LATCHING SYSTEM AND LATCHING METHOD UTILIZING RHEOLOGICAL MATERIAL

LATCHING SYSTEM AND LATCHING METHOD UTILIZING RHEOLOGICAL MATERIAL

An exemplary latching system includes, among other things, a striker, a latch assembly that engages the striker to transition the latch assembly to a latched position, and a bumper containing rheological material. The bumper contacts the striker when the latch assembly is in the latched position. An...

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Hauptverfasser: Rogers, David Manuel, Briggs, Erin Rose, Manolescu, Constantin
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
HANDCUFFS
KEYS
LOCKS
SAFES
WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS
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Zusammenfassung:An exemplary latching system includes, among other things, a striker, a latch assembly that engages the striker to transition the latch assembly to a latched position, and a bumper containing rheological material. The bumper contacts the striker when the latch assembly is in the latched position. An exemplary latching method includes, among other things, contacting a striker with a bumper when a latch assembly engages the striker in a latched position, and increasing a hardness of the bumper by aligning particles within rheological material of the bumper.