274results about "Power-actuated vehicle locks" patented technology

A system for moving a hinge between an open position and a closed position is disclosed. The hinge couples a closure panel to a body. The system can include an actuator for driving the closure panel between the open position and the closed position. A counterweight member reduces a mechanical effort provided by the actuator to drive the closure panel.

A door open-close device for a vehicle configured to open or close a door opening portion by sliding and moving and popping up a door formed in a vehicle body includes a driving unit configured to provide a driving force for sliding and pop-up operations of the door; a latch assembly configured to receive the driving force from the driving unit and cause the door to pop up; a pulley-belt unit engaged to the driving unit and configured to receive the driving force from the driving unit and allow the door to slide and move; and a rail unit connected to the door and configured to provide a path for the door to slide and move by operation of the pulley-belt unit.

The invention relates to a motor vehicle lock (1, 23), comprising: a locking mechanism (2, 24) having a rotary latch (3) and at least one pawl (4, 25), wherein a rotary movement of the rotary latch (3) can be locked in at least one latching position by means of the pawl (4, 25); a closing device (11, 29), wherein the locking mechanism (2, 24) can be transferred from a pre-latching position to a main latching position by means of the closing device (11, 29); an opening device, wherein a door element can be transferred from a closed position to an open position by means of the opening device; and a drive unit, wherein unlocking of the locking mechanism (2, 24) can be enabled by means of the drive unit, and wherein selective closing or opening of the door element can be enabled by means of at least one movement of part of the locking mechanism (2, 24).

A door handle assembly for a vehicle having a handle holder, a handle, a slider and an actuator. The handle holder is provided with a rotation shaft extending in a length direction of the vehicle. The handle is connected to the rotation shaft and configured to be pivotable about an axis of the rotation shaft to move between a retracted position and a deployed position. The slider is linearly movably arranged in the handle holder and configured to, by its forward movement in a first direction, bring the handle to rotate from the retracted position to the deployed position, and to be able to move backward in a second direction opposite to the first direction, so that the handle is rotatable from the deployed position to the retracted position. The actuator is configured to drive the slider to move forward in the first direction and backward in the second direction.

The present disclosure relates to a driving assembly having a fixed gear, a fixed rack, a movable intermediate rack, a movable gear, and a transmission rack. The movable intermediate rack cooperates with the fixed gear such that the movable intermediate rack is capable of being driven to reciprocate when the fixed gear rotates clockwise and counterclockwise; the movable rotary shaft is rotatably fixed to the movable intermediate rack, and the movable gear cooperates with the fixed rack such that the movable gear is capable of reciprocatingly translating along an extension direction of the fixed rack when the movable intermediate rack reciprocates, and the movable gear is capable of rotating about the movable rotary shaft; and the transmission rack is capable of driving a member to be driven. The transmission rack cooperates with the movable gear such that the transmission rack is capable of being driven to reciprocate so as to move the member to be driven when the movable gear rotates clockwise and counterclockwise. In the driving assembly of the present disclosure, the combination of gears and racks enables the transmission rack to have a smaller size and move at a faster speed for the same movement distance.

A vehicle tailgate apparatus can include a tailgate having a main frame configured to move between an open position and a closed position through a pair of bottom hinges at a rear end of a luggage compartment of a vehicle body, and the main frame can include a bottom portion, a first side portion extending from a first end of the bottom portion, and a second side portion extending from a second end of the bottom portion, and the luggage compartment can include a pair of sidewalls and a bed, where each side portion can be aligned with a corresponding sidewall, and where the bottom portion can be aligned with the bed.

An EV charger locking system includes a plunger, one or more springs, and an electrically controlled actuator. The plunger contacts a lockable portion of an EV charger inserted into a channel of an EV charging socket. When uncompressed, the one or more springs position a tip of the plunger in a return position in or above a hole of the channel. When compressed, the one or more springs apply a force in a second direction to return the tip to the return position. When activated, the actuator applies a mechanical force to the plunger in a first direction to move the tip through the hole and to position the tip in a locking position in the channel to contact the lockable portion. When deactivated, the actuator removes the mechanical force from the plunger, allowing the plunger to be returned to the return position by the one or more springs.

A motor vehicle lock, in particular a motor vehicle door lock, which in its basic design is equipped with a locking mechanism consisting essentially of a rotary latch and a pawl. In addition, an accumulator lever that is controllable by the rotary latch is realized, which temporarily holds the pawl in its open position (accumulator position) at least during an opening process of the locking mechanism. According to the invention, a common spring acting on the rotary latch and the accumulator lever is provided.

A lock mechanism with an ice breaking mechanism. The lock mechanism is composed of a lock ring, an engagement plate, a pawl, a shaft, an engagement plate driving rod, a pawl release lever, a release lever, a support, a swinging claw, a tensioning wheel, a cable, a pulley, a limiting member, a supporting arm, a fixed shaft, a pull rod, a spring, a swinging ice breaking arm, an ice breaking pull rod, and the like. The lock mechanism is provided with the ice breaking mechanism. The ice breaking mechanism may be started to push a vehicle door away by a specific distance, so as to assist in manually or automatically opening the door, which improves the degree of satisfaction of customers.

The invention relates to a motor vehicle lock for a closure element of a motor vehicle, comprising a latch (2) and a pawl system (3). The latch (2) can be adjusted into an open position, a main closing position, and a pre-closing position, which is located between the open position and the main closing position, wherein the latch (2) is in engagement with a closing part, in particular a closing clamp or the like, so as to hold same in the closing positions in the installed state, and the pawl system (3) can be adjusted into a locking state, in which the pawl system (3) holds the latch (2) in the main closing position or the pre-closing position, and an open state, in which the pawl system (3) releases the latch (2). The motor vehicle lock (1) has a release mechanism (4) which, by being actuated, converts the pawl system (3) to the open state, and the motor vehicle lock (1) has an aid mechanism (5) which can be brought into a closing aid state and an opening aid state and which comprises an activation lever (6). An activation movement of the activation lever (6) triggers a closing aid process or an opening aid process on the basis of the state of the aid mechanism (5). According to the invention, the aid mechanism (5) has a closing aid lever (7), the actuation movement of which produces a closing aid process, and an opening aid lever (8), the actuation movement of which produces an opening aid process, said levers being coupled to the activation lever (6) such that the two aid levers (7, 8), driven by the activation movement of the activation lever (6), carry out an actuation movement or an idle stroke movement in an alternating manner on the basis of the state of the aid mechanism (5).

The present invention provides a car side door lock, comprising: an electric opening mechanism and a self-priming ice-breaking auxiliary device, the self-priming ice-breaking auxiliary device comprising a rotating rod, an ice-breaking push rod, and a self-priming push rod, the rotating rod can be pulled and rotated by a cable mechanism, and reset when the cable mechanism is not working, the ice-breaking push rod and the self-priming push rod are hingedly arranged on the rotating rod, under the auxiliary self-priming working condition, the self-priming push rod pushes the ratchet to work, and the auxiliary ice-breaking function of the self-priming ice-breaking auxiliary device fails, under the auxiliary ice-breaking working condition, the ice-breaking push rod pushes the ratchet to work, and the auxiliary self-priming function of the self-priming ice-breaking auxiliary device fails. The car side door lock described in the present invention can solve the problem of auxiliary door opening and closing through a zipper mechanism, and can select to perform a single function as needed, with a clever structure, a relatively stable mechanism, and a low cost for the side door lock.

A vehicle door handle assembly includes a bracket and a deploying mechanism configured to move a handle grip between a flushing and a deployed position. The deploying mechanism includes at least one lever having a front lever, a rear lever, a recess on the bracket, a contact surface on the at least one lever, and a blocking lever placed between the recess and the contact surface. The blocking lever configured to move from a first position, when the handle grip is flush, to a second position, when the handle grip is deployed, in its second position, the blocking lever is pressed against the recess on the bracket and against the contact surface, thereby blocking the rotation of the at least one lever in its first position.

A power closure member actuation system for moving a closure member of a vehicle between an open position and a closed position relative to a vehicle body. The system includes an actuator configured to move the closure member relative to the vehicle body. The system further includes a closure member feedback sensor for determining at least one of a position and a speed of the closure member. A controller is in communication with the closure member feedback sensor and the actuator. The controller is configured to control movement of the closure member by the actuator while sensing the speed of the closure member using the closure member feedback sensor. The controller is also configured to adjust the speed of the closure member moving toward the closed position to account for a seal load of at least one closure member seal varying over a life of the vehicle.

The invention relates to a motor vehicle lock (1, 23) comprising a locking mechanism (2, 24) with a rotary latch (3) and at least one locking pawl (4, 25), wherein a rotary movement of the rotary latch (3) can be locked in at least one detent position by means of the locking pawl (4, 25), a closing device (11, 29), wherein the locking mechanism (2, 24) can be moved from a pre-detent position to a main detent position by means of the closing device (11, 29), an opening device, wherein a door element can be moved from a closed position to an open position by means of the opening device, a drive unit, wherein the locking mechanism (2, 24) can be unlocked by means of the drive unit, and wherein at least one movement of a part of the locking mechanism (2, 24) makes it possible to selectively close or open the door element.

The invention relates to a motor vehicle lock assembly (2) having an electrically actuatable locking system (5), an electric actuator (8), wherein the locking system (5) can be unlocked by means of the electric actuator (8), a device for manually actuating the locking system by means of a Bowden cable (10, 11), and a coupling element (7). The actuator (8) and the manual actuation elements (3, 4) can be coupled to the locking system (5) by means of the coupling element (7), and the outer door handle (3) and the inner door handle (4) can be coupled to the locking system (5) by means of the coupling element (7).

To suppress deformation of a support member even if a large lateral load acts on a plunger.SOLUTION: A vehicle door lock device includes: a plunger whose tip part engages with a recess provided in a vehicle door upon closure thereof; and a support member having a support hole that supports the plunger slidable in its axial direction, wherein a first tapered portion that expands in diameter toward a tip direction of the plunger is formed in a portion of the support hole on a tip part side of the plunger. A second tapered portion that reduces in diameter toward the tip direction is formed in a portion of the support hole on a base end side of the plunger.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

A lock has a rotary latch held in a closed position by a pawl, that can be displaced into a release position in which the rotary latch can rotate into an open position. The lock has a storage element which, when the pawl is displaced into the release position, is displaced from a rest position into a storage position in which the pawl is blocked from being displaced back into its locking position and which, when the rotary latch is displaced back into the closed position, is displaced back into the rest position. The storage element has a projection which, in the locking position, is supported on a shoulder of the pawl, and which, in the storage position, rests against a flank of the pawl, and which is acted upon by the rotary latch when the rotary latch is displaced back.

The application relates to the technical field of passenger car switch devices, in particular to a passenger car trunk lid switch capable of preventing tripping, which comprises a switch shell, one end of the switch shell is provided with a lock ring, the end of the switch shell far from the lock ring is provided with a fixed plate, and a locking mechanism is arranged on the fixed plate. The application is provided with a tripping prevention assembly, the resistance block cooperates with the hook to doubly lock the ratchet, the possibility that the lock ring is difficult to lock after the hook is tripped and the ratchet rotates is effectively reduced, the stability of the trunk lid switch is effectively improved, the resistance block is separated from the transmission mechanism through the connection relationship between the switching slider and the sliding groove, the ratchet cannot be unlocked through any mode in the mechanism, the possibility that the lock is separated due to the rotation of the ratchet and the tripping of the hook is reduced, the locking stability of the locking mechanism is further improved, and the use effect of the switch is ensured.

The subject matter of this invention is a system for opening and closing moving elements of a motor vehicle that allows acting on a centered and symmetrical point of the lock in order to apply a separation force between the body and the lock body in two stages, that is, with two different modules both during the opening phase of the moving element and during its closing phase.

Systems for latching and locking an aircraft door and associated methods are disclosed. The system comprises a latch and a lock. The latch can be configurable between: a latched configuration where the latch interferes with a lift mechanism for causing lifting of the aircraft door to permit opening of the aircraft door; and an unlatched configuration where the lift mechanism is permitted to cause lifting of the aircraft door. The lock can be configurable between: a locked configuration where a configuration change of the latch from the latched configuration to the unlatched configuration is prevented; and an unlocked configuration where the configuration change of the latch from the latched configuration to the unlatched configuration is permitted.

This invention provides a simpler and more reasonable door limiter. The door limiter for automobiles is designed to generate stress in the opening direction, allowing fingers to be inserted and moved in the opening direction when the latch is released, thereby opening the door. Existing door limiters incorporate an elastic component, which is held by a limiting linkage arm and a through-arm component. When the door is fully closed, the elastic component is pressed, generating stress in the opening direction. When the latch is released, this stress pushes the door in the opening direction. Because of the elastic component, the door can be closed by overcoming the elastic force in the closing direction. The force required to partially open the door is generated by the accumulated elastic force from pressing the elastic component when closing the door. Alternatively, a limiting linkage arm with an inclined surface can be used to generate stress in the opening direction when the door is fully closed. This inclined surface allows movement of a slider or roller that presses the limiting linkage arm of the door limiter. The door is temporarily positioned in a slightly open state by a limit switch, after which the operator can manually open the door further. When the latch is released, the door opens to the exact desired degree, allowing the operator to insert their fingers to open it. Therefore, the structure is extremely simple, requiring no complex drive mechanisms such as actuators.

The invention relates to a lock (1) for a motor vehicle, in particular a hood lock (1), comprising a locking mechanism (2) with a rotary latch (6) and at least one locking pawl (7) for locking a lock holder (3) in at least one closed position of the motor vehicle lock (1), a torsion spring (9), wherein the torsion spring (9) interacts with the locking mechanism (2) in such a way that the lock holder (3) can be moved out of the closed position, at least with assistance, wherein a force (F) of the torsion spring (9) can be controlled at least indirectly by means of a release means (7).

The invention relates to a lock (1) for a motor vehicle, in particular a tailgate lock, comprising a locking mechanism (2) consisting of a rotary latch (3) and at least one pawl (4, 5), wherein the rotary latch (3) can be latched in a pre-latching position and in a main latching position, a pre-latching pawl (4) and a main latching pawl (5), wherein a pre-latching element (17) of the locking mechanism (2) is formed by an angled region of a metal main body (18) of the rotary latch (3), and wherein the angled region (17) can be placed in engagement with a closing pawl (25) of a closing device (23).

A locking assembly (10) comprises a locking mechanism (28) with a rotary latch (30) and a pawl (28). The rotary latch (30) has a normally closed slot and primary and secondary rotary latch locking surfaces (46a, 46b) on opposite sides of the normally closed slot (38). The rotary latch (30) is pivotable between a primary normally closed engagement position, in which the pawl (28) is in a primary rotary latch holding position, a secondary normally closed engagement position, in which the pawl (28) is in a secondary rotary latch holding position, and a normally closed release position, in which the pawl (28) is in a rotary latch release position.The latch (28) has a primary latch locking surface (48a) that engages with the primary rotary latch locking surface (46a) while the rotary latch (30) is in the primary normally closed position, and a secondary rotary latch locking surface (46b) that engages with the secondary rotary latch locking surface (46b) while the rotary latch is in the secondary normally closed position. During an accidental condition, while the rotary latch (30) is in the primary normally closed position, the primary latch locking surface (48a) engages with the primary rotary latch locking surface (46a), and a secondary latch locking surface (48b) engages simultaneously with the secondary rotary latch locking surface (46b).

A powered trailer door operating system (100) for use with a trailer door (TD), comprising: a guide track (110, 112) having a lower guide track portion (110a, 112a) configured to position the trailer door (TD) at a closed position and an upper guide track portion (110b, 112b) configured to position the trailer door (TD) at an open position; drive support (120) coupled to the upper guide track portion (110b, 112b), the drive support (120) having a central cavity and a slot (128) extending through the drive support into the central cavity, the slot positioned (128) longitudinally along at least a portion of the drive support (120); a drive shaft (122) positioned within the central cavity (128); and a carriage (134) slidingly coupled to the drive support (120) and operably coupled to the trailer door (TD), wherein the carriage (134) is operably engaged with the drive shaft (122) through the slot (128) such that rotation of the drive shaft (122) causes the carriage (134) to translate along the drive support (120), thereby moving the trailer door (TD) between the closed position and the open position.