Patents
US 12624578 B2: Vehicle latch with cinching mechanism
- Granted
- 2026-05-12
- Filed
- 2023-05-01 application 18141645
- Type
- Utility · 10 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A vehicle latch (10), including: a cinching mechanism (40) internal to the vehicle latch (10), the cinching mechanism including: a cinching lever (18) operably coupled to an actuator (20) via a cable (30), the cinching lever (18) being rotatably mounted to the latch (10) for movement about a pivot (16), the cinching lever (18) being secured to a cinch blank lever (48), the cinch blank lever (48) being pivotally mounted to a cinch drive link (14) via a pivot (26); a claw (22) pivotally mounted to the latch for movement between an open position and a primary position, the cinch drive link (14) being configured to contact a claw blank (41) of the claw (22) in order to move the claw (22) into the primary position during a cinching operation of the latch (10); a bearing (24) secured to the cinch drive link (14) via a pivot (27), the bearing (24) travels through a canal (9) of an override lever (8) during interaction between the claw blank (41) and the cinch drive link (14); an override clutch lever (12); a pawl release lever (4) operably coupled to a pawl; and an override clutch link (2) pivotally secured to the override clutch lever (12) and the pawl release lever (4), wherein the override clutch link (2) includes a lateral tab (72) that interacts with a door ajar cam (6) operably coupled to the claw (22) of the latch (10) in order to limit movement of the override clutch lever (12) when the claw (22) the latch (10) is in the open position.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 (ipgb20260512.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTEVA PRODUCTS, LLC 224 patents | US company or organization | Troy, MI | INTEVA PRODUCTS, LLC State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hector Sanchez Rojas | Chih, MX | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 | ||
| Pedro Alfredo Alvarado Heredia | Chih, MX | 14 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 | |
| Jesus Osvaldo Alvarez Morales | Chih, MX | 6 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 | |
| Miguel Angel Baray Gonzalez | Chih, MX | 6 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 | |
| Victor Daniel Varela Antillon | Chih, MX | 5 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 | |
| Yan Lianming | Shanghai, CN | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 | ||
| Qu Train | Wuxi, CN | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| E05B | Locks; accessories therefor; handcuffs | E05B77/00 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-25 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | INTEVA PRODUCTS, LLC signed 2026-03-24 | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION NEW YORK, NY | 75228/425 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2026-03-23 | Correction Amendment no. 1 to patent security agreement | INTEVA PRODUCTS, LLC signed 2026-03-23 | CERBERUS BUSINESS FINANCE, LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 75201/244 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2025-05-23 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SANCHEZ ROJAS, HECTOR signed 2023-07-14 ALVARADO HEREDIA, PEDRO ALFREDO signed 2023-07-14 ALVAREZ MORALES, JESUS OSVALDO signed 2023-07-14 BARAY GONZALEZ, MIGUEL ANGEL signed 2023-07-14 VARELA ANTILLON, VICTOR DANIEL signed 2023-07-14 LIANMING, YAN signed 2023-07-21 TRAIN, QU signed 2023-07-21 | INTEVA PRODUCTS, LLC TROY, MI | 71346/882 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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