VEHICLE DOOR LATCH DEVICE
First Claim
1. A vehicle door latch device comprising:
- a base member having a striker-engagement groove in which a striker of a vehicle body enters;
a latch that is pivotally mounted to the base member and is engagable with the striker in the striker-engagement groove;
a ratchet that is pivotally mounted to the base member and engages with the latch to prevent the latch from turning;
a first latch-detecting switch that can detect a first turning position of the latch; and
a synthetic-resin terminal block that is fixed to the base member, a latch conductive plate being formed by insert molding in the terminal block, the terminal block having a first latch-detecting-switch holding portion that can hold the first latch detecting switch without coupling means, the latch conductive plate having a connecting terminal exposed to the latch-detecting-switch holding portion and electrically connected to the first latch detecting switch directly.
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Abstract
A vehicle door latch device comprises a base member having a striker-engagement groove which a striker of a vehicle body enters; a latch pivotally mounted to the base member and engagable with the striker; a ratchet pivotally mounted to the base member to engage with the latch to prevent the latch from turning; a latch-detecting switch detecting a turning position of the latch; and a terminal block in which a latch conductive plate is formed by insert molding. The terminal block has a holding portion for the latch-detecting switch without coupling means. The latch conductive plate has a connecting terminal exposed in the holding portion and electrically connected to the latch detecting switch.
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1. A vehicle door latch device comprising:
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a base member having a striker-engagement groove in which a striker of a vehicle body enters; a latch that is pivotally mounted to the base member and is engagable with the striker in the striker-engagement groove; a ratchet that is pivotally mounted to the base member and engages with the latch to prevent the latch from turning; a first latch-detecting switch that can detect a first turning position of the latch; and a synthetic-resin terminal block that is fixed to the base member, a latch conductive plate being formed by insert molding in the terminal block, the terminal block having a first latch-detecting-switch holding portion that can hold the first latch detecting switch without coupling means, the latch conductive plate having a connecting terminal exposed to the latch-detecting-switch holding portion and electrically connected to the first latch detecting switch directly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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