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 "slug": "sugatsune-lamp-touch-latches",
 "name": "Sugatsune / Lamp magnetic touch latches ML-120, ML-30, MLC-100: stroke, body size, forces",
 "kind": "standard",
 "category": "Hardware",
 "group": "Furniture & cabinet hardware",
 "year": null,
 "question": "How far does a Sugatsune touch latch push the door and how big is it?",
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  "touch latch",
  "push to open",
  "sugatsune",
  "lamp",
  "magnetic latch",
  "door",
  "hardware",
  "latch",
  "tote"
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  "touch latch dimensions",
  "ml-120",
  "ml-30",
  "mlc-100",
  "sugatsune touch latch",
  "lamp touch latch",
  "push to open door latch",
  "magnetic touch latch",
  "push push latch",
  "touch latch stroke"
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 "sheet": {
  "basis": "Sugatsune / Lamp product spec tables (text values). Hole sizes and screw positions are in the maker's drawings, not in words, so no file",
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  "notes": [
   "These are surface-mounted push-to-open latches for full-size doors: a spring slide with a magnet in the body, and a movable steel strike plate on the door. Push the door in and it is released and pushed out by the stroke.",
   "Stroke: ML-120 40 mm; MLC-100 23 mm (15/16 in); MLC-HT130 40 mm (1-9/16 in); ML-30 8.5 mm. The MLC-100 strike plate self-adjusts ±3.5 mm horizontally. The ML-120 on an inset door needs a push-in allowance of at least 3.5 mm in the latch part.",
   "Body sizes are the spec-table figures (ML-120: 70, 46, 17 mm; ML-30: 30.8 × 75 mm); the table does not say which letter is length or height on the part, so check against the part. Holding forces below are the maker's.",
   "Left out: screw-hole sizes and spacing, strike-plate outline and slot sizes. The data-sheet text prints several callouts (for example 45, 53, 66, 98 mm on the MLC-100) with no label tying them to a feature, and one conflicting vertical strike adjustment (±2 vs ±4 mm), so none are used.",
   "No file: the makers' text pages print the body, flange, plunger and strike-plate drawing numbers without naming the feature each one measures, and the outline is not stated in words, so nothing is drawn. A plain cylinder for the bore would not be the part."
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   "columns": [
    "latch",
    "stroke",
    "magnetic / retaining force",
    "body size in the spec table",
    "weight"
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    [
     "ML-120 (ML-120BR / ML-120WT)",
     "40 mm",
     "23.5 N (2.4 kgf)",
     "H 70, L 46, W 17 mm",
     "53 g"
    ],
    [
     "ML-30W (ML-30WW, ML-30WBR)",
     "8.5 mm",
     "11.8 N (1.2 kgf)",
     "30.8 × 75 mm (+ 16, 25 mm in the table)",
     "42 g"
    ],
    [
     "MLC-100 (WT / BL)",
     "23 mm (15/16 in)",
     "retaining 9.2 kgf (20.2 lbf); push-out 1.4 kgf (3.1 lbf)",
     "not given in words",
     "32 g"
    ],
    [
     "MLC-HT130",
     "40 mm (1-9/16 in)",
     "—",
     "—",
     "—"
    ]
   ]
  }
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 "sheet_text": "Sugatsune / Lamp magnetic touch latches ML-120, ML-30, MLC-100: stroke, body size, forces — dimension sheet\nSource: Xem Studio, https://xemstudio.com/objects/sugatsune-lamp-touch-latches/  (sheet CC BY 4.0)\nBasis: Sugatsune / Lamp product spec tables (text values). Hole sizes and screw positions are in the maker's drawings, not in words, so no file\nCatalog version: 2026-10-20\n\nSizes: see table below\n- These are surface-mounted push-to-open latches for full-size doors: a spring slide with a magnet in the body, and a movable steel strike plate on the door. Push the door in and it is released and pushed out by the stroke.\n- Stroke: ML-120 40 mm; MLC-100 23 mm (15/16 in); MLC-HT130 40 mm (1-9/16 in); ML-30 8.5 mm. The MLC-100 strike plate self-adjusts ±3.5 mm horizontally. The ML-120 on an inset door needs a push-in allowance of at least 3.5 mm in the latch part.\n- Body sizes are the spec-table figures (ML-120: 70, 46, 17 mm; ML-30: 30.8 × 75 mm); the table does not say which letter is length or height on the part, so check against the part. Holding forces below are the maker's.\n- Left out: screw-hole sizes and spacing, strike-plate outline and slot sizes. The data-sheet text prints several callouts (for example 45, 53, 66, 98 mm on the MLC-100) with no label tying them to a feature, and one conflicting vertical strike adjustment (±2 vs ±4 mm), so none are used.\n- No file: the makers' text pages print the body, flange, plunger and strike-plate drawing numbers without naming the feature each one measures, and the outline is not stated in words, so nothing is drawn. A plain cylinder for the bore would not be the part.\n\nlatch  stroke  magnetic / retaining force  body size in the spec table  weight\nML-120 (ML-120BR / ML-120WT)  40 mm  23.5 N (2.4 kgf)  H 70, L 46, W 17 mm  53 g\nML-30W (ML-30WW, ML-30WBR)  8.5 mm  11.8 N (1.2 kgf)  30.8 × 75 mm (+ 16, 25 mm in the table)  42 g\nMLC-100 (WT / BL)  23 mm (15/16 in)  retaining 9.2 kgf (20.2 lbf); push-out 1.4 kgf (3.1 lbf)  not given in words  32 g\nMLC-HT130  40 mm (1-9/16 in)  —  —  —\n\nFiles elsewhere (not hosted by Xem Studio; license as stated by the publisher):\n- Sugatsune / Lamp: ML-120 magnetic touch latch: stroke, size, magnetic force, test door, push-in allowance — web — Publisher's page; dimensions are facts — https://global.sugatsune.com/global/en/tech/products/22179_t\n- Sugatsune / Lamp: ML-30W magnetic touch latch: stroke, size, magnetic force — web — Publisher's page; dimensions are facts — https://global.sugatsune.com/global/en/tech/products/22181_t\n- Sugatsune / Lamp: MLC-100 touch latch data sheet: stroke, self-adjusting strike, forces, spacer — web — Publisher's page; dimensions are facts — https://www.sugatsune.com/content/site-assets/501_PDF/MLC-100.pdf\n\nNo true-size file yet: the published figures do not fix the whole shape; a measured scan is planned.\nAPI: https://xemstudio.com/api/geometry?object=sugatsune-lamp-touch-latches\n",
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 "related": [
  "drill-in-push-to-open-latches",
  "blum-tip-on-for-doors",
  "neodymium-disc-magnets",
  "cup-hinge-35mm"
 ],
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 "faq": [
  {
   "q": "How far does the Sugatsune ML-120 push the door?",
   "a": "40 mm stroke; magnetic force 23.5 N."
  },
  {
   "q": "What stroke does the MLC-100 have?",
   "a": "23 mm (15/16 in); the MLC-HT130 version has 40 mm."
  }
 ],
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