Patent ID: 8631608

Claim:
A vehicle comprising: a body defining an opening; a closure assembly moveably attached to the body and moveable between an open position and a closed position; and a latch system operable to secure the closure assembly relative to the body when the closure assembly is disposed in the closed position, the latch system including: a striker attached to one of the body and the closure assembly, and a latch mechanism attached to the other of the body and the closure assembly, wherein the striker and the latch mechanism are positioned relative to each other within an assembly variance measured along a lateral axis when the closure assembly is disposed in the closed position; a bumper fixed in position relative to the latch mechanism to engage the striker in abutting engagement when the striker is disposed in the closed position; wherein the bumper includes a contact surface having an axial length measured along the lateral axis; wherein the contact surface contacts the striker along the axial length of the contact surface when the striker is disposed in any position within the assembly variance relative to the latch mechanism; wherein the bumper includes a body portion having a first width measured along the lateral axis, and a contact portion extending from the body portion to present the contact surface and having a second width measured along the lateral axis, wherein the second width is less than the first width; wherein the length of the contact surface is less than the assembly variance measured along the lateral axis; and wherein the length of the contact surface is between the range of 4 mm and 10 mm.