POWER LATCH APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A power latch apparatus, comprising:
- a rotary cam rotatably connected to a cam shaft and including a cam groove;
a transmission rod slidably connected to the cam groove, wherein the transmission rod is pressed and moved by the cam groove as the rotary cam rotates;
a claw to which the transmission rod is rotatably connected, the claw being pressed by the movement of the transmission rod to rotate about a claw shaft, wherein the claw includes a claw recess configured to limit movement of a striker that fits into the claw recess during a cinching operation of limiting the movement of the striker; and
a pawl configured to contact an outer surface of the claw to prevent the claw from rotating in a release direction in which a release operation of separating the striker from the claw recess is performed, or configured to rotate about a pawl shaft while being pressed by the rotary cam, the pawl being separated from the outer surface of the claw to allow the claw to rotate in the release direction.
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Abstract
A power latch apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a rotary cam that is rotatably connected to a cam shaft and includes a cam groove, a transmission rod that is slidably connected to the cam groove and pressed and moved as the rotary cam rotates, and a claw to which the transmission rod is rotatably connected and that is pressed by the movement of the transmission rod to rotate about a claw shaft. The claw includes a claw recess that limits a striker movement that fits into the claw recess during a cinching operation, and a pawl to prevent the claw from rotating in a release direction in which a release operation of separating the striker from the claw recess is performed, or rotates about a pawl shaft while being pressed by the rotary cam, the pawl to allow the claw to rotate in the release direction.
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11 Claims
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1. A power latch apparatus, comprising:
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a rotary cam rotatably connected to a cam shaft and including a cam groove; a transmission rod slidably connected to the cam groove, wherein the transmission rod is pressed and moved by the cam groove as the rotary cam rotates; a claw to which the transmission rod is rotatably connected, the claw being pressed by the movement of the transmission rod to rotate about a claw shaft, wherein the claw includes a claw recess configured to limit movement of a striker that fits into the claw recess during a cinching operation of limiting the movement of the striker; and a pawl configured to contact an outer surface of the claw to prevent the claw from rotating in a release direction in which a release operation of separating the striker from the claw recess is performed, or configured to rotate about a pawl shaft while being pressed by the rotary cam, the pawl being separated from the outer surface of the claw to allow the claw to rotate in the release direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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