US 12,252,908 B2
Closure latch assembly
Francesco Cumbo, Newmarket (CA); and Roman Cetnar, Newmarket (CA)
Assigned to Magna Closures Inc., Newmarket (CA)
Appl. No. 17/641,170
Filed by Magna Closures Inc., Newmarket (CA)
PCT Filed Oct. 1, 2020, PCT No. PCT/CA2020/051311
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 8, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/062541, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 8, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/910,324, filed on Oct. 3, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0341223 A1, Oct. 27, 2022
Int. Cl. E05B 81/06 (2014.01); E05B 81/14 (2014.01); E05B 81/42 (2014.01)
CPC E05B 81/06 (2013.01) [E05B 81/14 (2013.01); E05B 81/42 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A closure latch assembly, comprising:
a ratchet and a pawl, said ratchet being moveable between a striker capture position and a striker release position, said pawl being moveable between a ratchet holding position, whereat said ratchet is maintained in said striker capture position, and a ratchet release position, whereat said ratchet is biased toward said striker release position;
a power actuator operably coupled to a drive gear, said drive gear having an actuation feature fixed thereto; and
a latch release mechanism pivotally coupled to said actuation feature and pivotally coupled to said pawl, wherein rotation of said drive gear via energization of said power actuator causes said latch release mechanism to move said pawl from said ratchet holding position to said ratchet release position.