LATCHING LEVER ASSEMBLY FOR DOOR HOLDER-CLOSER

An improved latching lever assembly for use in an electromechanical door holder-closer having a closer spring, a dashpot, and an electromagnet. The electromagnet actuates the lever assembly to latch the spring-dashpot combination to effect a desired door hold open position. The lever assembly comprises a lever, a fulcrum at one end of the lever, and an armature located generally at the other end of the lever and electromagnetically coupled to the electromagnet. A latching detent is located on the lever intermediate the fulcrum and armature to latch a camming roller to arrest the spring-dashpot combination when the electromagnet is energized. An armature-lever coupling spring resiliently couples the armature to the lever to enable the lever to pivot about its fulcrum during manual override of the door holder-closer without a corresponding movement of the armature relative the energized electromagnet, thereby eliminating armature release noises.