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POWER LATCH APPARATUS

  • US 20200131808A1
  • Filed: 01/25/2019
  • Published: 04/30/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2018
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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