Patent ID: 6494506
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: E05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A latch and actuator assembly for a vehicle door, having an outside handle and an inside sill button, the assembly comprising:a latch having a catch and a rotor movable between a closed position to retain a striker bolt on the door and an open position to release the striker bolt; an actuator operatively connected to the outside handle , the inside handle and the sill button of the door and being mounted on the latch; the actuator moving the rotor from the closed position to the open position in response to input from the inside and outside door handles; the actuator locking the rotor against movement from the closed position to the open position in response to input from the sill button; and the actuator precluding actuation of the sill button when the rotor is in the open position, wherein the actuator includes a slide block operatively connected to the rotor to move the rotor between the open position and closed positions, and to preclude input from the sill button when the rotor is in the open position.