公开(公告)号：US10745948B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-18

申请号：US15615467

申请日：2017-06-06

Applicant: Magna Closures Inc.

Inventor： Francesco Cumbo

IPC: E05B85/26 ,  E05B85/24

Abstract: A door latch assembly equipped with a single ratchet-double pawl latching arrangement having a ratchet, a primary pawl and a secondary pawl. The primary pawl is configured to include a first or primary lug and a second or secondary lug, with each lug having a distinct profile to respectively provide an eccentric backout characteristic and a concentric backout characteristic in relation to the ratchet.

公开(公告)号：US20170350173A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-07

申请号：US15615467

申请日：2017-06-06

Applicant: Magna Closures Inc.

Inventor： Francesco Cumbo

IPC: E05B85/26 ,  E05B85/24

Abstract: A door latch assembly equipped with a single ratchet-double pawl latching arrangement having a ratchet, a primary pawl and a secondary pawl. The primary pawl is configured to include a first or primary lug and a second or secondary lug, with each lug having a distinct profile to respectively provide an eccentric backout characteristic and a concentric backout characteristic in relation to the ratchet.

公开(公告)号：US12281502B2

公开(公告)日：2025-04-22

申请号：US16566465

申请日：2019-09-10

Applicant: MAGNA CLOSURES INC.

Inventor： Mario Cappelli ,  Sandro Bertini ,  Francesco Cumbo

IPC: E05B81/20 ,  E05B79/20 ,  E05B81/06 ,  E05B81/36 ,  E05B81/64 ,  E05B83/38 ,  E05B85/26

Abstract: A load balancing mechanism for controlling concurrent operation of a pair of latches of a vehicle via a respective pair of links connecting the pair of latches to an actuator, the actuator for sharing by the pair of latches, the load balancing mechanism comprising: a housing for connecting to a body of the vehicle; a lever mounted to the housing at a pivot such that the lever is pivotable about the pivot; an actuator mounting point on the lever connecting the lever to the actuator, the actuator for rotating the lever about the pivot; and a load balancing element mounted on the lever at an axis and rotatable about the axis, such that each of the respective pair of links is positioned on opposite sides of the axis, said each of the respective pair of links for coupling to a corresponding one of the pair of latches; wherein operation of the actuator causes both rotation of lever about the pivot and rotation of the load balancing element about the axis while the pair of latches are operated concurrently. A power cinch system and a power release system can be included.

公开(公告)号：US20220381072A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-01

申请号：US17824239

申请日：2022-05-25

Applicant: Magna Closures Inc.

Inventor： Francesco Cumbo

IPC: E05B85/26 ,  E05B85/24 ,  E05B85/02 ,  E05B81/20 ,  E05B81/64

Abstract: A latch assembly for a vehicle includes a latch housing, a ratchet, a main pawl, and a cinch mechanism including a cinch pawl and a cinch link lever. When the ratchet moves to a secondary striker capture position, the cinch pawl moves into a blocking position to hold the ratchet. The cinch pawl is actuatable by a cinch lever to move the ratchet to a cinched striker capture position and the main pawl to ratchet checking position. The cinch pawl may be blocked by a stop feature formed in the latch housing in the secondary striker capture position, which resists an opening force exerted on the ratchet. The cinch pawl may be coupled to the cinch link lever, and the cinch link lever may pivot about the same post as the ratchet designed to resist high loads.

公开(公告)号：US11421454B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-23

申请号：US15997037

申请日：2018-06-04

Applicant: Magna Closures Inc.

Inventor： Francesco Cumbo ,  Marco Taurasi

IPC: E05B81/90 ,  E05B85/00 ,  E05B81/14 ,  E05B77/30 ,  E05B83/36 ,  E05B85/06 ,  E05B81/06

Abstract: A closure latch assembly for a motor vehicle closure system having a latch mechanism, a latch release mechanism for releasing the latch mechanism, and an outside backup release mechanism operable, in cooperating with the latch mechanism and the latch release mechanism, to provide an external latch release function and a separate and distinct latch reset function. The external latch release function is initiated by a first-key actuation operation associated with a door-mounted key release mechanism. The latch reset function is initiated, after the external latch release function, via a second key-actuated operation associated with a reset device on the closure latch assembly.

公开(公告)号：US20220259901A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-18

申请号：US17586908

申请日：2022-01-28

Applicant: MAGNA CLOSURES INC.

Inventor： Francesco Cumbo

IPC: E05B81/86 ,  E05B81/06 ,  E05B81/20 ,  E05B81/74

Abstract: A closure latch assembly and method for cinching a closure panel from a partially closed position to a fully closed position without pinching an object between the closure panel and a structural portion of a motor vehicle are provided. The latch assembly has a latch cinch mechanism including a cinch lever operably moveable from a cinch start position to a cinch stop position to cause a cinch link to move a ratchet from a secondary striker capture position to a primary striker capture position. A power-operated cinch actuator receives a first signal to move the cinch lever from the cinch start position to the cinch stop position and receives a second signal, in response to an object detected between the closure panel and the structural portion, to stop moving the cinch lever from the cinch start position toward the cinch stop position.

公开(公告)号：US20210301561A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-30

申请号：US17198263

申请日：2021-03-11

Applicant: MAGNA CLOSURES INC.

Inventor： Francesco Cumbo ,  Arthur J.W. Henes

IPC: E05B81/20 ,  E05B81/14 ,  E05F15/622

Abstract: A door system, presenter assembly and method for controlling movement of a motor vehicle closure panel between a closed position, a presented position and an open position are provided. Presenter assembly includes an electric motor having a drive shaft that extends along a drive shaft axis. A clutch assembly has an engaged state when electric motor is energized and a disengaged state when electric motor is de-energized. A presenter unit has a presenter lead screw and an extensible member configured for movement between a retracted position corresponding to the closed position and an extended position corresponding to the presented position. Extensible member is biased toward the retracted position by a presenter biasing member. Presenter lead screw is rotatably driven by the output member when electric motor is energized and when clutch assembly is in the engaged state to move the extensible member against the bias of the presenter biasing member to the extended position. Extensible member is automatically biased from the extended position to the retracted position by the presenter biasing member when the electric motor is de-energized and when the clutch assembly is in the disengaged state.

公开(公告)号：US10711492B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-14

申请号：US15707075

申请日：2017-09-18

Applicant: Magna Closures Inc.

Inventor： Francesco Cumbo ,  Marco Taurasi

IPC: E05B81/14 ,  E05B81/70 ,  E05B85/26 ,  E05B77/06 ,  E05B81/90

Abstract: A low release effort eccentric double pawl vehicle latch includes a ratchet, primary pawl, auxiliary ratchet and secondary pawl in combination with a secure lock lever. The secure lock lever selectively inhibits movement of the secondary pawl to prevent premature or unintended opening of the latch. A drive mechanism sequences movement of the secure lock lever and secondary pawl to open the latch. Upon reset, the drive mechanism drives the auxiliary ratchet back to its closed state and in the process the auxiliary ratchet can engage and return the secondary pawl back to a closed state in the event of an insufficient bias force thereon.

公开(公告)号：US10647183B2

公开(公告)日：2020-05-12

申请号：US15990912

申请日：2018-05-29

Applicant: Magna Closures Inc.

Inventor： Mario Magazzini ,  Francesco Cumbo

IPC: B62D25/04 ,  B60J5/04 ,  E05B81/24 ,  E05B79/02 ,  E05B79/04 ,  E05B81/20

Abstract: A vehicle panel assembly for a motor vehicle and carrier module therefor are provided. The vehicle body panel assembly includes a structural panel body defining an internal cavity with the carrier module secured to the structural panel body at least partially in the internal cavity. The carrier module has a carrier with an actuator attachment region integrally formed thereon and providing a first attachment feature. A latch assembly is secured to the carrier module and an actuator is configured in operable communication with the latch assembly to selectively cinch the latch assembly. The actuator has a housing providing a second attachment feature, wherein the first and second attachment features are configured for attachment to one another.

公开(公告)号：US10480221B2

公开(公告)日：2019-11-19

申请号：US16038330

申请日：2018-07-18

Applicant: MAGNA CLOSURES INC.

Inventor： Francesco Cumbo

IPC: E05B81/76 ,  B60R25/24 ,  B60R25/23 ,  B60Q1/00 ,  B60Q1/26 ,  G07C9/00 ,  E05C17/00 ,  B60Q1/50 ,  E05F15/00 ,  E05B17/10 ,  E05F15/611 ,  E05F15/73 ,  E05F15/76

Abstract: A closure system for a handleless door of a motor vehicle equipped with a power release latch assembly, a power opening presenter assembly, and an illumination assembly configured to illuminate a grasp area (virtual handle) of the handleless door upon the handleless door being moved to a partially-open position via the power opening presenter assembly.