US 12,215,527 B2
Dual function latch assembly for dual door pillar-less door system and control system for controlling the latch assembly
Franco Giovanni Ottino, Newmarket (CA); and Francesco Cumbo, Newmarket (CA)
Assigned to Magna Closures Inc., Newmaket (CA)
Appl. No. 17/785,453
Filed by Magna Closures Inc., Newmarket (CA)
PCT Filed Dec. 22, 2020, PCT No. PCT/CA2020/051786
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 15, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/127780, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 1, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/952,854, filed on Dec. 23, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0016866 A1, Jan. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. E05B 81/56 (2014.01); B60J 5/04 (2006.01); E05B 77/48 (2014.01); E05B 81/04 (2014.01); E05B 81/76 (2014.01); E05B 83/38 (2014.01); E05B 85/26 (2014.01); E05F 15/611 (2015.01)
CPC E05B 81/56 (2013.01) [B60J 5/0479 (2013.01); E05B 77/48 (2013.01); E05B 81/04 (2013.01); E05B 81/77 (2013.01); E05B 83/38 (2013.01); E05B 85/26 (2013.01); E05F 15/611 (2015.01); E05Y 2400/42 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/531 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dual door pillar-less door system for a motor vehicle with a front door and a rear door, the dual door pillar-less door system comprising:
a first latch assembly including a first primary latch mechanism for the front door and having a first primary actuation group operable to control actuation of the front door and a secondary latch mechanism for the rear door and having a first secondary actuation group operable to control actuation of the rear door and a first controller unit coupled to the first primary actuation group and the first secondary actuation group and configured to control actuation of at least one of the first primary actuation group and the first secondary actuation group.