Self-releasing deck lid latch
CA 2012055 C · Owner: Beneker, Gerrit Van Vranken · Inventors: Martus, Charles Richard; Henning, Peter Jeffrey; Detweiler, Charles Abraham
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An improved deck lid lock with remote release for motor vehicles. The deck lid lock employs a solenoid operated axially movable armature which is directly coupled to a rotatable lever. The lever is normally biased to a latched position. The lever is lockingly engageable with a rotatable pawl which is normally biased to a latched position. The pawl engages a pair of rotatable, asymmetrically oriented striker cams which are normally biased to an unlatched position. The striker cams define a cavity for engaging a striker. Upon energization of the solenoid, the armature is attracted to the solenoid causing it to rotate the lever so as to disengage the pawl. The normal biasing of the striker …
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- Filed March 13, 1990 and granted February 27, 1996. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 13, 2010.
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