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Vehicle door latch

  • US 5,975,596 A
  • Filed: 06/29/1998
  • Issued: 11/02/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/29/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A vehicle door latch having a locking mechanism and a latching mechanism comprising:

  • the locking mechanism including an intermittent lever for unlatching the door that moves between a locked position and an unlocked position and that moves between a latched position and an unlatched position when in the unlocked position;

    the latching mechanism including a first transfer member that moves between a latching position and an unlatching position and between an armed position and an unarmed position when in the unlatching position and an inside handle lever that drives the first transfer member;

    the latching mechanism further including a second transfer member that moves between a latching position and an unlatching position and between an armed position and an unarmed position when in the unlatching position and an outside handle lever that drives the second transfer member;

    the intermittent lever engaging and moving a selected one of the first and second transfer members to an unarmed position when the intermittent lever is moved to the unlocked position while the selected transfer member is in the unlatched position;

    , anda non-selected one of the first and second transfer members engaging the intermittent lever and moving the intermittent lever to the unlatched position when the said non-selected transfer member is moved to the unlatched position and the intermittent lever is in the unlocked position whereby the door latch may be unlocked and unlatched with either the inside handle lever or the outside handle lever stuck in an unlatched position before the door latch is unlocked.

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