Patent ID: 8967679
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A vehicle door latch assembly, comprising: a fork bolt movably secured to the latch assembly, the fork bolt being capable of movement between a latched position and an unlatched position; a detent lever movably secured to the latch assembly, the detent lever being capable of movement between an engaged position and a disengaged position, the detent lever retains the fork bolt in the latched position when the detent lever is in the engaged position and an engagement surface of the detent lever contacts an engagement surface of the fork bolt; and a remotely activated actuator for moving the detent lever into the disengaged position from the engaged position, the actuator being configured to prevent the detent lever from moving back to the engaged position until the fork bolt has been moved to the unlatched position, wherein the actuator further comprises: a slider configured for linear movement between a first position and a second position, wherein the slider moves the detent lever into the disengaged position when the slider is in the second position; and a hold open lever rotatably secured to the latch assembly for movement between a first position wherein a portion of the hold open lever engages a feature of the slider when the slider is in the second position and a second position wherein the hold open lever does not engage the feature of the slider.