Patent ID: 8991878
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: E05B,E05C,E05F,E05Y,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An auxiliary lock mechanism for use with an electric swing plug door operator for locking and unlocking a vehicle door, said auxiliary lock mechanism comprising: a lock assembly mounting bracket for mounting the lock mechanism to the vehicle; an auxiliary manual release lever associated with the lock assembly; an attachment member for attaching said auxiliary manual release lever to a ball cage and providing an axis of rotation of the auxiliary manual release lever; a cam mounted to a base plate of the vehicle, said cam adapted for opening and closing said vehicle door, said cam including a cam surface associated with said auxiliary manual release lever, said cam surface adapted for displacing a ball bearing during rotation of said auxiliary manual release lever to an unlock position; a biasing member having a first end associated with a ball cage and a second end associated with said auxiliary manual release lever to bias said auxiliary manual release lever to a normal locked position; a locking bar adapted for movement toward and away from the vehicle door, said locking bar including an engagement member; an auxiliary motor for driving said locking bar toward said door and bringing said engagement member into contact with a receiving member mounted on the vehicle door to lock the vehicle door; and a return member for retracting said locking bar and disengaging said engagement member from said receiving member to unlock the vehicle door.