Lijun Lu

US Patent:

7040674, May 9, 2006

Filed:

Feb 9, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/775533

Inventors:

Joe Lomicka - La Verne CA, US
Zhirong Wang - La Verne CA, US
Min Zhao - Shanghai, CN
Wei Xu - La Verne CA, US
Lijun Lu - La Verne CA, US

Assignee:

HTI Technology & Industries, Corp - La Verne CA

International Classification:

E05C 3/06

US Classification:

292201, 292216

Abstract:

A power latch assembly which includes a supporting frame adapted for mounting on a main housing, wherein the supporting frame has a locking slot and defines first and second slider ends thereof; a motor assembly including a power motor supported by the supporting base and adapted for being powered by the main housing, and a driving arm driven by the power motor in a linear movable manner; and a locking latch, defining a first guiding edge and a second guiding edge, having an inner coupling end coupling with the driving arm and an opposed latching end extended outwardly through the locking slot, wherein the driving arm drives the locking latch between a locking position and an unlocked position.

US Patent:

7364209, Apr 29, 2008

Filed:

Oct 19, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/970057

Inventors:

Joe Lomicka - La Verne CA, US
Zhirong Wang - La Verne CA, US
Min Zhao - Shanghai, CN
Wei Xu - La Verne CA, US
Lijun Lu - La Verne CA, US

Assignee:

HTI Technology & Industries Corp. - La Verne CA

International Classification:

E05C 19/10
E05C 3/04

US Classification:

292 95, 292100, 292108, 292200, 292210, 292DIG 65, 292DIG 66, 292DIG 69

Abstract:

A mechanical latch assembly includes a supporting frame, a locking latch, an actuation arrangement and a safety lock arrangement. The locking latch is slidably mounted on the supporting frame in longitudinally movable manner. The actuation arrangement includes an actuation handle pivotally connected to the supporting frame to longitudinally drive the locking latch moving between a locked position an unlocked position. Moreover, the safety lock arrangement includes a locker member movably mounted on the supporting frame, wherein the locker member has a slider slot formed thereon to define a pusher surface and an opposed retracting surface, and a thermal activated arm substantially extended from the supporting frame to slidably pass through the slider slot of the locker member at a safety temperature, and adapted to deflect to push the locker member at the pusher surface at an elevated operation temperature.

US Patent:

20080174125, Jul 24, 2008

Filed:

Mar 21, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/077813

Inventors:

Joe Lomicka - La Verne CA, US
Zhirong Wang - La Verne CA, US
Min Zhao - Shanghai, CN
Wei Xu - La Verne CA, US
Lijun Lu - La Verne CA, US

International Classification:

E05C 19/10

US Classification:

292121, 292 95, 292 96

Abstract:

A mechanical latch assembly includes a supporting frame, a locking latch, an actuation arrangement and a safety lock arrangement. The locking latch is slidably mounted on said supporting frame in longitudinally movable manner. The actuation arrangement includes an actuation handle pivotally connected to said supporting frame to longitudinally drive said locking latch moving between a locked position an unlocked position. Moreover, the safety lock arrangement includes a locker member movably mounted on said supporting frame, wherein said locker member has a slider slot formed thereon to define a pusher surface and an opposed retracting surface, and a thermal activated arm substantially extended from said supporting frame to slidably pass through said slider slot of said locker member at a safety temperature, and adapted to deflect to push said locker member at said pusher surface at an elevated operation temperature.