FIELD: locks; transportation.
SUBSTANCE: vehicle door latch assembly for maintaining the vehicle door in a closed position including during an angled impact to the door latch of the vehicle. Latch assembly includes a catch, a pawl, and an actuator coupled to a door latch base. Catch is movable to and from a closed position wherein the catch is configured to grasp a portion of a striker coupled to the vehicle to maintain the door closed. Catch is also movable to and from an open position wherein the catch is configured to release the striker to allow the door to open. Pawl is configured to maintain the catch in the closed position until the door handle is actuated. Latch assembly includes a blocking plate including an extension member which is deformable during an impact to align with one of or both a pawl lifter and the pawl member to prevent their rotation and thereby maintain the latch assembly and the vehicle door in a latched position during such an impact.
EFFECT: vehicle door latch assembly is disclosed.
18 cl, 10 dwg
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