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US 2018/0347239 A1Published application
Trunk lid latch assembly for vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Pyeong Hwa Automotive Co., Ltd.
InventorsYong Hyuck Im, Mun Bae Tak
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Abstract
A trunk lid latch assembly for a vehicle may include a main gear rotated by a drive motor provided at the base, wherein an error lever, a pawl lever, a plurality of links, and a cinching member are rotated in conjunction with rotation of the main gear, and thus a striker is locked or unlocked from the claw.
Claims15
A trunk lid latch assembly for a vehicle, the trunk lid latch assembly comprising:
- a base provided at a first side thereof with a first insertion hole through which a striker is inserted or withdrawn;
- a main gear disposed at a second side of the base, and provided on a first rotation shaft to be rotatable by a drive motor;
- a claw rotatably disposed on the base at a position where the first insertion hole is provided, with a second insertion hole being indented inwardly on the claw and into which the striker is inserted, wherein, when the striker is inserted into the first and second insertion holes, the striker is locked by the claw;
- a cinching member disposed adjacent to both the main gear and the claw, the cinching member being operated such that the striker is locked or unlocked by the claw, by an error lever disposed across the main gear and the claw, and by a pawl lever locking or unlocking the claw;
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- a plurality of links coupled to the cinching member and configured to be operated in conjunction with a rotation of the main gear.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.