Patent ID: 8091933
Filing Date: 2012-01-10
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An assembly for actuating a vehicle door mounted in a door frame for movement between open and closed positions, the frame including a striker to retain the door in the closed position, the assembly comprising: a latch module including a catch and rotor adapted to engage and disengage the striker; a lock lever movable between locked and unlocked positions; a release module including a release lever linked to the lock lever for actuation by a person inside the vehicle; the release lever being movable between neutral and actuated positions, and when the lock lever is in the locked position, movement of the release lever from the neutral position to the actuated position automatically moves the lock lever to the unlocked position; a release rod extending between release lever and the latch module whereby actuation of the release lever allows the rotor to move from a closed position to an open position; a lock rod extending between the lock lever and the latch module whereby actuation of the lock lever precludes movement of the rotor from the closed position to the open position from outside the vehicle; a bell crank module including a bell crank lever actuable by an outside door release on the exterior of the door, and a bell crank rod extending between the bell crank lever and the latch module; and the latch, release, and bell crank modules being pre-assembled to form a single rigid unit for surface mounting to an interior surface of the door.