Patent ID: 6416088
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: E05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A motor-vehicle door latch comprising:a latch housing; a latch fork pivotal on the housing; a latch pawl movable on the housing between a holding position engaging the latch fork and preventing pivoting of same and a freeing position permitting pivoting of the latch fork; a locking lever displaceable coupled with the latch pawl and displaceable between an unlocked position permitting the a latch pawl to move into the freeing position and a locked position preventing movement of the latch pawl into the freeing position; a pivotal control member movable between a power-open position pivoting the latch pawl into the freeing position, an antitheft-on position blocking movement of the locking lever into the unlocked position, and an antitheft-off position permitting movement of the locking lever into the locked position; and drive means including a single electrical motor connected to the control member for pivoting same the control member between the power-open, antitheft-on, and antitheft-off positions.