Patent ID: 11933082
Assignee: STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A cinching latch assembly for latching a striker, the cinching latch assembly comprising:
a forkbolt biased to rotate about a first pivot point between a primary latched position, a secondary latched position, and a fully released position, wherein the forkbolt includes a hook portion, wherein the secondary latched position is rotationally between the primary latched position and the fully released position, such that the forkbolt is configured to move from the fully released position, in which the striker is positioned above the hook portion of the forkbolt, to the secondary latched position, in which the striker is positioned underneath the hook portion of the forkbolt, and then to the primary latched position during a powered cinching operation;
a detent biased to rotate about a second pivot point, the detent configured to engage with the forkbolt in at least one of the primary latched position and the secondary latched position of the forkbolt;
a lift lever biased to rotate about a third pivot point, the lift lever having a first end configured to lift up on the striker during at least one position of the striker within the cinching latch assembly; and
a cinch lever configured, during the powered cinching operation, to lower the lift lever away from the striker prior to the forkbolt moving to the secondary latched position from the fully released position, such that striker remains spaced from and positioned above the lift lever at all times as the striker moves to the secondary latched position from the fully released position.