Door latch
AssigneeJamco Corporation
InventorYasuto Fujiwara
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Abstract
A door latch 100 comprises a housing 110 fixed to a hinged door, and a knob 140 is slidably guided within a slit 112 formed to the housing 110. A bolt 130 inserted to a bolt guide 120 is fixed to the knob 140 using a screw 160. The sliding movement of said knob 140 is limited by both end portions 112a and 112b of a slit 112, against which said knob 140 collides. A plastic damper 150 is equipped to the position of collision for muffling collision noise. A ball 136 providing detent for said bolt is also made of plastic, providing a further muffling effect.
Claims2
A door latch used in a locking mechanism for locking a hinged door, the door latch comprising:
- a bolt guide mounted on a housing, a housing fixed to said door, a bolt inserted slidably to said bolt guide, a knob slidably guided by a slit formed to said housing, and a fastening means for connecting said knob and said bolt, wherein the area where said knob collides with the end portions of said slit formed to said housing is equipped with a plastic damper.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.