Latch device for front hood

A latch device for a front hood, which is capable of meshing with a striker provided in the front hood of a vehicle and performing opening and closing control of the front hood, the latch device comprising:

• a latch configured to mesh with the striker when the front hood is in a closed state and biased by a biasing member in a direction in which the latch is to be released from meshing with the striker;
• a primary pawl configured to engage with the latch to maintain the front hood at a full-close position when the latch meshing with the striker is arranged at a predetermined primary latch position;
• a secondary pawl configured to engage with the latch to maintain the front hood at a half-engaged position when the latch released from an engaged state with the primary pawl is arranged at a predetermined secondary latch position;
• a motor;
• and
• a driving force transmission member configured to operate by driving the motor and capable of releasing the engaged state between the latch and the primary pawl and an engaged state between the latch and the secondary pawl, wherein
• the latch device is configured to perform, by driving the motor, a power release function of releasing the engaged state between the latch and the primary pawl and the engaged state between the latch and the secondary pawl using the driving force transmission member to switch the front hood from the full-close position to a full-open position, and
• a closer component mounting portion is provided between the driving force transmission member and the latch, the closer component mounting portion being capable of mounting a closer component thereon that allows the latch device to perform, by driving the motor, a closer function of moving the front hood from the half-engaged position to the full-close position.