Patent ID: 7390034

Claim:
A latch apparatus comprising: a latch mechanism that is arranged at any one of a vehicle body and a door, and that holds the door towards the vehicle body in a half closed state and a fully closed state, wherein the latch mechanism includes a ratchet swingable about an axial center of a ratchet shaft; an open lever operative to perform a door opening action, said action being operative to cancel the half closed state or the fully closed state of the door held by the latch mechanism, wherein the open lever is arranged to be interlocked with the latch mechanism and is supported to swing about the axial center of the ratchet shaft; a first handle lever that performs an opening action based on an opening operation of a first operation handle, to thereby abut on the open lever and cause the open lever to perform the door opening action; a second handle lever that performs an opening action based on an opening operation of a second operation handle, to thereby abut on the open lever and cause the open lever to perform the door opening action; and a cancel lever, which is coupled to a closer apparatus that brings the door in the half closed state to the fully closed state, said cancel lever being operative to abut on the open lever to perform a canceling action, thereby disabling a drive of the closer apparatus.