The invention relates to a motor vehicle lock comprising a locking mechanism provided with a rotary latch and at least one pawl, a rotary movement of the rotary latch can be blocked by means of the pawl, a drive device by means of which the pawl can be transferred from the locked position into a release position for the locking mechanism, and an adjusting device (9). A motor vehicle part (4) accommodating the vehicle lock can be moved from the closed position into an open position by means of the adjusting device (9). Said adjusting device (9) maintains the motor vehicle part (4) in the open position such that the motor vehicle part (4) can be prevented from opening automatically from the open position.

The present invention relates to a door latch system, more particularly to a door latch system which includes: a stopping lever unit rotatably installed in the main locking member; a stopping threshold formed in the sub-locking member wherein a stopping protrusion is being caught; and a locking plate slidingly installed in a housing for rotating the stopping lever unit, wherein a lever guide portion is formed in the locking plate, and a guide bar is formed in the stopping lever unit, so that the rotation of the stopping lever unit is accomplished as the guide bar is guided by the lever guide portion, and the stopping lever unit can be coupled to or separated from the stopping threshold in accordance with sliding of the locking plate.

A latch assembly for use with a door includes a lock lever to lock the door in a locked position and to unlock the door in an unlocked position, a door ajar cam to rotate between a door open position in response to a door open condition and a door closed position in response to a door closed condition, a self cancel lever releasably engaged to the door ajar cam, wherein the self cancel lever is operated in response to the door ajar cam rotating to the door closed position, and a lock link selectively engaged to the self cancel lever, wherein the lock link is translated to a cancelling position in response to the self cancel lever operated from the door ajar cam.

A trunk lid latch assembly for a vehicle may include a main gear rotated by a drive motor provided at the base, wherein an error lever, a pawl lever, a plurality of links, and a cinching member are rotated in conjunction with rotation of the main gear, and thus a striker is locked or unlocked from the claw.

A latch system has a latch hook pivotably mounted in the housing between a closed position and an open position. It further includes an actuating lever pivotably mounted in the housing between a locked position and an unlocked position. When the actuating lever is in the locked position and the latch hook is in the closed position, the actuating lever maintains the latch hook in the closed position, and when the actuating lever is in the unlocked position, the actuating lever does not interfere with movement of the latch hook between the open position and the closed position. The system can further include a mechanical indicator, and when the actuating lever is in the locked position, the indicator provides a locked indication, and when the actuating lever is in the unlocked indication position, the indicator provides an unlocked indication.

In one embodiment a retrofittable soft-close device is configured to close an automobile hatch. Once a cycle is initiated a hook plate may pull a striker towards a latched position.

A lock and method of locking a lockable volume is described. The lock may be located on a door of a lockable volume, such as a locker configured to hold an item. The lock may comprise a post and a cam, the cam having an opening corresponding to the size and shape of the post. The cam is rotatable about an axis, wherein the rotation of the cam about the axis releasably secures the post within the opening, thereby locking the door to which the post is attached.

A lock (1) for a motor vehicle door, comprising: an assembly of control means (7), each control means being mobile; an assembly of opening levers (10A, 10B) of said door (2), each lever (10A, 10B) being intended to enable the opening of the door (2) by a control means (7) of the control means assembly, each lever (10A, 10B) comprising a cam (11A, 11B) which can rotate about an axis of rotation (8) and is fixed to said control means (7) in a fixation region (9) so as to be rotated during a movement of the control means (7); a blocking means (12) configured to take an active blocking position, in which said blocking means (12) blocks an opening lever (10A), and a rest position in which said blocking means (12) authorises the movement of each opening lever (10A, 10B), a spring-back blocking means (14) configured to switch said blocking means (12) from the rest position to the active blocking position, and a trigger means (16) configured to take a rest position in which said trigger means (16) blocks the blocking means (12) in the rest position thereof and an active unblocking position in which said trigger (16) releases said blocking means (12) so that said blocking means switches from the rest position to the active blocking position, the blocking means (12) and one opening lever (10B) not blocked by the blocking means in the blocking position (10) interacting so as to convey the blocking means (12) from the active blocking position to the rest position when said non-blocked opening lever (10B) pivots in the opening direction of the door (2).

A handle for a vehicle door includes an activation member, a grip member, a driving mechanism, and an actuator lever. The grip member includes a gripping part and is movable between a flushing position, active position, and opening position. In the flushing position, the gripping part extends flush to an external panel of the door. In the active position, the gripping part projects from the external panel, becomes graspable, and the grip member cooperates with the activation member. In the opening position, the grip member drives the activation member to activate the latch to unlatch the door. The driving mechanism and actuator lever cooperate with the grip member to drive the grip member between the flushing position and the active position. When the grip member is pulled in an opening direction, the grip member drives the activation member which in turn activates the latch to unlatch the door.

A latch for a vehicle hood and method of construction thereof is provided. The latch includes a housing; a ratchet pivotally mounted on the housing and a pawl pivotally mounted on the housing for pivoting between a first position in locked engagement with the ratchet and a second position out of locked engagement with the ratchet, with the pawl being biased into the first position. A pawl lever is pivotally mounted on the housing to engage the pawl and rotate the pawl from the first position to the second position. A double pull lever having an abutment surface is pivotally mounted on the pawl lever. A safety catch member is pivotally mounted on the housing, wherein the safety catch member selectively engages the abutment surface of the double pull lever to pivot the safety catch member from a locked first position to an unlocked second position.