LATCH ASSEMBLY RELEASE EFFORT CONTROL, AND METHOD THEREOF

A latch assembly for a lid covering a compartment includes a forkbolt, a detent, a forkbolt spring, and a detent spring. The lid is movable between a primary latched position, a secondary latched position, and an open position. The forkbolt and the detent are configured to releasably engage with each other in the primary latched position and the secondary latched position. The forkbolt spring and the detent spring are operatively attached to the forkbolt and the detent, respectively, and are configured to bias the forkbolt and the detent in opposite rotational directions. The forkbolt and the detent are releasable from the primary latched position and the secondary latched position via a first linear force and a second linear force, respectively, applied on the detent. The second linear force is within a predetermined tolerance of the first linear force.