Electric latch of a motor vehicle backrest
AssigneeU-Shin France
InventorJerry GODARD
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Abstract
An electric lock for a fold-down seat of a motor vehicle is situated inside a housing. The lock includes a locking means, a blocking element, a transmission lever attached to the blocking element so as to move it between a position of blocking the locking means in the catch retention position and a position in which it is effaced with respect to the movement of the locking means. The lock includes an actuator comprising an electric motor, the actuator being able to move the transmission lever. The transmission lever of the lock is able to move about an axis of rotation and has two arms extending radially from the axis, the first arm at its end having a handle and the second arm at its end having a means of attachment to the blocking element.
Claims14
An electric latch for a folding seat of a motor vehicle, located inside a case, the latch comprising:
- a locking means adapted to be displaced between a position in which a striker is retained and a position in which the striker is released;
- a blocking element adapted to be displaced between a position for blocking the locking means in the striker retention position and a position for clearing the way with respect to the displacement of the locking means;
- a transmission lever secured to the blocking element so as to displace the blocking element between the position for blocking the locking means in the striker retention position and the position for clearing the way with respect to the displacement of the locking means;
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- an actuator including an electric motor, the actuator being adapted to displace the transmission lever,
- wherein the transmission lever moves about an axis of rotation (A1) and has a first arm and a second arm that extend radially from the axis (A1), an end of the first arm having a handle configured to manually displace the transmission lever and an end of the second arm having a means for securing with the blocking element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.