Patent ID: 9388610
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: E05B

Claim Text:
1. A door latch assembly of a door of a vehicle, the door latch assembly comprising: An outer handle lever connected to a door outside handle by a cable and pivotally mounted in an inner position in a door panel; an opening lever pivotally disposed at an outer position relative to the outer handle lever substantially perpendicularly to the outer handle lever and configured to pivot in a door opening direction when the outer handle lever pivots; a pawl lever coaxially connected to the opening lever and disposed at an outer position relative to the opening lever, the pawl lever configured to pivot with the opening lever in the door opening direction in a door unlocked state; a door locking and unlocking device pivotally disposed at an upper position relative to the opening lever and at an inner position relative to the pawl lever and configured to pivot the opening lever and the pawl lever in the door unlocked state in the door opening direction; a claw lever pivotally disposed at an upper position relative to the pawl lever and an outer position relative to the door locking and unlocking device; and a striker, wherein the claw lever is restricted by the pawl lever to lock the striker when the door is locked and is released from the pawl lever to release the striker when the door is opened.