(19)
(11) EP 2 317 043 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
19.03.2014 Bulletin 2014/12

(43) Date of publication A2:
04.05.2011 Bulletin 2011/18

(21) Application number: 10014197.7

(22) Date of filing: 02.11.2010
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
E05B 65/16(0000.00)
E05B 63/14(2006.01)
 E05B 65/12(0000.00)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 02.11.2009 US 257145 P

(71) Applicant: Magna Closures SpA
37010 Guasticce Collesalvetti (IT)

(72) Inventors:
  • Cumbo, Francesco
    56125 Pisa (Pi)  (IT)
  • Margheritti, Enrico
    Lucca (IT)

(74) Representative: Hössle, Markus 
Hössle Patentanwälte Partnerschaft Postfach 10 23 38
70019 Stuttgart
70019 Stuttgart (DE)

   


(54) Door latch system with primary latch and secondary latch openable by primary latch


(57) In one aspect, the invention is directed to a closure latch system for a vehicle door that is closable against two spaced apart strikers. Closing the door against the two spaced apart strikers permits a vehicle door that is relatively tall or relatively wide to more securely be closed. The closure latch system includes two spaced apart ratchets which are mechanically connected and controller via a single point. Both ratchets may be opened via a single outside door handle (if provided), or a single inside door handle (if provided), and are lockable and unlockable together (if locking is provided). However, each ratchet is openable and closable independent of the opening/closing state of the other ratchet so that there does not need to be precise timing or synchronization between the opening and closing of the two ratchets relative to each other.







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