Vehicle latch activation system and motor vehicle comprising such vehicle latch activation system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10077581-B2
Application number	US-201515302515-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 4, 2015
Priority date	May 5, 2014
Publication date	Sep 18, 2018
Grant date	Sep 18, 2018

Abstract

The vehicle latch activation system ( 106 ) comprises: a bracket ( 108 ); an activation element ( 110 ) intended to activate a latch ( 102 ) by moving with respect to the bracket ( 108 ) from an initial position to a final position, wherein a collision ( 136 ) on the bracket ( 108 ) along a collision direction may cause the activation element ( 110 ) to move from its initial position to its final position; and a blocking element ( 140 ) intended to move with respect to the bracket ( 108 ) as a result of the collision ( 136 ), from a disengaged position in which the blocking element ( 140 ) allows the activation element ( 110 ) to reach its final position, to an intercepting position in which the blocking element ( 140 ) is intended to block the activation element ( 110 ) at a first intermediate blocked position located between the initial position and the final position of the activation element ( 110 ). When moving from its disengaged position to its intercepting position, the blocking element ( 140 ) is intended to pass by one or several successive intermediate intercepting positions in which the blocking element ( 140 ) is intended to block the activation element ( 110 ) at respective successive other intermediate blocked positions following each other towards the first intermediate blocked position.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle latch activation system comprising:
a bracket;
an activation element that activates a latch by moving with respect to the bracket from an initial position to a final position, wherein a collision on the bracket along a collision direction causes the activation element to move from its initial position to its final position; and
a blocking element that moves with respect to the bracket as a result of the collision, from a disengaged position in which the blocking element allows the activation element to reach its final position, to an intercepting position in which the blocking element blocks the activation element at a first intermediate blocked position located between the initial position and the final position of the activation element,
wherein, when moving from its disengaged position to its intercepting position, the blocking element passes by one or several successive intermediate intercepting positions,
wherein, in each of the intermediate intercepting positions, the blocking element blocks the activation element at a respective intermediate blocked position, and
wherein the intermediate blocked positions follow each other successively towards the first intermediate blocked position.

2. The vehicle latch activation system according to claim 1 ,
wherein at least one amongst the activation element and the blocking element comprises a plurality of stops,
wherein the stops are formed adjacent to each other in a stair structure,
wherein the stair structure comprises a top at one end and a base at the other end, and
wherein the stops each come into contact with the other amongst the activation element and the blocking element in order to block the activation element at respective ones of the intermediate blocked positions.

3. The vehicle latch activation system according to claim 2 , wherein, going from the top to the base of the stair structure, the stops respectively correspond to the successive intermediate blocked positions of the activation element, the stop at the base of the stair structure corresponding to the first intermediate blocked position of the activation element.

4. The vehicle latch activation system according to claim 2 , wherein the activation element comprises the plurality of stops.

5. The vehicle latch activation system according to claim 4 , wherein the movement of the blocking element from its disengaged position to its intercepting position is perpendicular to courses followed by the stops when the activation element moves from its initial position to its final position.

6. The vehicle latch activation system according to claim 4 ,
wherein the plurality of stops comprises two stops, a base stop and a top stop, the base stop projecting from the top stop,
wherein, when moving from its disengaged position to its intercepting position, the blocking element first passes by an intermediate intercepting position in which the blocking element blocks the top stop so that the activation element is blocked at a second intermediate blocked position, and
wherein the blocking element at its intercepting position blocks the base stop so that the activation element is blocked at the first intermediate blocked position.

7. The vehicle latch activation system according to claim 1 , wherein the activation element rotates around an activation axis.

8. The vehicle latch activation system according to claim 7 , wherein the blocking element rotates around a blocking axis.

9. The vehicle latch activation system according to claim 8 , wherein the blocking axis is orthogonal to the activation axis.

10. A motor vehicle comprising:
a door;
a latch for the door; and
a vehicle latch activation system according to claim 1 for activating the latch.

Assignees

• U Shin Italia Spa
• U Shin Italia Spa

Inventors

• Ilardo Simone
• Giaccone Vittorio
• Guerin Anthony

Classifications

• E05B77/06 Primary

  by means of inertial forces · CPC title

• E05B85/16

  a longitudinal grip part being pivoted at one end about an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the grip part · CPC title