Patent ID: 6290269
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: E05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A vehicle door locking system including a latch mechanism having an operative condition and a release condition, an external manually operable control for moving the latch mechanism from said operative condition to said release condition, first controllable coupling means for determining whether or not operation of said external control is transmitted to said latch mechanism to move said latch mechanism from said operative condition to said release condition, an internal manually operable control for moving the latch mechanism from said operative condition to said release condition, second controllable coupling means for determining whether or not operation of said internal control is transmitted to said latch mechanism to move said latch mechanism from said operative condition to said release condition, and a control arrangement responsive to predetermined locking input signals for determining when said first and second controllable coupling means are operative to transmit movement of said respective controls to the latch mechanism, each said coupling means including a moveable coupling pin for establishing a driving connection between a respective input member moveable by the respective manually operable control and an output member driving said latch mechanism.