PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a latch device for a drawer that engages and disengages a latch body with an engaging member promptly and securely, thereby preventing for certain jumping out of the drawer due to an earthquake and others, in addition to being of a simple structure and manufactured at a low cost.SOLUTION: A latch device for a drawer includes: a latch body 11 disposed on an inner surface of a front plate 5 of a drawer 4 that constitutes a cabinet, with an energizing spring 20 in between; an engaging member 3 fitted on an inner surface of a side plate 2 of a cabinet body 1, for freely engaging/disengaging the latch body 11; and an operation handle 17 disposed on an outer surface of the front plate 5 for advancing/withdrawing the latch body 11 toward/from the engaging member 3. The latch body 11 has a latch claw 12 formed at a tip part, and a latch shaft 15 disposed slidably on a rear part with cam mechanisms 14, 16 in between, the latch shaft being housed in a required operation chamber 13. The latch shaft 15 is connected to the operation handle 17, through a long insertion hole 18 formed through the front plate 5 of the cabinet body 1.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
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