Patent ID: 6142540
Filing Date: 2000-11-07
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
A door lock comprising, in a housing:an inside connecting device having one end for connecting to an inside door opening element and another end connected to an inside opening lever, the inside opening lever being movable about a first pin between at least two positions via said inside connecting device and said inside door opening element, whereby the inside opening lever engages a pawl;an outside connecting device having one end for connecting to an outside door opening element and another end connected to an outside opening lever, the outside opening lever being movable about a second pin between at least two positions via said outside connecting device and said outside door opening element, whereby the outside opening lever engages the pawl;a rotatory latch moveable around a fifth pin and being adapted to hold a striker when the latch is retained by the pawl, the pawl being moveable about a sixth pin by either the inside opening lever or the outside opening lever to release the latch;an outside pivoting arm cooperating with the outside opening lever, the outside pivoting arm pivots about a third pin moving the outside opening lever about the second pin between a locked position wherein the outside opening lever is not affected by the outside connecting device and an unlocked position wherein the outside connecting device can operate the outside opening lever; andan inside pivoting arm cooperating with the inside opening lever, the inside pivoting arm pivots about a fourth pin moving the inside opening lever about the first pin between a locked position wherein the inside opening lever is not affected by the inside connecting device and an unlocked position wherein the inside connecting device can operate the inside opening lever;wherein the latch, the pawl, the inside and outside opening levers, and the inside and outside pivoting arms are all arranged parallel to a same face of the housing whereby all the pins are perpendicular to the same face.