Patent ID: 7556315

Claim:
An actuator and a latch assembly comprising: a latch for securing a latched member, the latch having at least a release position and a locked position in which the latched member is retained by the latch; a link secured to the latch, the latch being moved by the link in a first direction from the locked position to the release position wherein the link is a cable; a trigger secured to the link, the trigger having a locked state and a released state, wherein the trigger is in the locked state when the latch is in the locked position, and further wherein the trigger is actuated in response to an electrical signal to release the latch as the trigger is switched to the released state; and wherein the trigger is mechanically reset to the locked state by the latched member; and a rotary cam guide about which the cable is entrained, the rotary cam guide controlling the tension applied by the cable to the latch, wherein a reset tension is required to reset the trigger and wherein tension in the cable is less than the reset tension when the latch is in the locked position.