Vehicle door latch device

摘要

A vehicle door latch device comprising a metal base plate 51 including a main plate 52 and a sub plate 53. The sub plate 53 is bent backward from an interior side portion of the main plate having a striker gate 53A into which a striker 58 fixed to a vehicle body enters. The main plate has a lateral U-shaped striker channel 59 which communicates with the striker gate 53A. A synthetic resin striker guide 60 is arranged on the rear side of the main plate 52 and has a striker passage 63. The metal mounting plate 52 has a contact plate 74 which is bent backward and overlaps the striker passage 63. The striker guide 60 is positioned between a latch shaft 56 and pawl shaft 57 and does not come into direct contact with the latch shaft 56 and pawl shaft 57. The arrangement is capable of withstanding vehicle accidents better than the prior art. Also, the striker guide is small and light, and can be manufactured at a low cost.