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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2000
Hirofumi Watanabe, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Mitsui Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyko, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle door latch device has a double action mechanism ( ) comprising a release lever ( ) for opening the door, an inner lever ( ) connected to an inside open handle ( ), and a slide link ( ). The slide link is displaced between a connective position for connecting the inner lever to the release lever and a non-connective position for disconnecting the inner lever from the release lever. The inner lever has a push arm ( ) which transmits an unlocking movement of the inner lever to the lock lever without engagement with the slide link, and a blocking surface ( ) which restrict a displacement of the slide link from the non-connective position to the connective position during the unlocking movement of the inner lever.