公开(公告)号：EP0808978A3

公开(公告)日：1998-12-16

申请号：EP97201171

申请日：1997-04-21

申请人： GEN MOTORS CORP

发明人： PAULIK JIRI ,  CARTER ELUID DAVID ,  PAULIK RITA MARGARETE ,  JOHNSON JOSEPH MICHAEL ,  CIAVAGLIA MICHAEL ANTONIO

IPC分类号： E05B15/00 ,  E05B15/16 ,  E05B17/00 ,  E05B65/32

CPC分类号： E05B77/38 ,  E05B15/0046 ,  E05B77/40 ,  E05B85/243 ,  E05B2015/165 ,  Y10S292/56 ,  Y10T292/688

摘要： A ratchet (42) for a vehicle closure latch that mounts on a vehicle closure so as to engage and retain a striker mounted on a vehicle body when the vehicle closure is closed. The ratchet (42) comprises a metal substrate and a plastic covering, the metal substrate having a primary latching tooth (56) for engaging a pawl to retain the ratchet in a latched position and a striker tooth (80) for engaging a striker when the ratchet (42) is in an unlatched position, and the plastic covering (48) having a bumper (307) with a series of spaced apart cantilevered fingers to reduce (202) the noise generated by contact of the ratchet (42) with another portion of the closure latch, the fingers (302) being joined to an integral base and being inclined with respect thereto.