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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2016
Mitsui Kinzoku Act Corporation, Yokohama, JP;
Shunsuke Tamura, Yokohama, JP;
Toshio Takenaka, Yokohama, JP;
Mitsui Kinzoku Act Corporation, Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
The present invention aims to reduce the operation noise of a latch device for a vehicle trunk lid when the lid is opened. A latch device for a vehicle trunk lid includes: latchthat is engaged with a striker; ratchetthat is engaged with latch; opening leverthat causes ratchetto rotate in a direction in which ratchetis disengaged from latch; output memberthat rotates opening leverin the release direction. Opening leveris rotatable between an unblocked position where it is rotatable in the release direction and a blocked position where it is prevented from rotating in the release direction by colliding with the output member. When driven and rotated, output memberabuts against opening leverthat is in the unblocked position and rotates opening leverin the release direction to the blocked position, and opening leveris further rotated a predetermined angle by colliding with output memberin the blocked position.