PUSH/PUSH LATCH MECHANISM

摘要

A push/push latch (10) designed to operate in high and low g-force situations, which may be mounted horizontally or vertically. The latch includes a latch body (12), a track, a housing (14) surrounding the track and latch body, a follower (18) with a pin that moves in the track (22) to actuate the push/push latch. The invention also includes a hammer (16) that repositions when a g-force is applied to the latch to stop the movement of the track body thus preventing the latch from opening during a g-force situation such as a vehicle crash. The hammer may be connected to the housing or to the latch body.