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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2011
Hirofumi Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Fuyuki Nakatsuka, Kanagawa, JP;
Hirofumi Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Fuyuki Nakatsuka, Kanagawa, JP;
Mitsui Kinzoku Act Corporation, Yokohama-shi, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle latch device including: a releasing unit that rotates about a support shaft provided on a holding member of an electric actuator and includes a cam pin and an output unit that disengages a latch from a ratchet by rotation of the releasing unit about the support shaft, where a driving force of the electric actuator being input to the cam pin; and a gear member that rotates about the support shaft, connects the electric actuator to the releasing unit, and inputs a driving force of the electric actuator into the input unit. The cam pin is arranged to be superimposed on a plane of rotation of the gear member, and the vehicle latch device further includes a cover member that is attached to the holding member and covers at least the support shaft, the input unit, the electric actuator, and the gear member.