Patent ID: 7927535

Claim:
A method for fabricating a supporting assembly for a lock and actuating assembly of a motor vehicle, the lock comprising a plurality of mobile members hinged to corresponding lock pins, the actuating assembly having a plurality of actuating members hinged to an actuating pin for operating the lock, and the supporting assembly comprising a shell made of plastic material defining a housing for at least one of the mobile members of the lock and a first metal plate supporting the lock pins, the method comprising the steps of: placing the first metal plate into a mold die; inserting the actuating pin into the mold die, wherein the actuating pin is separate and spaced from the first metal plate; molding the shell to the first metal plate in the mold die and around the actuating pin to englobe the actuating pin in the shell; molding a seal gasket around the peripheral edge of the shell in the mold die; removing the first metal plate and co-molded shell from the mold die; assembling the mobile members to the lock pins and the actuating members to the actuating pin housed within the shell; and placing a second metal plate against the seal gasket to close the housing formed by the shell between the first and second metal plates.