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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2000
Sydney Edward Fisher, West Midlands, GB;
Meritor Light Vehicle Systems (UK) Ltd., Birmingham, GB;
Abstract
Vehicle door mechanism has self-acting latching means in which a latch release lever (FIG. ) operated by an inside handle of the door frees the door for opening and locking means operated by a lock drive lever secures the latching means to lock the door. The two levers are coupled by motion transmitting engagement of an abutment on one lever locating with a formation on the other to positively shift the lock drive lever to locked condition by movement of the release lever beyond a neutral position in a first direction with a spring acting between the levers to return the lock drive lever to unlocked condition when the release lever is moved the opposite way as far as or beyond the neutral position, and allowing further movement of the release lever for unlatching the door. The spring aids return of the release lever to its neutral position and the arrangement enables latching, and locking to be effected by the door handle alone.