Patent ID: 11913259
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 13:
14. A motor vehicle, comprising:
an immovable body component;
a moveable body component configured to move relative to the immovable body component;
a closing assembly including a locking bolt configured to engage a latch moveable relative to a guide slot between a release position and a closed position, wherein the closing assembly includes a spring exerting a restoring force urging the latch in the direction of the closed position, wherein the restoring force has no force component along a section of the guide slot corresponding to the release position of the latch,
wherein the closing assembly includes a closing unit including the latch, guide slot, and spring,
wherein the closing unit is mounted to one of the moveable body component and the immovable body component,
wherein the closing assembly includes a closing element including the locking bolt,
wherein the closing element is mounted to the other of the moveable body component and the immovable body component,
wherein the guide slot is substantially L-shaped and includes a closing section extending substantially parallel to the restoring force of the spring, a release section extending approximately normal to the restoring force of the spring, and a curved section connecting the closing section and the release section,
wherein the latch includes two guide pins configured to slide within the guide slot,
wherein the restoring force urges the latch to the closed position when at least one of the guide pins is in the closing section of the guide slot,
wherein the guide pins are spaced-apart from one another and extend parallel to one another,
wherein the spring is a tension spring, and
wherein the closing section has a straight configuration, and the curved section substantially follows an arc along an entirety of a length of the curved section, and
wherein, when the latch is in the release position, one of the guide pins is in the release section and the other of the guide pins is in a location within the curved section that substantially follows the arc.