Abstract: A hinged system includes a preassembled hinge module for pivotally coupling a first component to a second component. The preassembled hinge module includes a shaft, a torque element frictionally engaging the shaft, and a housing. The housing includes a cover, a side wall, and a rear wall that define an interior space enclosed within the housing. The interior space receives the torque element inside the housing. The cover defines a first aperture, and the rear wall defines a second aperture, the first aperture and the second aperture aligned with a pivot axis of the shaft. The shaft extends through at least the first aperture, the interior space, and the second aperture. The shaft is separate from, and configured to be mounted to, the first component. The housing is separate from, and configured to be mounted to, the second component.

Abstract: The present application discloses an adjustment assembly and a headrest. The adjustment assembly includes: a guiding rod; a fixing member, fixed to an end of the guiding rod; a driving portion, movably connected to the fixing member; and a first screw, engaged to the fixing member with threads, and the driving portion is connected to the fixing member by the first screw, wherein the driving portion includes a first motor, and the first motor is used to drive the driving portion to linearly move in respect to the fixing member along a direction close to or away from the fixing member. The adjustment assembly of the application can be adjusted electrically, such that the operation is convenient, and the structure is simple and reliable.

Abstract: The present application discloses a locking device comprising: a housing; a plunger inserted into the housing, movable and rotatable to transit between a locking position and an unlocking position, wherein when the plunger is in the unlocking position, the plunger is in a first rotating position and a first axial position, when the plunger is in the locking position, the plunger is in a second rotational position and a second axial position; a rotor accommodated in the housing and rotatable around a rotor rotation axis relative to the plunger between a engaged position and a disengaged position, wherein when the plunger is in the locking position, the rotor is rotatable to the engaged position to prevent the plunger from moving; and a motor accommodated in the housing and configured to drive the rotor to rotate. The present application further discloses a locking system.

Abstract: A hinged system includes a preassembled hinge module for pivotally coupling a first component to a second component. The preassembled hinge module includes a shaft, a torque element frictionally engaging the shaft, and a housing. The housing includes a cover, a side wall, and a rear wall that define an interior space enclosed within the housing. The interior space receives the torque element inside the housing. The cover defines a first aperture, and the rear wall defines a second aperture, the first aperture and the second aperture aligned with a pivot axis of the shaft. The shaft extends through at least the first aperture, the interior space, and the second aperture. The shaft is separate from, and configured to be mounted to, the first component. The housing is separate from, and configured to be mounted to, the second component.

Abstract: A heat sink fastener assembly for fastening a heat sink onto a heat generating computer component. The fastener assembly includes a stud comprising at least one cam follower, and a rotatable nut defining a cam surface. A spring may be mounted to the heat generating computer component, and the spring is biased away from the heat sink. The stud is mounted to the spring and the nut is mounted to the heat sink. A clip mounted to the heat sink provides a secondary catch or attachment of the heat sink to the component.

Abstract: A vehicle glove box latch includes a housing, a paddle pivotably connected to the housing, a rotor pivotably connected to the housing, a pawl coupled to the rotor and having an end that is engaged with an opening in the vehicle, and a lock barrel mounted to the housing for locking and unlocking the vehicle glove box latch. In a locked state of the lock barrel, the pawl cannot be disengaged from the opening in the vehicle. In an unlocked state of the lock barrel, the pawl can be disengaged from the opening for opening the vehicle glove box. The lock barrel, the rotor and the rotor mounting portion are concentrically aligned along an axis, which reduces the depth of the latch, which reduces the space in the glove box necessary for accommodating the latch, thereby resulting in an increase in the available storage space in the glove box.

Abstract: The present application discloses a locking device including: a mounting seat; a locking member, rotatable around an axial direction and movable in the axial direction, when the locking member is in a first axial position and a first rotational position, the locking member is retracted into the mounting seat along the axial direction, and the mounting seat prevents the locking member from rotating around the axial direction; and when the locking member is in a second axial position and a second rotational position, at least a portion of the locking member extends in the axial direction from the mounting seat, to be inserted into and engaged with a second object, and the mounting seat prevents the locking member from moving in the axial direction; and a compression torsional spring biasing the locking member toward the first axial position and the second rotational position.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the invention, a universal latch and sensor system is provided for use with an enclosure having a panel and a frame and for latching the panel relative to the frame. The system includes a latch having a body configured to be mounted to the panel or to the frame of the enclosure. The latch also has a pawl movable relative to the body throughout a range of motion including an engaging position and a disengaging position. The system also includes a sensor having a body configured to be mounted to the other of the panel or the frame of the enclosure, the sensor also having a sensing range throughout which it is capable of sensing the pawl of the latch. The sensor and the latch are configured to be mounted in any of a plurality of orientations in which the range of motion of the pawl of the latch at least partially overlaps with the sensing range of the sensor while maintaining a gap between the body of the sensor and the pawl of the latch when the pawl is in the engaging position.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the invention, a latch is configured to fix a panel relative to a frame. The latch includes a housing configured for engagement to the panel. The housing defines an aperture extending along a longitudinal axis, and further defines a cam surface facing in a direction along the longitudinal axis. A shaft extends within the aperture of the housing and along the longitudinal axis. The shaft is mounted for at least one of rotational movement relative to the housing about the longitudinal axis and axial movement relative to the housing along the longitudinal axis. A barrier wall is mounted for axial movement relative to the housing along the longitudinal axis. The barrier wall at least partially overlaps with the housing along the longitudinal axis. A shaft surface extends radially outwardly from the shaft relative to the longitudinal axis. The shaft surface contacts the cam surface defined by the housing. The shaft is configured to be coupled to a pawl for engagement of the frame.

Abstract: A fuel door opener assembly for a push type fuel door includes a pop-up part installed inside a housing and a locking part installed inside the housing. The pop-up part includes a plunger installed to be slidable inside the housing in a state of being elastically supported, a door catch connected to the fuel door, installed to pass through the housing, disposed coaxially with the plunger, brought into contact with an end portion of the plunger, and configured to pop up the fuel door, a cam being selectively restrained by the locking part and configured to restrain sliding of the door catch when restrained by the locking part, and a plunger spring configured to elastically support the plunger toward the door catch inside the housing.

Abstract: A vehicle glove box latch includes a housing, a paddle pivotably connected to the housing, a rotor pivotably connected to the housing, a pawl coupled to the rotor and having an end that is engaged with an opening in the vehicle, and a lock barrel mounted to the housing for locking and unlocking the vehicle glove box latch. In a locked state of the lock barrel, the pawl cannot be disengaged from the opening in the vehicle. In an unlocked state of the lock barrel, the pawl can be disengaged from the opening for opening the vehicle glove box. The lock barrel, the rotor and the rotor mounting portion are concentrically aligned along an axis, which reduces the depth of the latch, which reduces the space in the glove box necessary for accommodating the latch, thereby resulting in an increase in the available storage space in the glove box.

Abstract: A compression latch assembly (CLA) includes a latch subassembly that is movably mounted to a housing and includes a frame, a pawl pivotably connected to the frame and biased to move from a closed position to an open position, a trigger pivotably connected to the frame and movable between a home position and a release position, and a release arm pivotably connected to the frame. The release arm has a cam follower that is positioned to engage a cam on the housing. A motor unit is configured for moving the latch subassembly between extended and retracted positions. In the course of moving from the retracted position to the extended position, the cam is configured to urge the cam follower to rotate the trigger from the home position to the release position, which causes the trigger to release the pawl, which causes the pawl to move to the open position.

Abstract: A controlled motion hinge assembly having a base with a first actuator mount, a pivot arm with a second actuator mount, a hinge pivotally connecting the base to the pivot arm to be movable between an extended position and a retracted position, and an actuator shaft. The shaft has a first end, a second end, and a threaded body extending between the first and second ends. The first end is configured to receive a drive torque about the actuator shaft axis. The second end is rotatably connected to the second actuator mount, but fixed thereto along the actuator shaft axis. The threaded body engages a threaded bore of the first actuator mount such that rotation of the body causes the first actuator mount to move along the actuator shaft axis. Also provided is a pole assembly, and a method for retrofitting a pole, with a controlled motion hinge.

Abstract: A latch assembly includes a frame and a pawl including a surface for receiving a striker and being movably coupled to the frame between an open and a closed position. In the closed position, the pawl is positioned to retain the striker to the latch assembly, and, in the open position, the pawl is not positioned to retain the striker to the latch assembly. A spring guide is connected to the pawl and the frame, wherein, in the closed position of the pawl, the spring guide is configured to bias the pawl such that the pawl remains in the closed position, and in the open position of the pawl, the spring guide is configured to bias the pawl such that the pawl remains in the open position. One end of the spring guide is connected to the pawl, and the opposite end of the spring guide is unconstrained.