Striker for door latch

A striker for door latch comprising a base plate fixed to a striker mounting surface, and a rod formed U-shape having a pair of legs engageable with the door latch and a bottom portion between the pair of legs,

• wherein the base plate has leg fixing holes through which the legs of the rod are inserted and fixed, an inner diameter of the leg fixing holes is equal to or larger than an outer diameter of the legs,
• wherein the legs of the rod are inserted from a front side of the leg fixing holes and the portions protruding from a back side of the leg fixing holes are cold swaged, as a result, swage portions larger than the inner diameter of the leg fixing holes are formed on the back side of the base plate, further, flange portions larger than the inner diameter of the leg fixing holes and larger than an outer diameter of the legs are formed at a part of the legs on the front side of the base plate, the swage portions and the flange portions sandwich the base plate,
• wherein the legs have the flange portions and engagement portions that engage with the door latch, the engagement portions are located closer to the bottom portion than the flange portions.