Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle door closure system including speed-based latch release
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Application No.: US15434421Application Date: 2017-02-16
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Publication No.: US10280654B2Publication Date: 2019-05-07
- Inventor: Livianu Dorin Puscas , Kosta Papanikolaou , Bhupendra A. Patel , David Manuel Rogers
- Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Price Heneveld LLP
- Agent Vichit Chea
- Main IPC: E05B77/06
- IPC: E05B77/06 ; E05B77/04 ; E05B77/22 ; E05B79/20

Abstract:
A vehicle door includes a door structure and a movable door handle that is connected to a latch mechanism by a cable. A rotatably biased stop member is connected to the cable. The vehicle door further includes a housing having a channel that receives portion of the stop member. The channel includes first and second linear portions and a transverse stop portion that is engaged by the follower to prevent further lengthwise movement of the lock member and cable if a speed of the cable exceeds an allowable value.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170159329A1 VEHICLE CLOSURE SYSTEM INCLUDING SPEED-BASED LATCH RELEASE Public/Granted day:2017-06-08
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