Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Lockable latching device
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Application No.: US14686070Application Date: 2015-04-14
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Publication No.: US10161167B2Publication Date: 2018-12-25
- Inventor: Paul W. Alexander , Roger Herbert Culver , Robert Dallos, Jr. , Aragorn Zolno , James Holbrook Brown
- Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC , Dynalloy, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MI Detroit US CA Tustin
- Assignee: GM Global Technlolgy Operations LLC,Dynalloy, Inc.
- Current Assignee: GM Global Technlolgy Operations LLC,Dynalloy, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Detroit US CA Tustin
- Agency: Quinn IP Law
- Main IPC: E05C3/06
- IPC: E05C3/06 ; E05B83/28 ; E05C19/02 ; E05C5/00 ; E05C1/12

Abstract:
A lockable latching device includes a body defining a cavity and having a central longitudinal axis, and a plunger disposed within the cavity. The plunger has a first end and a second end and is translatable along the axis between an open position and a closed position. The device includes an annular rotator disposed along the axis and configured for rotating the plunger about the axis. The device also includes an annular latch abutting the rotator that is transitionable between an unlocked state and a locked state. The device includes a first element operably connected to the latch and formed from a first shape memory alloy and a second element operably connected to the latch and formed from a second shape memory alloy.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150300055A1 LOCKABLE LATCHING DEVICE Public/Granted day:2015-10-22
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