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An improved deck lid lock with remote release for motor vehicles. The deck lid lock employs a solenoid operated rotatable armature which acts directly on a leg of a rotatable latch plate which engages a lock bar. On energization of the solenoid, the armature is attracted to the solenoid causing it t

An improved deck lid lock with remote release for motor vehicles. The deck lid lock employs a solenoid operated rotatable armature which acts directly on a leg of a rotatable latch plate which engages a lock bar. On energization of the solenoid, the armature is attracted to the solenoid causing it to disengage the latch plate so that the deck lid may be opened. When the deck lid is closed, the lock bar is engaged by the latch plate which is returned to its normal latched position in engagement with the armature. The deck lid lock further includes a rotatable key cam which acts on the armature to enable release of the deck lid through conventional external key actuation.

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A deck lid lock with remote release adapted to be mounted to a motor vehicle structure and engageable with a lock bar comprising: a base plate; a solenoid pole piece; a solenoid winding magnetically coupled to said pole piece; an armature fixed for rotation with respect to said base plate about a fi

A deck lid lock with remote release adapted to be mounted to a motor vehicle structure and engageable with a lock bar comprising: a base plate; a solenoid pole piece; a solenoid winding magnetically coupled to said pole piece; an armature fixed for rotation with respect to said base plate about a first pivot whereby energization of said winding causes said armature to rotate from a latched position to an unlatched position; first spring means acting on said armature for urging said armature toward said latched position; a latch plate rotatable about a second pivot from a latched to an unlatched position, said latch plate having an arm engageable with said armature when said armature is in said latched position, and free from engagement with said armature when said armature is in said unlatched position, said latch plate further forming a notch which captures the lock bar when said latch plate is in said latched position, and releases the lock bar when said latch plate is in said unlatched position; a key cam rotatably carried by said base plate and having a projecting cam tab engageable with said armature to urge said armature to said unlatched position; second spring means acting on said latch plate for biasing said latch plate toward said unlatched position whereby said armature may be moved to said unlatched position either by energization of said solenoid winding or by rotation of said key cam, thus enabling said latch plate to move the said unlatched position releasing the lock bar and wherein when said deck lid is closed, the lock bar urges said latch plate to return to said locked position causing said latch plate arm to re-engage said armature and energy absorbing means acting on said latch plate for absorbing the kinetic energy of said latch plate as said latch plate rotates from said unlatched to said latched positions.