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EP 0169644 B1 19890329 - VEHICLE DOOR LOCK SYSTEM

Title (en)

VEHICLE DOOR LOCK SYSTEM

Publication

EP 0169644 B1 19890329 (EN)

Application

EP 85304079 A 19850610

Priority

GB 8418672 A 19840721

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0169644A2] A vehicle door lock system comprises a latch mechanism 10 connected to a door handle 12 by a single push/pull control cable 14. The control cable has three operating positions; an intermediate unlocked position (2); push to lock (position 3); and pull to relase (position 1).

IPC 1-7

E05B 65/20

IPC 8 full level

E05B 65/20 (2006.01); E05B 13/00 (2006.01); E05B 53/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E05B 77/265 (2013.01); E05B 79/20 (2013.01); E05B 83/36 (2013.01); E05B 85/12 (2013.01); E05B 85/13 (2013.01); E05B 13/005 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0169644 A2 19860129; EP 0169644 A3 19870401; EP 0169644 B1 19890329; AT E41806 T1 19890415; DE 3569141 D1 19890503; ES 541311 A0 19851216; ES 8603616 A1 19851216; GB 2161854 A 19860122; GB 8418672 D0 19840822

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 85304079 A 19850610; AT 85304079 T 19850610; DE 3569141 T 19850610; ES 541311 A 19850315; GB 8418672 A 19840721