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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2003
Stephen Drysdale, Northampton, GB;
Keith Sanders, Hingham, GB;
Glenn Cotter, Droitwich, GB;
Jagjit Golar, Hall Green, GB;
Morten Ketelsen, Birmingham, GB;
Nigel Spurr, Shirley, GB;
Gurbinder Kalsi, Oldbury, GB;
Peter Coleman, Birmingham, GB;
Stephen Drysdale, Northampton, GB;
Keith Sanders, Hingham, GB;
Glenn Cotter, Droitwich, GB;
Jagjit Golar, Hall Green, GB;
Morten Ketelsen, Birmingham, GB;
Nigel Spurr, Shirley, GB;
Gurbinder Kalsi, Oldbury, GB;
Peter Coleman, Birmingham, GB;
ArvinMeritor Light Vehicle Systems (UK) Ltd., West Midlands, GB;
Abstract
A door latch mechanism for a vehicle comprising a release lever operable by a door handle and a transmission path linkage containing a resiliently biased inertia device. During normal operation, the inertia device is biased to form a transmission path that transmits an unlatching movement from the release lever to release a latch bolt of the latch. If an impact on the vehicle creates an acceleration force above a predetermined level, the inertia device moves to break the transmission path, preventing the latch from being unlatched.