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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167341 | Swing gate latch system In one embodiment, the present invention is a latch device having a latch and a base portion, where the latch is selectively connected to the base portion, and pivotable about the base portion along a first axis. The present invention also includes a cam mechanism f... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8162359 | Pushbutton mechanism and image forming apparatus A pushbutton mechanism includes a case member having an operation surface with a button hole and a pushbutton having an upper surface to be pushed inside the case member in a pushing direction. The upper surface includes a first portion at a front side of the operat... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8157300 | Shaped memory alloy decklid actuator The invention is a decklid latch with a SMA actuator. The actuator includes a latch plate with a ratchet rotatably mounted to the latch plate and is pivotal between a released position and an engaged position operable to retain a striker. A pawl is rotatably mounted... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8128135 | Lock device for a vehicle A lock device for a vehicle includes a base plate provided with an entrance/retracting groove for receiving or retracting a striker and a latch pivotally supported on the base plate by a latch axis. The latch includes a lock groove engaging with or disengaging from ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8075027 | Latch assembly with selectively assembled components A latch assembly combination having: a) a first plate assembly; b) first and second axles extending from the first plate assembly; c) a rotor mounted to one of the first and second axles for guided pivoting movement between latched and released positions; d) a catch... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8056944 | Latch assembly for a vehicle door An improved latch assembly (14) is provided for securing a vehicle door (12) in a closed position. Specifically, in one embodiment, the improved latch assembly (14) is intended to secure a first door fastener (16) to an opposing second do... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8033584 | Opening/closing device for vehicle door A vehicle door opening/closing device having a latch mechanism, a locking mechanism, an actuator, and a canceling mechanism is provided. The actuator has an electric motor and a pivotable drive lever. The canceling mechanism operates to block transmission of power b... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8029030 | Lock device for use in motor vehicle A pair of restraining plates are pivotally installed in a housing of a lock unit. The restraining plates have respective cam portions that are arranged to put therebetween a striker when the restraining plates are pivoted in respective given directions. A biasing me... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8029031 | Power-actuated motor-vehicle door latch A motor-vehicle door latch has a housing, a latch mechanism in the housing operable to unlock a vehicle door, and an actuating element. A linkage in the housing is engageable between the actuating element and the latch mechanism and shiftable between a coupled posit... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8029029 | Rotary latch with joystick A rotary latch for selectively locking a closure, such as a tonneau cover, is provided with a joystick or toggle release lever. The joystick release lever enables the rotary latch to be installed in any position with respect to a remote handle because the joystick c... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8025319 | Motor vehicle door lock The object of the present invention is a vehicle door latch with a locking mechanism (1, 2) comprising mainly a catch (1) and pawl (2). In addition, the vehicle door latch contains at least one sensor (4) for detecting the position of the... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8025320 | Latch device A latch is disposed turnably on a side door and becomes in a state of engaging with a striker disposed on a vehicle body. A ratchet engages with the latch by an engaging operation, and releases the engaging state by a disengaging operation. An open lever performs a ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8020903 | Motor vehicle door lock A vehicle door latch with a locking mechanism including at least: a catch having a first axis of rotation; a pawl; at least one sensor for detecting the position of the catch; and an intermediate element having a second axis of rotation; wherein the intermediate ele... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8011700 | Door lock system A door lock system includes a ratchet, a latch, a ratchet lever that disengages the ratchet from the latch when a disengaging operation is performed, a first link lever that moves to and from a transmitting position and a non-transmitting position, wherein when the ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7931312 | Apparatus for opening and closing door A door-operating lever is disposed on a base plate of a control unit. A door-operating knob includes an operation output portion that engages with a door-operating lever. When the door-operating knob is operated to open or close a door of a vehicle, the operation ou... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7926858 | Lock device A lock device that includes a lock mechanism provided on one of two members to be engaged with each other, and a striker provided on the other of the two members. The lock mechanism may include a first contact point in which a pawl contacts a hook in the unlocked co... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7883125 | Locking mechanisms A locking mechanism for aircraft landing gear has a hook (3) displaceable into and out of engagement with the landing gear capture pin (1). A roller (45) on a latch arm (40) engages a part (36) of the hook (3) to prevent it ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7878560 | Electromechanical locking device intended for remote access control An electric lock for remote access control to a container wherein a U-shaped latch is mounted on a door in alignment with a slot in a housing mounted in the container. Upon closure, the latch enters the housing to engage a slotted keeper therein and causes rotation ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7874599 | Door lock apparatus for vehicles The present invention provides a support structure for a latch actuating lever and a lock actuating lever, which realizes a small and compact door lock apparatus for vehicles. The door lock apparatus includes a latch mechanism for maintaining a vehicle door in a clo... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7857362 | Lock for two-notch locking bolt comprising a single switch A lock for an opening panel. The lock includes a rotary bolt with first and second locking notches, a strike which can be engaged in the bolt in order to lock the opening panel, a retaining pawl including at least one tooth which co-operates with the locking notches... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7845691 | Collision safety system for use with a motor vehicle A collision safety system for use with a motor vehicle includes a hood mounted to the vehicle movable between an open position and a closed position. A latch mechanism positioned adjacent the hood releasably engages a striker bar extending from the hood. The latch m... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7845692 | Motor vehicle door latch Taught is motor vehicle door latch with at least one locking mechanism (1, 2) comprising a catch (1); a pawl (2); a friction brake device (10); an end stop (13); and at least one cam (14). The friction brake device (10 | 12/07/2010 |
| 7815231 | Door lock device for automotive This invention provides an automotive door lock device capable of securely preventing a dropout of an operation connecting portion of an operation device from an operating lever connecting portion of an operating lever member. The automotive door lock device include... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7810853 | Vehicle door lock A vehicle door lock (1) is provided having a lock mechanism (3) cooperating with a striker (5) of a motor vehicle. The lock mechanism (3) has a fork (11), which can be set to a release position, in which it permits engagement and r... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7802826 | Latch assembly A latch assembly includes at least one latch unit having a latch unit housing, a latch notch provided in the latch unit housing, a lock bracket pivotally mounted in the latch unit housing adjacent to the latch notch and positional between latched and unlatched posit... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7798539 | Door lock device for vehicle A door lock device for a vehicle includes an operating mechanism being selectable of a locked state where a latched state, between a latching member and a latched member, being unreleasable and an unlocked state where the latched state being releasable, an active le... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7798540 | Load-floor latch A latch having a housing, handle, actuators, pawl and rotary pawl torsion spring and two actuator torsion springs. The rotary pawl torsion spring biases the pawl toward the unlatched or opened position. The handle is pivotally attached to the housing and has two pad... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7789440 | Motor vehicle door lock Vehicle door latch, in which the catch comprises a casing made of sound-proofing material, the casing containing a buffer pocket, situated behind the primary position in clockwise direction and the buffer pocket being stretched around up to the area of the primary p... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7780205 | Motor vehicle door lock A vehicle door latch comprising a catch, the catch having a main catch surface; a reset spring for resetting the catch; a cushioning stop mounted on the catch for rotation therewith and for providing a point of attachment for the reset spring; a cushioning element f... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7775566 | Push-button box-opening structure A push-button box-opening structure is provided in which a push button is pushed in from an unlocking starting position to an unlocking position to open a storage box. The unlocking starting position is set at a position where the push button is pushed in a given de... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7766398 | Door lock system A door lock system for vehicle doors includes a lock mechanism including a switching lever. The switching lever can be moved freely between a neutral position and a locking position and between the neutral position and an unlocking position. The door can not be open... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7735883 | Latch device A latch mechanism holds a door body in a half-closed state or a fully-closed state with respect to a vehicle body. An open lever connected to an operating handle on the door body releases the half-closed state or the fully-closed state. A release assisting unit trig... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7726707 | Rotary pawl latch A latch assembly for releasably securing a striker in a rotary pawl latch. The latch assembly includes a housing, a rotary pawl, and an actuator. The housing can have one sidewall having a notch for receiving the striker. A trigger can be pivotally attached to the h... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7712801 | Rotary pawl latch A rotary pawl latch has a lock bar that engages with the pawl when the pawl is latched and that moves toward the center of the pawl to release the pawl for unlatching. This lock bar never completely becomes disengaged from the envelope of the pawl. There are cutouts... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7699362 | Vehicle door latch apparatus An actuator has an actuator housing fixed to an open side of a concave accommodating portion of a latch housing in a latch body, and also has a drive source, which is accommodated in the actuator housing, and an open lever for releasing a meshing part from a striker... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7699363 | Sliding door for a motor vehicle A sliding door for a motor vehicle which is movable in a sliding motion into an opened and a closed position is provided with a main lock arrangement by which the sliding door can be fixed in the closed position, and an auxiliary lock arrangement which supplements t... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7637542 | Door lock apparatus A door lock apparatus includes a housing for accommodating a latch mechanism for holding a vehicle door to a vehicle body, a lever mechanism actuated when a door handle is operated, a link mechanism for connecting the lever mechanism to the latch mechanism, the link... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7631907 | Locking device for vehicle The present invention realizes a locking device for vehicle free from the occurrence of rattle at the portion where the striker is locked. When a lock plate 5 and a latch plate 4 are brought into a locked state and a latch-side recessed portion 4 | 12/15/2009 |
| 7625020 | Vehicle door lock control A door of a vehicle is opened and closed by a handle mounted to the side of the door. In the door, a vehicle door lock control connected to the handle comprises a base plate on which an operating lever and a release lever are pivotally secured. The release lever is ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7621571 | Door lock system An input shaft of a key lever that transmits a rotating drive force from a key cylinder in response to a key operation is arranged in a lower side of a door housing so that the rain water and the like does not easily reach the input shaft. ... | 11/24/2009 |
