US 12,264,514 B2
Vehicle door latch
Hector Sanchez Rojas, Chihuahua (MX); Pedro Alfredo Alvarado Heredia, Chihuahua (MX); Carlos Isaac Tostado Bocanegra, Chihuahua (MX); and Ari Yussel Mino Ramirez, Chihuahua (MX)
Assigned to INTEVA PRODUCTS, LLC, Troy, MI (US)
Filed by INTEVA PRODUCTS, LLC, Troy, MI (US)
Filed on Nov. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/071,332.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/422,239, filed on Nov. 3, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0151078 A1, May 9, 2024
Int. Cl. E05B 81/90 (2014.01); E05B 79/20 (2014.01); E05B 81/06 (2014.01); E05B 81/14 (2014.01); E05B 81/30 (2014.01); E05B 81/34 (2014.01); E05B 81/42 (2014.01); E05B 83/36 (2014.01)
CPC E05B 81/90 (2013.01) [E05B 79/20 (2013.01); E05B 81/06 (2013.01); E05B 81/14 (2013.01); E05B 81/30 (2013.01); E05B 81/34 (2013.01); E05B 81/42 (2013.01); E05B 83/36 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle latch, comprising:
a drive assembly, the drive assembly including a power release gear, a reset lever secured to one side of the power release gear and a gear lock lever located on an opposite side of the power release gear, the gear lock lever being capable of independent movement with respect to the power release gear and the reset lever; and
a motor operably coupled to the drive assembly via a worm secured to a shaft of the motor, wherein rotation of the drive assembly by the worm performs one of a locking function and a power release of the vehicle latch.