US 12,297,667 B2
Electronic vehicle latch with separately attached control unit
Pascal Philippe, Saulcy/Meurthe (FR); Jean-Marc Belmond, Saint-Jean le Blanc (FR); Jean-Bernard Didier, Anould (FR); Philippe Ottolini, La Voivre (FR); Fredéric Burkat, Saulcy sur Meurthe (FR); Daniel Lopez, VS-Obereschach (DE); Christian Holdenried, Villingen-Schwenningen (DE); and Oliver Huppenbauer, Villingen-Schwenningen (DE)
Assigned to INTEVA FRANCE, Sully-sur-Loire (FR); and MARQUARDT GMBH, Rietheim-Weilheim (DE)
Filed by Inteva France, Sully sur Loire (FR)
Filed on Sep. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/489,078.
Application 17/489,078 is a continuation of application No. PCT/IB2019/000433, filed on Mar. 29, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0056738 A1, Feb. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. E05B 77/34 (2014.01); B60J 5/04 (2006.01); E05B 79/02 (2014.01); E05B 79/04 (2014.01); E05B 81/20 (2014.01); E05B 81/54 (2014.01); E05B 83/36 (2014.01)
CPC E05B 77/34 (2013.01) [B60J 5/0418 (2013.01); E05B 79/02 (2013.01); E05B 79/04 (2013.01); E05B 81/20 (2013.01); E05B 81/54 (2013.01); E05B 83/36 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle latch assembly for a vehicle door, comprising:
an electronic latch; and
a separate door control unit fixedly secured to an exterior housing of the electronic latch, wherein electronics for controlling operation of the electronic latch are located in the separate door control unit,
wherein the electronic latch is located in a wet side of the vehicle door and the separate door control unit is located in a dry side of the vehicle door,
wherein the dry side of the vehicle door is located between an interior trim panel of the vehicle door and an inner door panel of the vehicle door,
wherein a layer of waterproofing material is located on a surface of the inner door panel that faces the dry side, and
wherein the separate door control unit is secured to the electronic latch via fasteners that pass through the layer of waterproofing material and the inner door panel.