A latch for a motor vehicle, having a locking mechanism with a catch and at least one pawl, a triggering lever, whereby by means of the triggering lever a locked locking mechanism can be unlocked, an operating lever and a coupling lever, whereby the operating lever can be coupled with the triggering lever dependent on an operating speed of the operating lever by means of the coupling lever and whereby the coupling lever is mounted and guided in the operating lever.

A latch for a motor vehicle, having a locking mechanism with a catch and at least one pawl, a triggering lever, whereby by means of the triggering lever a locked locking mechanism can be unlocked, an operating lever and a coupling lever, whereby the operating lever can be coupled with the triggering lever dependent on an operating speed of the operating lever by means of the coupling lever and whereby the coupling lever is mounted and guided in the operating lever.

An exemplary latching system includes, among other things, a striker, a latch assembly that engages the striker to transition the latch assembly to a latched position, and a bumper containing rheological material. The bumper contacts the striker when the latch assembly is in the latched position. An exemplary latching method includes, among other things, contacting a striker with a bumper when a latch assembly engages the striker in a latched position, and increasing a hardness of the bumper by aligning particles within rheological material of the bumper.

An exemplary latching system includes, among other things, a striker, a latch assembly that engages the striker to transition the latch assembly to a latched position, and a bumper containing rheological material. The bumper contacts the striker when the latch assembly is in the latched position. An exemplary latching method includes, among other things, contacting a striker with a bumper when a latch assembly engages the striker in a latched position, and increasing a hardness of the bumper by aligning particles within rheological material of the bumper.

Disclosed is a vehicle door checker that includes: an open lever configured to rotate a pawl in an open direction; a handle open lever having a link pin insertion groove; an inner handle lever connected to an inner handle cable and including a first contact end and a second contact end configured to come into contact with the handle open lever while being rotated in the open direction; an inner link lever configured to come into contact with the first contact end when the inner handle lever is rotated in the open direction; an inner lock lever configured to share a rotation axis with the inner link lever; an elastic member fastened between the inner link lever and the inner lock lever; and a link including a link pin interlocked with rotation of the inner lock lever in an unlocking direction.

Disclosed is a vehicle door checker that includes: an open lever configured to rotate a pawl in an open direction; a handle open lever having a link pin insertion groove; an inner handle lever connected to an inner handle cable and including a first contact end and a second contact end configured to come into contact with the handle open lever while being rotated in the open direction; an inner link lever configured to come into contact with the first contact end when the inner handle lever is rotated in the open direction; an inner lock lever configured to share a rotation axis with the inner link lever; an elastic member fastened between the inner link lever and the inner lock lever; and a link including a link pin interlocked with rotation of the inner lock lever in an unlocking direction.

A truck cap assembly that selectively covers a truck bed of a truck is provided. The truck cap assembly may include a cap that sets on opposing side walls of the truck; a cap door located on the cap; a latch bar located on the cap; a controller located on the cap door; and a latch release assembly which includes an actuator and a latch arm. The controller is in electrical communication with an actuator that is coupled to a latch arm. A signal from the controller activates the actuator to move the latch arm. The latch arm is releasable from the latch bar to release the cap door.

A truck cap assembly that selectively covers a truck bed of a truck is provided. The truck cap assembly may include a cap that sets on opposing side walls of the truck; a cap door located on the cap; a latch bar located on the cap; a controller located on the cap door; and a latch release assembly which includes an actuator and a latch arm. The controller is in electrical communication with an actuator that is coupled to a latch arm. A signal from the controller activates the actuator to move the latch arm. The latch arm is releasable from the latch bar to release the cap door.

A vehicle latch (10), including: a cinching mechanism (40) internal to the vehicle latch (10), the cinching mechanism including: a cinching lever (18) operably coupled to an actuator (20) via a cable (30), the cinching lever (18) being rotatably mounted to the latch (10) for movement about a pivot (16), the cinching lever (18) being secured to a cinch blank lever (48), the cinch blank lever (48) being pivotally mounted to a cinch drive link (14) via a pivot (26); a claw (22) pivotally mounted to the latch for movement between an open position and a primary position, the cinch drive link (14) being configured to contact a claw blank (41) of the claw (22) in order to move the claw (22) into the primary position during a cinching operation of the latch (10); a bearing (24) secured to the cinch drive link (14) via a pivot (27), the bearing (24) travels through a canal (9) of an override lever (8) during interaction between the claw blank (41) and the cinch drive link (14); an override clutch lever (12); a pawl release lever (4) operably coupled to a pawl; and an override clutch link (2) pivotally secured to the override clutch lever (12) and the pawl release lever (4), wherein the override clutch link (2) includes a lateral tab (72) that interacts with a door ajar cam (6) operably coupled to the claw (22) of the latch (10) in order to limit movement of the override clutch lever (12) when the claw (22) the latch (10) is in the open position.

A vehicle latch (10), including: a cinching mechanism (40) internal to the vehicle latch (10), the cinching mechanism including: a cinching lever (18) operably coupled to an actuator (20) via a cable (30), the cinching lever (18) being rotatably mounted to the latch (10) for movement about a pivot (16), the cinching lever (18) being secured to a cinch blank lever (48), the cinch blank lever (48) being pivotally mounted to a cinch drive link (14) via a pivot (26); a claw (22) pivotally mounted to the latch for movement between an open position and a primary position, the cinch drive link (14) being configured to contact a claw blank (41) of the claw (22) in order to move the claw (22) into the primary position during a cinching operation of the latch (10); a bearing (24) secured to the cinch drive link (14) via a pivot (27), the bearing (24) travels through a canal (9) of an override lever (8) during interaction between the claw blank (41) and the cinch drive link (14); an override clutch lever (12); a pawl release lever (4) operably coupled to a pawl; and an override clutch link (2) pivotally secured to the override clutch lever (12) and the pawl release lever (4), wherein the override clutch link (2) includes a lateral tab (72) that interacts with a door ajar cam (6) operably coupled to the claw (22) of the latch (10) in order to limit movement of the override clutch lever (12) when the claw (22) the latch (10) is in the open position.