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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2000
Jiro Inoue, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Mitsui Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle door latch device comprises a block member ( ) displaceable between a blocking position (B) for restricting a displacement of a lock lever ( ) to an unlocked position (UL) by a mechanical engagement with the lock lever ( ) and an unblocking position (UB), a connecting lever ( ) connected to an inside lock button ( ) with no substantial lost-motion, and a connecting spring ( ) for connecting the connecting lever ( ) and the lock lever ( ). The connecting lever ( ) is substantially displaceable integrally with the lock lever ( ) by an action of the connecting spring ( ) when the block member ( ) is located at the unblocking position (UB). The connecting lever ( ) is displaced with respect to the lock lever ( ) against a spring force of the connecting spring ( ) when the unlocking operation of the inside lock button ( ) is carried out at a state where the block member ( ) is located at the blocking position (B).
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