Patent ID: 9416566
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: E05B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A latch for use with a striker, an outside door handle, and a lock knob assembly within a vehicle, the latch comprising: a ratchet movable between a closed position in which the striker is retained within the latch and an open position in which the ratchet is able to release the striker from the ratchet, a lock lever movable along a lock lever path from a first locked position to a second unlocked position, wherein the lock lever operatively engages the ratchet and allows the ratchet to move to the open position when the lock lever moves to the second unlocked position, the lock lever causes movement of the lock knob assembly to an unlocked lock knob assembly position when the lock lever moves to the second unlocked position, and the lock knob assembly reaches the unlocked lock knob assembly position after the lock lever operatively engages the ratchet, wherein actuation of the outside door handle causes the ratchet to open and release the striker from the latch when the ratchet is operatively engaged by the lock lever, and wherein the ratchet remains closed upon actuation of the door handle if the ratchet is disengaged from the lock lever.