Patent ID: 6019402
Filing Date: 2000-02-01
Classification: E05B,Y10S,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 moving from a latch position to an unlatch position for moving the detent to release the forkbolt,a 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 from the latch position to the unlatch position without driving the detent,an inside lock lever forming part of the lock mechanism for operating the lock lever, anda double lock assembly for disabling the lock mechanism so that the door latch cannot be unlocked by the inside lock lever.