Global side door latch

摘要

The latch includes a ratchet and pawl operable to move between an engaged position to hold a striker and a released position to permit the striker from exiting the latch. In addition, a release lever and a lock lever are pivotally mounted to the opposite surface of the latch housing. A lock link lever connects the release lever to the lock lever, having a first end pivotally mounted to the lock lever and a second end slidably located in a slot on the release lever. Actuating the release lever while the second end of the lock link lever is in its locked position pivots the lock link lever in a first arc and actuating the release lever while the lock link lever is in its unlocked position pivots the lock link lever in a second arc to actuate the pawl into its released position.

主权项

1. A latch for an automotive door, comprising:
a housing having an inwardly extending sidewall portion; a ratchet and pawl mounted to the housing, the ratchet operable to move between a ratchet engaged position to hold a striker and a ratchet released position to permit release of the striker, wherein the pawl is operable to move along a travel path between a pawl engaged position wherein the pawl prevents movement of the ratchet to the ratchet released position, and a pawl released position wherein the pawl permits the ratchet to rotate towards the ratchet released position; a spring biasing the pawl to the engaged position; and a resilient finger extending out from the pawl and located so as to drag against the inwardly extending sidewall portion of the housing over a majority of the travel path of the pawl between the released position and the engaged position, thereby slowing the pawl.