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Fuel filler door actuator assembly with integral kick-out spring

  • US 5,664,811 A
  • Filed: 04/12/1995
  • Issued: 09/09/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/12/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A biasing mechanism for a door latch system of the type mounted to a motor vehicle structure and engageable with a striker bar mounted on a hinged door, the biasing mechanism comprising:

  • a mounting flange adapted for mounting to the motor vehicle structure, said mounting flange having a first face defining a passage adapted to accommodate a movable latch member of the door latch system; and

    a leaf spring having a first end coupled to said first face and a cantilevered second end adapted to move in a plane substantially parallel to said first face from a non-deflected position to a deflected position in response to engagement of the striker bar therewith upon movement of the hinged door from an open position to a closed position, said second end of said leaf spring being held in said deflected position when the hinged door is latched in the closed position by the latch member lockingly engaging the striker bar, and wherein movement of the latch member releases the striker bar from locked engagement therewith such that said leaf spring forcibly urges the door to move from the closed position to the open position.

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