Patent ID: 11959312
Assignee: MAGNA CLOSURES INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC E  F | IPC E  F

Claim 0:
1. A latch assembly (20) for a vehicle closure panel (14), comprising:
a housing (22) having an interior (13b) sized for receipt of internal components (13) of the latch assembly;
a cover (23) attached to the housing to enclose at least a portion of said interior, the cover having a receptacle (28) for receiving a body (29) of a cable bushing (19), the receptacle oriented for receiving the body in a first direction along a first degree of freedom while also inhibiting movement of the body in a second direction along a second degree of freedom, such that the first degree of freedom is transverse to the second degree of freedom and the second degree of freedom is directed along a longitudinal axis (42);
at least one release cable (21) configured for operable connection to at least one of the internal components, the at least one release cable having the longitudinal axis (42), such that one end of the release cable is connected to the body of the cable bushing;
the body of the cable bushing (19) releasably attached to the cover once inserted in the first direction and having at least one opening (25) sized for receipt of the at least one release cable there through; and
a retaining mechanism (40, 50, 70) oriented transverse to the longitudinal axis for inhibiting disconnection of the body of the cable bushing from the cover in the second direction along the longitudinal axis;
wherein the body is insertable and removeable from the receptacle along the first degree of freedom guided by a pair of slots located at opposite sides of the receptacle, such that once the body is received in the receptacle, the body is only configured for motion in the first direction when the retaining mechanism is disengaged from the body;
wherein the cable bushing is restricted from moving in the second direction when the body is in the receptacle;
wherein the retaining mechanism prevents any movement in the direction of the cable.