Patent ID: 8573657
Filing Date: 2013-11-05
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A latch system for a door of a vehicle comprising: a latch assembly for maintaining the door in a closed position, the latch assembly including a catch and a pawl, the catch having a closed position wherein the catch is configured to grasp a portion of the vehicle to maintain the door in the closed position and an open position wherein the catch is configured to release the portion of the vehicle to allow the door to move to an open position, the pawl being configured to maintain the catch in the closed position; an actuatable inside handle movable from a rest position to an actuated position; a linkage assembly mechanically linked between the inside handle and the latch assembly; and an actuator interconnected to the pawl, the actuator being configured to be activated by actuation of the inside handle; wherein, when the vehicle has power, the catch is configured to be moved to the open position after actuation of the inside handle by activating the actuator to thereby move the pawl to stop the pawl from maintaining the catch in the closed position; wherein, when the vehicle has power, the catch is also configured to be moved to the open position after actuation of the inside handle by having the inside handle mechanically move the linkage assembly to stop the pawl from maintaining the catch in the closed position; and wherein, when the vehicle does not have power, the catch is configured to be moved to the open position by having the inside handle mechanically move the linkage assembly to stop the pawl from maintaining the catch in the closed position upon first and second actuations of the inside handle, each of the first and second actuations comprising movement of the inside handle from the rest position to the actuated position, whereby the catch is allowed to move the open position upon the second actuation of the inside handle.