Latch mechanism

摘要

This invention relates to a latch mechanism 10. The latch mechanism 10 comprises a latch bolt 12 rotatably mounted about a pivot 46 on a chassis 11. The latch bolt 12 is movable from an open condition (in which it is free to receive a striker 50 of a motor vehicle) to a closed condition in which the striker is retained by the latch bolt. The latch bolt 12 comprises an overmould 18 of elastomeric material, which defines first, second and third buffers 20, 22, 24. The third buffer 24 is adapted to co-operate with an abutment 42 on the chassis 11 absorb over-travel of the striker 50 when the door of a motor vehicle carrying the latch mechanism 10 is closed (fig 1). <IMAGE>