Vehicle latch with secondary claw support and method for supporting claw of a vehicle latch
AssigneeInteva Products, LLC
InventorsGustavo Gonzalez Flores, Carlos Tostado, Donald Michael Perkins
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Abstract
A retention module for receiving and engaging a striker, including: a frame, the frame having a secondary support feature; a claw pivotally mounted to the frame via a claw pivot; a pawl pivotally mounted to the frame via a pawl pivot; and wherein the secondary support feature makes contact with the claw when the claw is moved in a direction transverse to an axis of the claw pivot.
Claims20
A retention module for receiving and engaging a striker, comprising:
- a frame, the frame having a secondary support feature;
- a claw pivotally mounted to the frame via a claw pivot;
- a pawl pivotally mounted to the frame via a pawl pivot;
- and
- wherein the secondary support feature makes contact with the claw when the claw is moved in a direction transverse to an axis of the claw pivot.
A vehicle latch, comprising:
- a retention module for receiving and engaging a striker, the retention module comprising:
- a frame, the frame having a secondary support feature;
- a claw pivotally mounted to the frame via a claw pivot;
- a pawl pivotally mounted to the frame via a pawl pivot;
- and
- wherein the secondary support feature makes contact with the claw when the claw is moved in a direction transverse to an axis of the claw pivot.
A method for transferring forces applied to a claw of a retention module to a frame of the retention module, comprising:
- pivotally mounting a claw to a frame of the retention module via a claw pivot;
- contacting a secondary support feature of the frame with the claw when the claw is moved in a direction transverse to an axis of the claw pivot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.