Vehicle door latch device with power door closing mechanism

Details Vehicle door latch device with power door closing mechanism Vehicle door latch device with power door closing mechanism

1996-12-06

1998-03-31

Meyers, Steven N.

Closure fasteners

Bolts

Swinging

292DIG25, 292DIG41, E05C 306

Patent

active

057329885

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle door latch device enclosed entirely within a vehicle door comprises a latch unit having a fork member which engages with a striker fixed to a vehicle body and a pawl which engages with the fork member for preventing the fork member from reversing, a power unit for turning the fork member from a half-latch position to a full-latch position, and a cable for transmitting power of the power unit to the fork member. The cable has a middle portion provided in vicinity of a bottom edge of the door, a first end portion which is provided in proximity of a rear edge of the door in such a manner as to extend nearly vertically, and a second end portion which extends almost parallel with the first end portion and is connected to the power unit.

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