Patent ID: 7959205

Claim:
A latch assembly for vehicle seat, comprising: a base having a receiving pocket for accommodating a striker of a vehicle body part; a catch rotatably coupled to the base to rotate between a locking position where the catch supports the striker accommodated in the receiving pocket and an unlocking position where the catch allows the striker to escape from the receiving pocket; a damping plate rotatably coupled to the base with the same rotating axis as the catch to elastically press the catch to rotate to the unlocking position and having a damping surface which elastically presses and supports the striker accommodated in the receiving pocket; a pawl plate rotatably coupled to the base and having a pressing surface which presses the catch rotated to the locking position; and a pawl rotatably coupled to the base with the same rotating axis as the pawl plate and having a supporting surface which supports the catch to prevent a further rotation of the catch if the catch at the locking position starts rotating by passing the pressing surface of the pawl plate due to an outer impact.