Patent ID: 8998278
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A vehicle closure assembly comprising: a closure movable relative to a vehicle opening between a closed position substantially preventing passage into the vehicle opening and an open position substantially allowing passage into the vehicle opening; a latching assembly including a latch coupled to one of a threshold of the vehicle opening and the closure, and a striker coupled to the other of the threshold of the vehicle opening and the closure, the striker and the latch being engageable to secure the closure in the closed position; a striker cover movable relative to the striker between a concealing position in which the striker is substantially concealed from the latch, and an exposing position in which the striker is substantially exposed to the latch; and an actuator coupled to the striker cover and operable to move the striker cover to at least one of the concealing position and the exposing position from the other of the concealing position and the exposing position in response to movement of the closure relative to the vehicle opening, wherein the striker cover is movable to the exposing position without contact made between the striker cover and the latching assembly.