Vehicle door latch
AssigneeKiekert AG
InventorsRobert J. Hunt, Robert S. Pettengill
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Abstract
A vehicle door latch includes a lock plate, a catch which is rotatable about a first rotary axis, and a pawl which is rotatable about a second rotary axis, the first rotary axis and the second rotary axis being non-parallel. A connector connects both the catch and the pawl to the lock plate. One end of the connector connects the catch to the lock plate, and an opposite end of the connector connects the pawl to the lock plate. The connector is a dual rivet in that the connector has a first end face and a second end face, wherein the end faces are riveted outside of the lock plate. The lock plate includes a slot through which one end of the connector extends, and the slot extends in a direction of a projection of one of the rotary axes.
Claims7
A vehicle door latch comprising:
- a lock plate,
- a catch which is rotatable about a first rotary axis,
- a pawl which is rotatable about a second rotary axis, the first rotary axis and the second rotary axis being non-parallel, and
- a connector which connects both the catch and the pawl to the lock plate;
- wherein two ends of the connector extend through openings in the lock plate.
A vehicle door latch comprising:
- a lock plate,
- a catch which is rotatable about a first rotary axis,
- a pawl which is rotatable about a second rotary axis, the first rotary axis and the second rotary axis being non-parallel, and
- a connector which connects both the catch and the pawl to the lock plate;
- wherein the lock plate comprises a slot through which one end of the connector extends.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.