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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 24, 1997
Yoshikazu Hamada, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Mitsui Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle door latch device comprises a latch body made of synthetic resin and having a recess at a front side thereof, a latch member rotatably mounted in the recess by a latch shaft for engaging with a striker and having an open position, a half-latch position and a full-latch position, a ratchet rotatably mounted in the recess and having a pawl portion for engaging with the latch member. The latch member has a first side surface incorporating a contact point with which the striker comes into contact when the door is closed while the latch member is in the full-latch position. The first side surface has a predetermined length defined between a first door opening side end and a first door closing side end. The first side surface is an arc having a uniform radius measured from the latch shaft or an arc having a distance from the latch shaft which gradually increases therealong from the first door closing side end to the first door opening side end.