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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2013
Ts Tech Co., Ltd., Asaka-shi, Saitama, JP;
Tatsuo Sayama, Tochigi, JP;
Masaki Nonaka, Tochigi, JP;
TS TECH CO., LTD., Saitama, JP;
Abstract
A latch device for a vehicle which locks or unlocks by engaging with or disengaging from a rod-shaped portion includes a housing and a latchrotatably supported by the housing, the latch including a hook-shaped portionengageable with the rod-shaped portion to form a locked state. The hook-shaped portionincludes a first support surfaceA opposed to the rod-shaped portion in the locked state, a protruding portionlocated in a position closer to a distal end of the hook-shaped portion than the first support surfaceA and configured to protrude relative to the first support surfaceA, and a second support surfaceB provided on the protruding portionand configured to be opposed to the rod-shaped portion. The first support surfaceA and the second support surfaceB are configured to face in different directions, and to thereby be concurrently contactable with the rod-shaped portion.