Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle door latch assemblies
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Application No.: US15829321Application Date: 2017-12-01
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Publication No.: US10920461B2Publication Date: 2021-02-16
- Inventor: James D. Cunningham
- Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US KY Erlanger
- Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US KY Erlanger
- Agency: Dinsmore & Shohl LI.P
- Main IPC: E05B77/06
- IPC: E05B77/06 ; E05B77/04 ; E05B85/12

Abstract:
A door latch assembly includes a handle bezel, a rotatable handle coupled to the handle bezel, and a bezel cap. The handle bezel includes a main body portion and a rib extending from the main body portion. The rotatable handle includes a handle lever extending through the main body portion of the handle bezel, wherein the handle lever extends alongside the rib of the handle bezel. The bezel cap is positioned in a first position at an end of the rib so as to provide clearance for the handle lever of the rotatable handle to rotate thereby. The bezel cap is configured to move along the rib toward the main body portion of the handle bezel to interfere with a rotation of the handle lever during a side impact condition.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190169883A1 VEHICLE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLIES Public/Granted day:2019-06-06
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