Patent ID: 8671623

Claim:
A door of a vehicle having vehicle structure defining a door opening, the door comprising: a door inner panel having an inboard side facing inboard relative to the vehicle and a shut face oriented substantially normal to the inboard side and adjacent to and facing the vehicle structure of the door opening when the door is in a closed position, the shut face having a fish mouth opening to receive a striker therein; a door latch assembly mounted to the door inner panel adjacent to the fish mouth opening, the door latch assembly having a lock lever; a door trim panel having a surface facing the same general direction as the shut face and including an access hole therethrough, the access hole being located inboard of the door inner panel in relation to the vehicle, the door trim panel being mounted on the inboard side of the door inner panel; and a manual lock assembly having a mounting bracket, a button cap, a main shaft and a cam; the mounting bracket mounted to the door trim panel and including a support drum; the button cap telescopically slidable in the support drum and having an engagement end adjacent to and facing the vehicle structure of the door opening when the door is in the closed position, the button cap extending through the access hole; and the main shaft telescopically slidable in the support drum, engaged with the button cap and extending from the support drum in a direction opposite from the button cap into contact with the cam, the cam operatively engaging the lock lever to cause locking of the door latch assembly when the button cap is pushed.