Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

Pat Santarelli

Thomas A Dzurko

Reginald Leo McDonald

Frank J Arabia, Jr

Eric Oswin Gottschling

A vehicle door latch mechanism includes a latch assembly, an inside latch handle assembly, an outside latch handle assembly, a lock assembly and a child security assembly. An unlocking assembly is disposed between the lock assembly and the inside latch handle assembly. The unlocking assembly interrelates the inside latch handle assembly and the lock assembly so that operating the inside latch handle unlocks the door. This allows a person to unlatch the door from outside the door even when the door is latched and locked, and even when the child security lock is activated.

Door latch with child security lock and unlocking assembly

A vehicle door latch includes an integral switch assembly which optionally includes a central locking switch and a central glass drive switch. The switches are responsive to movement of latch elements and perform the switching functions for circuitry that effects securement and unsecurement of the vehicle in a preselected manner.

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Pickerington, OH, United States of America

Pat Santarelli