APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING UNDESIRED ENGAGEMENT OF HOLD OPEN LEVER IN A LATCH
First Claim
1. A latch, comprising:
- a fork bolt movably mounted to the latch for movement between an open position and a closed position;
a detent lever movably mounted to the latch for movement between a latched position and a released position, wherein the detent lever prevents the fork bolt from moving from the closed position to the open position when the detent lever is in the latched position;
a hold open lever configured to engage and retain the detent lever when it moves from the latched position to the released position; and
wherein the fork bolt is configured to disengage the hold open lever from the detent lever when the fork bolt travels away from the closed position.
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Abstract
A latch is disclosed herein. The latch having: a fork bolt movably mounted to the latch for movement between an open position and a closed position; a detent lever movably mounted to the latch for movement between a latched position and a released position, wherein the detent lever prevents the fork bolt from moving from the closed position to the open position when the detent lever is in the latched position; a hold open lever configured to engage and retain the detent lever when it moves from the latched position to the released position; and wherein the fork bolt is configured to disengage the hold open lever from the detent lever when the fork bolt travels away from the closed position.
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20 Claims
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1. A latch, comprising:
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a fork bolt movably mounted to the latch for movement between an open position and a closed position; a detent lever movably mounted to the latch for movement between a latched position and a released position, wherein the detent lever prevents the fork bolt from moving from the closed position to the open position when the detent lever is in the latched position; a hold open lever configured to engage and retain the detent lever when it moves from the latched position to the released position; and wherein the fork bolt is configured to disengage the hold open lever from the detent lever when the fork bolt travels away from the closed position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A latch, comprising:
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a fork bolt movably mounted to the latch for movement between an open position and a closed position; a detent lever movably mounted to the latch for movement between a latched position and a released position, wherein the detent lever engages the fork bolt and prevents the fork bolt from moving from the closed position to the open position when the detent lever is in the latched position; a hold open lever movably mounted to the latch for movement between a first position and a second position, wherein the hold open lever is configured to engage and retain the detent lever in the released position when the hold open lever is in the first position and wherein the hold open lever allows the detent lever to travel into the latched position when the hold open lever is in the second position, wherein the hold open lever is spring biased into the first position and the detent lever is spring biased into the latched position; and wherein the fork bolt has a first feature configured to move the hold open lever from the first position to the second position when the fork bolt travels from the closed position to the open position and wherein the fork bolt has a second feature configured to move the hold open lever from the first position to the second position when the fork bolt travels from the open position to the closed position and wherein the second feature only contacts the hold open lever when the fork bolt travels to an over travel position which is slightly past the closed position of the fork bolt. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of disengaging a hold open lever from engagement with a detent lever of a latch, comprising:
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pivotally mounting a fork bolt to the latch for movement between an open position and a closed position; pivotally mounting the detent lever to the latch for movement between a latched position and a released position, wherein the detent lever engages the fork bolt and prevents the fork bolt from moving from the closed position to the open position when the detent lever is in the latched position; movably mounting the hold open lever to the latch for movement between a first position and a second position, wherein the hold open lever is configured to engage and retain the detent lever in the released position when the hold open lever is in the first position and wherein the hold open lever allows the detent lever to travel into the latched position when the hold open lever is in the second position, wherein the hold open lever is spring biased into the first position and the detent lever is spring biased into the latched position; and moving the hold open lever from the first position towards the second position with a feature of the fork bolt when the fork bolt is moved to a position past the closed position. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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