Patent ID: 6393882
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: E05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A lock assembly for a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle having a panel for closing an opening of the vehicle, said lock assembly comprising:a cylinder lock including a lock housing having an outer surface, at least first and second indexing portions on said outer surface of said lock housing; and a mounting bracket for mounting said cylinder lock on a vehicle structure associated with the panel with an end of said cylinder lock mounted within an opening in the panel, said mounting bracket including at least one mounting lug adapted to be fastened to the vehicle structure, first and second raised portions cooperating with a portion of the vehicle structure to substantially prevent rotation of the mounting bracket relative to the vehicle structure, and a lock mounting portion adapted to support said cylinder lock rearwardly of the panel, said lock mounting portion defining mounting surfaces which cooperate with said first and second indexing portions on said lock housing to support said cylinder lock and to substantially prevent rotation of said cylinder lock relative to said mounting bracket and said panel.