Cable return assist assembly for vehicle latch mechanism
AssigneeInteva Products, LLC
InventorsLuis Arturo Melendez Valdez, Hector Sanchez, Donald Michael Perkins
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Abstract
A cable return assist assembly for a vehicle latch mechanism, including: a housing; a cable; a guide feature secured to the cable; and a spring positioned about the cable, the spring contacting the housing at one end of the spring and the guide feature at an opposite end of the spring when the cable, the spring and the guide feature are installed into the housing, the housing having an opening that allows the spring and the guide feature to be inserted into a cavity of the housing and a portion of the cable is received in a first opening located at one end of the housing and another portion of the cable is received in a second opening located at an opposite end of the housing.
Claims20
A cable return assist assembly for a vehicle latch mechanism, comprising:
- a housing;
- a cable;
- a guide feature secured to the cable;
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- a spring positioned about the cable, the spring contacting the housing at one end of the spring and the guide feature at an opposite end of the spring when the cable, the spring and the guide feature are installed into the housing, the housing having an opening that allows the spring and the guide feature to be inserted into a cavity of the housing and a portion of the cable is received in a first opening located at one end of the housing and another portion of the cable is received in a second opening located at an opposite end of the housing.
A method for assembling a cable return assist assembly for a vehicle latch mechanism, comprising:
- inserting a cable, a guide feature and a spring into an opening of a housing of the cable return assist assembly, the guide feature being secured to the cable and the spring being located about the cable, the spring contacting the housing at one end of the spring and the guide feature at an opposite end of the spring when the cable, the spring and the guide feature are installed into the housing;
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- locating a portion of the cable in a first opening located at one end of the housing and another portion of the cable in a second opening located at an opposite end of the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.