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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2010
Kaustubh Bedekar, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Jeffrey Tobey, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Gunnar Mason, Holly, MI (US);
Kaustubh Bedekar, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Jeffrey Tobey, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Gunnar Mason, Holly, MI (US);
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Abstract
A vehicle door latch structure is basically provided with a door latch mechanism and a door latch engagement bracket. The door latch mechanism includes a latch release lever that is movably arranged between a rest position and a release position. The door latch engagement bracket defines an opening that is aligned with the latch release lever while the latch release lever is in the rest position such that the latch release lever extends through the opening upon movement of the door latch engagement bracket toward the latch mechanism while the latch release lever is in the rest position, and such that the door latch engagement bracket prevents movement of the latch release lever from the rest position to the release position while the latch release lever is extending through the opening in the door latch engagement bracket.