposed outside of the latch housing and received by the catch housing. The actuator is slidably secured to the latch housing and operable to engage the latch arms' actuated ends so as to pivot the latching ends out of engagement with the catch housing and thereby permit the latch housing and the window associated therewith to move relative to the fixed member.
Claims21
A window assembly, comprising:
- a fixed member;
- a sliding window that is slidably movable relative to said fixed member;
- a catch housing secured to the fixed member;
- a latch housing secured to the sliding window;
- and,
- a latch assembly movably secured to said latch housing and releasably secured to said catch housing, said latch assembly comprising:
- at least one latch arm, said latch arm being pivotally secured to said latch housing and being biased into engagement with said catch housing;
- and,
- a latch actuator, said latch actuator being movable relative to said latch housing and said at least one latch arm to pivot said at least one latch arm out of engagement with said catch housing and thereby permit said sliding window to be slidably moved away from said fixed member.
A latch assembly for a slidable window, comprising:
- a catch housing adapted to be secured to a stationary member;
- a latch housing adapted to be secured to the slidable window;
- and,
- a latch assembly, said latch assembly being received within said latch housing and being releasably secured to said catch housing, said latch assembly comprising:
- at least one latch arm, said at least one latch arm having a first actuated end, an elongated body portion, and a second latching end, wherein said actuated end is received within said latch housing, said body portion projects from said latch housing, and said latching end is disposed outside of said latch housing, said at least one latch arm being pivotally secured to said latch housing and being biased so as to urge said latching end into engagement with said catch housing;
- and,
- a latch actuator, said latch actuator being secured to said latch housing and slidably movable, in a direction relatively away from said catch housing, against said at least one latch arm actuated end so as to pivot the at least one latch arm latching end out of engagement with said catch housing and thereby release said sliding window from said fixed window.
A method for operating a latch system for a sliding window, said sliding window being laterally movable between a closed position adjacent a fixed member and an open position spaced from said fixed member, said latch system including a latch housing affixed to said sliding window, a catch housing affixed to said fixed member, and a latch assembly, said latch assembly being operable to releasably secure said latch housing to said catch housing and including a latch arm and an actuator, said latch arm having a first actuated end and a second latching end that are interconnected by an elongated body portion, said actuated end being received within said latch housing while said elongated body portion projects from said latch housing such that said latching end is disposed outside of said latch housing, said actuator being slidably secured to said latch housing and movable laterally relative to said latch housing and said catch housing and against said latch arm actuated end so as to move said latch arm latching end out of engagement with said catch housing, wherein:
- when said latch arm latching end is engaged with said catch housing, comprising the sequential steps of:
- a) applying lateral force to said actuator and thereby causing said actuator to move laterally away from said catch housing while said latch housing remains stationary;
- b) engaging said actuator with the latch arm's actuated end;
- c) pivoting said latch arm about an axis so as to move said latching end out of engagement with said catch housing;
- and,
- d) applying further lateral force to said actuator so as to move said window laterally away from said fixed member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.