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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2006
Applicants:
Etsuo Yamamoto, Yamanashi, JP;
Michio Ohashi, Yamanashi, JP;
Inventors:
Etsuo Yamamoto, Yamanashi, JP;
Michio Ohashi, Yamanashi, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05C 3/06 (2006.01); E05C 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A door latch apparatus closes a door of a vehicle by, when a striker and a latch are in a first engagement state, shifting the striker and the latch into a second engagement state through an effective operation of an output lever by driving an actuator. When the shift of the striker and the latch into the second engagement state is restricted, the output lever is allowed to perform a retracting operation by driving the actuator.