Patent ID: 11965366
Assignee: INTEVA PRODUCTS, LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  G | IPC E  G

Claim 0:
1. A vehicle latch system, comprising:
a latch assembly;
an electronic control unit removably attached to an exterior of a housing of the latch assembly, the electronic control unit having a printed circuit board assembly secured into a housing of the electronic control unit, wherein the printed circuit board assembly when inserted into the housing of the electronic control unit is press fit into electrical communication with a first pair of terminals molded into the housing of the electronic control unit, wherein the first pair of terminals are configured to have an interference fit with a second pair of terminals molded into a housing of the latch assembly when the electronic control unit is secured to the latch assembly;
a communication system between a first lever pivotally mounted to a back plate for rotation about a first axis and a second lever is pivotally mounted to the back plate for rotation about a second axis, the first axis being at a different location than the second axis and Hall-effect sensors located on the printed circuit board assembly, wherein the communication system further comprises a plurality of metal traces that transfer a magnetic field of a magnet located on the first lever to the Hall-effect sensors located on the printed circuit board assembly and a magnetic field of a magnet located on the second lever as the first lever pivots about the first axis and the second lever pivots about the second axis.