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US 4,588,217 AGranted
Latch in particular for a vehicle door
AssigneeAciers et Outillage Peugeot
InventorGerard Escaravage
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AssigneeAciers et Outillage Peugeot
InventorGerard Escaravage
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The latch is of the type comprising a case 1 for the latch mechanism 6 and a keeper 4 which is movable relative to this case. The latch mechanism 6 comprises a forked bolt 7 for hooking onto the keeper, a shifting lever 16 for, in a first position thereof, retaining the bolt 7 in its hooking position and, in a second position thereof, releasing this bolt so as to permit the opening of the latch, and an electric actuating device which is adapted, by means of a motor 34 and a transmission 31, 33, to determine the two positions of said shifting lever 16. There are provided a device 29 for accumulating mechanical energy and loaded by the transmission 31, 33, a retaining device 22, 23 for retaining the shifting lever 16 in its first position and a striker device 28 adapted to retract the retaining device 22, 23 when the mechanical energy accumulating device 29 is controlled for releasing its mechanical energy and thus allow the movement of the shifting lever 16 to its second position for releasing the latch 7.
A latch in particular for a motor vehicle door, said latch comprising a latch mechanism, a case for said mechanism and a keeper movable relative to said case, the latch mechanism comprising a forked bolt for hooking onto said keeper in a hooking position of said bolt, a shifting lever having a first position for retaining the bolt in said hooking position and a second position for releasing said bolt so as to permit the opening of the latch, and an electric actuating device including an electric motor and transmission means and operative to bring said shifting lever to said two positions thereof, said latch futher comprising mechanical energy accumulating means connected to said transmission means for being loaded by said transmission means, retaining means for retaining said shifting lever in said first position, and a striker element for retracting said retaining means when said mechanical energy accumulating means are controlled to release their mechanical energy and thus allow the movement of the shifting lever to said second position for releasing the bolt.
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