Staking and mounting pin for vehicle door latch
AssigneeAtoma International Inc.
InventorArnold Yiu
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Abstract
A latch and mounting pin assembly (20) includes a latch housing (22) with an inner plate mounted to one side (28) and an outer plate mounted to an opposing side (26). Each of the plates include three apertures which are aligned with each other. Three mounting pins (36) are included with each pin extending through a corresponding pair of apertures. A head (38) is disposed on one end of each of the pins for abutting the outer plate. The latch and pin assembly is characterized by each mounting pin having an enlarged barrel portion extending from the head to a shoulder. The shoulder abuts the inner plate to orient the outer plate relative to the inner plate. There is also provided a threaded shank (50) extending outward from the shoulder to provide a means for mounting the assembly to a frame of a vehicle.
Claims21
A latch assembly comprising:
- a latch housing having an inner side and an opposing outer side,
- an inner plate abutting said inner side and having at least one aperture,
- an outer plate abutting said outer side opposite, spaced apart and generally parallel to said inner plate and having at least one aperture axially aligned with said aperture of said inner plate,
- at least one mounting pin having first and second distal ends extending through said axially aligned apertures of said inner and outer plates,
- said mounting pin having a head disposed on said first distal end of said pin for engaging said outer plate, a first locking section disposed adjacent said head securing said first distal end of said mounting pin to said outer plate, and an enlarged barrel portion extending from said head to a shoulder disposed between said distal ends with said shoulder engaging said inner plate to orient said outer plate relative to said inner plate and maintaining said space between said inner and outer plates.
A mounting pin for a latch assembly having a latch housing with an inner side and an opposing outer side, an inner plate abutting the inner side and having at least one aperture, an outer plate abutting the outer side opposite, spaced apart and generally parallel to the inner plate and having at least one aperture axially aligned with the aperture of the inner plate, said mounting pin comprising:
- first and second distal ends extending through the axially aligned apertures of the inner and outer plates, a head disposed on said first distal end of said pin for engaging the outer plate, a first locking section disposed adjacent said head securing said first distal end of said mounting pin to the outer plate, and an enlarged barrel portion extending from said head to a shoulder disposed between said distal ends with said shoulder engaging the inner plate to orient the outer plate relative to the inner plate and maintaining the space between the inner and outer plates.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.