VEHICLE DOOR LATCH DEVICE

摘要

A vehicle door latch device includes: a seal sticking portion at which an upper seal portion of a waterproof seal is stuck, and which is provided upward in a protruding manner at an upper portion of a body accommodating portion; an upper positioning unit which is provided at a lower edge and a side edge on an extra-vehicle side of the seal sticking portion, the upper positioning unit being configured to receive and position a lower surface and an end face on the extra-vehicle side of the upper seal; and a side positioning unit which is configured to position a side seal portion of the waterproof seal to be directed diagonally downward, and which is provided on a surface on an intra-vehicle side of the cover where the side seal portion is stuck.

主权项

1. A vehicle door latch device, comprising:
a body in which an engagement mechanism is accommodated, the engagement mechanism being configured to restrain a door in a closed position by engaging with a striker on a vehicle body side, the body including a striker advancing groove, into which the striker is able to advance when the door is closed; a housing that has: an operation mechanism accommodating portion in which various components is accommodated; and a body accommodating portion provided consecutively on and substantially perpendicularly to the operation mechanism accommodating portion and configured to cover the body; a cover configured to close an opening of the operation mechanism accommodating portion; and a waterproof seal for preventing rainwater from entering the body, wherein a seal sticking portion, at which an upper seal portion of the waterproof seal is stuck, is provided upward in a protruding manner at an upper portion of the body accommodating portion that is above the striker advancing groove; an upper positioning unit is provided at a lower edge and a side edge of the seal sticking portion, the side edge being on an extra-vehicle side, the upper positioning unit being configured to receive and position a lower surface and an end face of the upper seal portion, the end face being on the extra-vehicle side; a side positioning unit, which is configured to position a side seal portion of the waterproof seal to be directed diagonally downward, is provided on a surface on an intra-vehicle side of the cover where the side seal portion is stuck, the side seal being provided in a continuous manner at the upper seal portion and being bent towards the cover; and a top waterproof cover, which is configured to cover a coupling portion between the operation mechanism accommodating portion and the cover, is provided above the housing, and a water shielding wall portion, which is configured to guide rainwater flowing down towards the body from an upper surface of the top waterproof cover in an intra-extra vehicle direction, is provided upward at an end portion on the body side of the top waterproof cover.