Patent ID: 9194163
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: E05B,E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A vehicle latch, comprising: a primary ratchet movable between an open position wherein the primary ratchet is positioned to receive a striker and a closed position wherein the primary ratchet is positioned to retain the striker, wherein the primary ratchet is biased towards the open position by a primary ratchet biasing member; a primary pawl movable between a ratchet locking position wherein the primary pawl is positioned to hold the primary ratchet in the closed position and a ratchet release position wherein the primary pawl permits the movement of the primary ratchet out of the closed position, wherein the primary pawl is biased towards the ratchet locking position by a primary pawl biasing member; a memory lever movable between a pawl blocking position in which the memory lever prevents movement of the primary pawl to the ratchet locking position and a pawl unblocking position wherein the memory lever permits movement of the primary pawl to the ratchet locking position, wherein the memory lever is biased towards the pawl blocking position by a memory lever biasing member; a release lever movable between a first position in which the release lever prevents movement of the memory lever to the pawl blocking position and a second position in which the release lever permits movement of the memory lever to the pawl blocking position and permits movement of the primary pawl to the ratchet release position, wherein the release lever is biased towards the first position by a release lever biasing member, wherein the release lever is operatively connectable to at least one of an inside door handle and an outside door handle for movement to the second position, wherein in an event in which the release lever is moved to the second position and the primary ratchet is restrained from movement to the open position, movement of the memory lever to the pawl blocking position drives the primary pawl to the ratchet release position; an auxiliary ratchet operatively connected to the primary pawl, the auxiliary ratchet being movable between a pawl enabling position in which the auxiliary ratchet permits movement of the primary pawl to the ratchet locking position and a pawl disabling position in which the auxiliary ratchet positions the primary pawl in the ratchet release position, wherein the auxiliary ratchet is biased towards the pawl disabling position by an auxiliary ratchet biasing member; and an auxiliary pawl movable between an auxiliary ratchet locking position in which the auxiliary pawl is positioned to hold the auxiliary ratchet in the pawl enabling position and an auxiliary ratchet release position in which the auxiliary pawl permits the movement of the auxiliary ratchet to the pawl disabling position, wherein the auxiliary pawl is biased towards the auxiliary ratchet locking position by an auxiliary pawl biasing member.