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US 2019/0169890 A1Published application
Front trunk latch exterior release system
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsVenkatesh Krishnan, Thomas Michael Herline
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Abstract
A front hood latch release system includes a primary latch and a secondary latch securing the front hood. A first handle is disposed within a vehicle cabin and linked to actuate the primary latch. An emergency handle is disposed within a compartment covered by the front hood and linked to actuate the primary latch. A secondary handle is accessible from outside the vehicle cabin and linked to actuate the secondary latch.
Claims15
A front hood latch release system comprising:
- a primary latch and a secondary latch securing the front hood;
- a first handle disposed within a vehicle cabin and linked to actuate the primary latch;
- an emergency handle disposed within a compartment covered by the front hood and linked to actuate the primary latch;
- a secondary handle accessible from outside the vehicle cabin and linked to actuate the secondary latch.
1 more element
A method of securing a front hood of a motor vehicle comprising:
- coupling a primary latch to a first handle disposed within a vehicle cabin and an emergency handle disposed within a compartment covered by a front hood;
- coupling a secondary latch to a secondary handle disposed in a closed compartment accessible from outside the vehicle cabin;
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- releasing the primary latch responsive to actuation of either the first handle and the emergency handle;
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- releasing the secondary latch responsive to actuation of the secondary handle from outside the vehicle cabin.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.