MUMBAI, India, June 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517050855 A) filed by Kiekert Ag, Heiligenhaus, Germany, on May 27, for 'latch for front hood of vehicle.'
Inventor(s) include Wang, Xuanlang; He, Pingchun; and Tang, Shengjie.
The application for the patent was published on June 13, under issue no. 24/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A latch for a front hood of a vehicle is provided. The latch comprising a housing (1), a catch (2) and a pawl (3) rotatably supported on the housing (1), and a torsion spring (4) fixed relative to the housing and comprising a first leg (41). The pawl (3) is configured to lock the catch (2) which locks a striker (5). The first leg (41) and the catch (2) are configured to abut against the striker (5) at opposite sides in a locked state of the striker. A free end of the first leg (41) is inserted into a receiving slot (6) formed in the housing (1) and is capable of sliding under the guidance of the receiving slot (6). Since the torsion spring and the catch clamp the striker at its two sides, noise generated by wobbling of the striker within the catch is eliminated. Furthermore, as the movement of the first leg of the torsion spring can be guided by the receiving slot of the housing, wobbling of the first leg of the torsion spring is prevented, resulting in more stable and reliable locking and unlocking processes."
The patent application was internationally filed on Nov. 27, 2023, under International application No.PCT/CN2023/134398.
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