Patent ID: 7192076

Claim:
A door ( 2 ) for a motor vehicle, having a lower box-type portion ( 7 ) which defines a cavity ( 10 ) to accommodate a modular lock ( 1 ) in turn comprising a closure module ( 16 ), a control module ( 17 ) and remote connection means ( 22 ) interposed between said modules ( 16 , 17 ), said closure module ( 16 ) comprising a first support body ( 18 ), which is secured to said lower box-type portion ( 7 ), and a closure mechanism ( 19 ) which is supported by said first support body ( 18 ) and can be releasably connected to a striker ( 3 ), which is integral with an upright of said door ( 2 ) in order to give rise to closure of the door ( 2 ) itself, said control module ( 17 ) comprising a second support body ( 20 ), which is also secured to said lower box-type portion ( 7 ), and an actuating assembly ( 21 ) which is supported by said second support body ( 20 ) and comprises a plurality of levers ( 50 , 51 , 52 , 55 , 82 ) for controlling release of said closure mechanism ( 19 ) from said striker ( 3 ), said remote connection means ( 22 ) connecting said actuating assembly ( 21 ) and said closure mechanism ( 19 ) in order to permit remote positioning of said closure and control modules ( 16 , 17 ) on said door ( 2 ), said lower box-type portion ( 7 ) is subdivided by a baffle ( 13 ) which is impermeable to water, into a dry region ( 14 ), which faces the interior of the motor vehicle, and a humid region ( 15 ), which faces the exterior of the motor vehicle, and in that said closure module ( 16 ) is accommodated in said humid region ( 15 ) to cooperate with said striker ( 3 ) and said control module ( 17 ) is accommodated in said dry region ( 14 ) and includes unsealed electric components ( 100 , 109 , 110 , 124 ), said remote connection means ( 22 ) passing through said baffle ( 13 ) to connect said modules ( 16 , 17 ), and a pre-assembled functional unit ( 121 ) accommodated inside said dry region ( 14 ) and in turn comprising a support member ( 122 ), which can be connected integrally to an inner panel ( 9 ) of said door ( 2 ) and supports said control module ( 17 ), an electrically controlled glass-raising device ( 123 ), and printed circuit means ( 124 ) for connecting at least said control module ( 17 ) and said glass-raising device ( 123 ) electrically to the motor vehicle.