Patent ID: 7325843
Filing Date: 2008-02-05
Classification: E05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A latch mechanism for a vehicle door, the latch mechanism comprising: a latch bolt; a pawl biased into engagement with the latch bolt to maintain the latch bolt in a latched condition, wherein the pawl has an engaged position where the pawl engages the latch bolt and a disengaged position; a manual release lever for operable linkage to a vehicle door handle; a power release member movable to displace the pawl from the engaged position to the disengaged position; a pawl lifter that shifts the pawl between the engaged position and the disengaged position; and a clutch member mounted to the pawl lifter and being movable by the manual release lever relative to the pawl between a first rest position at which a break is created in a transmission path from the power release member to the pawl and a second position at which power actuation of the power release member is capable of moving the pawl from the engaged position to the disengaged position.