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CTL UNIVERSAL DOOR LATCH

Advantages

CTL's revolutionary, new and patented latch uses a single, small motor to effect all of the known functions of a door latch and adds at least three new ones. The functions of an automotive door latch as known today are currently performed by a number of different motors. However, there isn't a single latch on the market today that can be considered comparable to CTL's single motor universal latch. CTL's latch offers unparalleled advantages concerning the number of functions it can perform, its size, weight, cost and the many features it has.

Single Motor - All Functions

Central Locking (CDL)
Super Locking (SL)
Power Opening (P-O)
Power Closing (P-C)
Electrical Child Safety (ECS)
Kick Drive/Clutch Mechanism

Compact and Low Weight (650g - All Functions)
Flexibility - Variant latches from Simple to Full Functions within same design
Adaptable for many applications
Integrated Electronic Control (High Response Speed) with Interface for ECU communication
Low Effort Door Opening
Low Power Consumption
Optimised, Fully Tested and Validated 'Future Proof' Design
Low Cost

Kick-Drive Mechanisms

The patented CTL Kick-Drive mechanism can be adapted for numerous applications where motors are required to drive inertial mechanisms.

Most mechanisms or systems require higher level of energy at the start of the actuation in order to overcome the static inertia of the system. Motors are normally selected to meet the start-up conditions although for the majority of applications, they operate at a much lower level of energy. This design approach inevitably leads to inefficient systems.

The CTL Kick-Drive uses stored dynamic energy to meet the start-up conditions which results in a considerably more efficient design. An additional advantage of the CTL Kick-Drive is allowing the use of significantly smaller motor to replace a much larger and higher-rated one.

These benefits impact on the complete system by enabling the reduction in rating of many associated components such as wiring, switches and connectors.

The applications of the CTL Kick-Drive are numerous and extend from safety critical, high speed actuators through to starter motors and portable electric hammers.

Starter Motor

The integration of the CTL Kick-Drive mechanism in conventional starter motors leads to substantially more efficient design. In most cases the CTL Starter Motors replace existing ones with a fraction of the weight and power consumption. This not only improves the cost effectiveness of such devices but also assists many industries meet the increasingly stringent environmental directives.

Starter motors, power generators for automotive, aerospace, marine and other industrial applications can all benefit from integrating the CTL Kick-Drive mechanism.

Window Regulator

The CTL window regulator design is non-handed and one of the smallest currently available due to the integratation of the Kick-Drive mechanism.

Passive keyless Entry "PKE"

Unlike many other keyless entry systems, the CTL design has unique features which enable it to be integrated with minimum or no design change to the vehicle. The CTL PKE system has been fully developed in conjunction with the CTL Universal Latch and communicates directly with control electronics embedded within the latch.
The CTL PKE system not only makes it possible to retrofit such systems into any motor vehicle but also does it at a fraction of the cost and time.

passive keyless entry