Latch release mechanism
OwnerJerome Rousselinventor
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Abstract
A latch release mechanism for a vehicle door latch includes a release lever arranged to transmit an input from a release actuator to a pawl of the latch and lift the pawl and release a retention formation of the latch. The release lever further includes an attachment formation to permit the attachment of a release linkage for a second retention formation. The release lever is further connected to an auxiliary release lever for synchronous motion with the release lever. The auxiliary release lever includes a second attachment formation to permit the attachment of a release linkage for a third retention formation, and the release lever is a pawl lifter.
Claims12
A latch release mechanism for a vehicle door latch, the latch release mechanism comprising:
- a release lever to transmit an input from a release actuator to a pawl of the vehicle door latch to lift the pawl and release a retention formation of the vehicle door latch, wherein the release lever includes a first attachment formation to permit the attachment of a first release linkage for a second retention formation, wherein the release lever is a pawl lifter;
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- an auxiliary release lever, wherein the release lever is connected to the auxiliary release lever for synchronous motion with the auxiliary release lever, and the auxiliary release lever includes a second attachment formation to permit the attachment of a second release linkage for a third retention formation.
A latch release mechanism for a vehicle door latch, the latch release mechanism comprising:
- a release lever to transmit an input from a release actuator to a pawl of the vehicle door latch to lift the pawl and release a retention formation of the vehicle door latch, wherein the release lever includes a first attachment formation to permit the attachment of a release linkage for a second retention formation;
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- an auxiliary release lever, wherein the release lever is connected to the auxiliary release lever for synchronous motion with the auxiliary release lever, wherein the auxiliary release lever includes a second attachment formation to permit the attachment of a second release linkage for a third retention formation,
- wherein at least one of the first attachment formation and the second attachment formation is configured to attach a Bowden cable to the at least one of the first attachment formation and the second attachment formation.
A door latch array comprising:
- a primary latch incorporating a latch release mechanism for a vehicle door latch, the latch release mechanism including:
- a release lever to transmit an input from a release actuator to a pawl of the primary latch to lift the pawl and release a retention formation of the primary latch, wherein the release lever includes a first attachment formation to permit the attachment of a first release linkage for a second retention formation, wherein the release lever is a pawl lifter, and
- an auxiliary release lever, wherein the release lever is connected to the auxiliary release lever for synchronous motion with the auxiliary release lever, wherein the auxiliary release lever includes a second attachment formation to permit the attachment of a second release linkage for a third retention formation;
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- the second retention formation and the third retention formation, wherein a first linkage and a second linkage, respectively, connects the second retention formation and the third retention formation, respectively, to the primary latch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.