Patent ID: 6053543
Filing Date: 2000-04-25
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
A vehicle door latch having a forkbolt that moves between a latched position and an unlatched position, a detent for holding the forkbolt in the latched position, a release mechanism for moving the detent to release the forkbolt and a lock mechanism for disabling the release mechanism comprising:an intermittent lever for moving the detent to release the forkbolt forming part of the release mechanism and part of the lock mechanism, the intermittent lever being connected to the detent by a first pin and slot arrangement anda lock lever forming part of the lock mechanism, the lock lever moving the intermittent lever back and forth between an unlock position where the intermittent lever drives the detent to release the forkbolt and a lock position where the intermittent lever moves without driving the detent,the slot having a first portion with a stop shoulder and a second elongated portion.