Vehicle latch arrangement
AssigneeVolvo Car Corporation
InventorLars Thyselius
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Abstract
The invention relates to a latch arrangement for a vehicle. The latch arrangement includes a latch element which cooperates with a gear wheel that is rotatable in a gear box. When the latch element is inserted between two teeth of the gear wheel, the vehicle is prevented from moving. The gear box includes a control unit connected to a gear lever. The control unit controls the gear box in relation to the setting of the gear lever. The control unit is able to guide the latch element to the position inserted between the teeth should the connection between the control unit and the gear lever become interrupted.
Claims12
A latch arrangement for a vehicle, the latch arrangement comprising:
- a gear wheel rotatable in a gear box,
- a latch element adapted to cooperate with the gear wheel so that when the latch element is inserted between two teeth of the gear wheel, the vehicle is prevented from moving, and
- a control unit connected to a gear lever for controlling the gear box in relation to a set position of the gear lever,
- wherein the control unit guides the latch element to a position between the teeth of the gear wheel if the connection between the control unit and the gear lever is interrupted.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.