Vehicle door lock assembly

Details Vehicle door lock assembly Vehicle door lock assembly

1987-02-20

1988-11-08

Gall, Lloyd A.

Closure fasteners

Bolts

Swinging

29234112, 292DIG38, 292DIG56, E05C 306

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active

047831030

ABSTRACT:
In a vehicle door assembly including a bolt projecting from a sidewall of a door opening of the vehicle, a latch having a pair of leg section defining a bolt receiving recess rotatably mounted on a sidewall of the door member, a spring operatively interconnecting the door sidewall and the latch for rotatably biasing the latch in an unlocked position with the recess registered with the bolt, a retaining pawl having a hook section engageable with contact portions of the latch leg sections when the leg sections are disposed in pre-locking and fully locking positions, rotatably mounted on the door side member and a spring operatively interconnecting the door sidewall and the retainer pawl for rotatably biasing the retaining pawl in a direction toward the latch, the improvement consisting of the latch being coated with a sound absorbing material except for spaced segments disposed along with periphery of the latch recess.

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