Latch structure
AssigneeZigbang Co., Ltd.
InventorChul Ho Maeng
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Abstract
A latch structure according to an embodiment includes a body, a locking body, a latch head, a plunger, and a latch stopper. The body is disposed inside a door. The locking body moves in response to an external operation. The latch head protrudes from the body to maintain the door in a closed position, and rotates when the locking body is spaced apart at least a predetermined distance. The plunger retracts into the body to prevent the latch head from rotating while the door is being closed. The latch stopper prevents the protruding latch head from retracting into the body when the plunger is maintained within the body.
Claims9
A latch structure comprising:
- a body disposed inside a door;
- a locking body movable in response to an external operation;
- a latch head protruding from the body to maintain the door in a closed position and being rotatable when the locking body is spaced apart at least a predetermined distance;
- a plunger retracting into the body to prevent the latch head from rotating while the door is being closed;
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- a latch stopper preventing the protruding latch head from retracting into the body when the plunger is maintained within the body,
- wherein the locking body is configured to be spaced apart from the latch head by the predetermined distance to form a space in which the latch head rotates while the door is being opened, and
- the latch head is configured to be released from the latch stopper in response to the rotation of the latch head.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.