MUMBAI, India, Aug. 31 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202647100160 A) filed by Magna Seating Inc. on August 19, 2026, for Motor Module For Power Latch Assemblies.
Inventors include Zang, Creston A.; and Runde, David M..
The application for the patent was published on August 28, 2026, under issue no. 35/2026.
Abstract: A motor module for use in a latch assembly is configured to add a power mode of operation to the latch assembly. The latch assembly has a handle pivotably coupled to a main plate and pivotable between an unactuated position and an actuated position. The motor module includes an electric motor driveably coupled to a lead screw, a nut pivotably coupled to the handle and having a threaded hole meshingly engaged with the lead screw, and a motor arm pivotably coupling the electric motor to the main plate. While the electric motor is energized, the electric motor rotates the lead screw causing the nut to be transposed along the lead screw which causes the handle to rotate from the unactuated position to the actuated position.
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