Patent ID: 6116664
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: E05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A lock, suitable for a motor vehicle having a plurality of handles and a door, comprising:a pawl, and a rotary latch which is lockable in position and released by the pawl;a coupling member and an actuator means, wherein a release force acts or does not act on the pawl via the coupling member, the coupling member being movable by the actuator in accordance with commands of an operator; andwherein the coupling member is movable into at least three different positions by the actuator means;wherein, upon insertion of said lock into the vehicle and wherein the lock is adapted to be connected to said plurality of handles, the actuator means is operative to provide that, in a first of said positions the coupling member is non-responsive to any of said handles, in a second of said positions the coupling member is responsive to one of said handles but not all of said handles, and in a third of said positions the coupling member is responsive to two of said handles.