Self cancelling lock mechanism
AssigneeInteva Products, LLC
InventorYoshihiko Tametani
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Abstract
A latch assembly for use with a door includes a lock lever to lock the door in a locked position and to unlock the door in an unlocked position, a door ajar cam to rotate between a door open position in response to a door open condition and a door closed position in response to a door closed condition, a self cancel lever releasably engaged to the door ajar cam, wherein the self cancel lever is operated in response to the door ajar cam rotating to the door closed position, and a lock link selectively engaged to the self cancel lever, wherein the lock link is translated to a cancelling position in response to the self cancel lever operated from the door ajar cam.
Claims8
A method to selectively lock a latch assembly associated with a door, the method comprising:
- opening the door;
- moving a lock lever to a locked position;
- closing the door;
- rotating a door ajar cam to a door closed position in response to closing the door;
- releasing a self cancel lever in response to the door ajar cam rotating to the door closed position;
- and
- translating a lock link to a cancelling position via the self cancel lever.
A latch assembly for use with a door, the latch assembly comprising:
- a lock lever to lock the door in a locked position and to unlock the door in an unlocked position;
- a door ajar cam to rotate between a door open position in response to a door open condition and a door closed position in response to a door closed condition;
- a self cancel lever releasably engaged to the door ajar cam, wherein the self cancel lever is operated in response to the door ajar cam rotating to the door closed position;
- and
- a lock link selectively engaged to the self cancel lever, wherein the lock link is translated to a cancelling position in response to the self cancel lever operated from the door ajar cam.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.