| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| RE33758 |
Closure panel pull down mechanism |
December 3, 1991 |
| A vehicle body compartment is selectively closed by a spring loaded closure panel movable between an open position and a closed position. A latch assembly is mounted on the panel and has a latch bolt spring biased to an unlatched position and normally maintained in the latched position b |
| 4969672 |
Deck lid release actuator |
November 13, 1990 |
| A deck lid release actuator in which a uni-directional motor is mounted on a housing and rotatably drives a screw having high lead threads. The screw is rotatably journaled in a housing and a saddle nut threadedly engages the high lead threads of the screw so that rotation of the screw d |
| 4875723 |
Closure latch |
October 24, 1989 |
| An actuating means for a vehicle body closure latch includes a driver or passenger controlled electric motor driving a reciprocable rack through a gear train. The rack is resiliently biased to a neutral position and shifts an actuator from neutral to an operating position when the rack i |
| 4869537 |
Compartment panel pull down mechanism |
September 26, 1989 |
| Mechanism for pulling an opened compartment panel closed and engaging a latch with a striker includes a slide member mounted on the body for horizontal reciprocating movement and having a cam slot which receives a cam follower carried by the striker so that horizontal reciprocating m |
| 4861089 |
Vehicle venting arrangement responsive to side door opening and closing |
August 29, 1989 |
| A venting arrangement for an automotive vehicle is provided in which its rear closure is automatically raised to a slightly open position in response to opening a door of the vehicle so that upon closing the door, entrapped air in the vehicle can escape through the rear to reduce door |
| 4850140 |
Releasable connector for closure operating mechanism |
July 25, 1989 |
| A releasable connection device for connecting a motor driven drive cable to a closure includes a pin attached to the closure and having a head supported by a necked down stem. A cylindrical housing member has an opening in a lateral wall thereof which receives the pin. A slide member |
| 4823059 |
Control apparatus for a compartment panel pull down mechanism |
April 18, 1989 |
| A control for a motorized deck lid pull down mechanism which does not require the use of mechanically activated limit switches for detecting deck lid positions or the presence of closing or sealing obstructions. Detection of specified pull down conditions as well as the presence of d |
| 4796916 |
Inhibit control of a belted vehicular passive restraint system having door-mounted retractors |
January 10, 1989 |
| Each vehicle door in which a retractor is mounted includes a jamb switch mounted in the door jamb for sensing actual opening of the door, and a lock switch mounted in the door lock assembly for sensing actuation of the interior or exterior door handles. When door opening or closure is |
| 4746153 |
Closure panel pull down mechanism |
May 24, 1988 |
| A vehicle body compartment is selectively closed by a spring loaded closure panel movable between an open position and a closed position. A latch assembly is mounted on the panel and has a latch bolt spring biased to an unlatched position and normally maintained in the latched position b |