摘要 |
<p>A vehicle door latch (10) having a latch bolt (52) for engaging a first striker (18), and a drive lever (22) for driving a second striker (20), each of the latch bolt and drive lever having a closed position corresponding to a closed condition in the latch and an intermediate position corresponding to an intermediate condition of the latch in which the latch is not closed, but the first striker is retained by the latch bolt, the latch further including a pawl (56) for releasably retaining the latch bolt in each of its closed and intermediate positions, and a power actuator (36) capable of driving the drive lever from its intermediate position to its closed position so as to close the latch.</p> |