A vehicle door latching assembly

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EP 1 094 182 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	21.05.2003 Bulletin 2003/21

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	25.04.2001 Bulletin 2001/17

(21)	Application number: 00308965.3

(22)	Date of filing: 12.10.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: E05B 65/20

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

22.10.1999 GB 9924935

(71)	Applicant: ArvinMeritor Light Vehicle Systems (UK) Ltd
	Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 3BW (GB)

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Inventors:

Kalsi, Gurbinder Singh, Meritor Light Vehicle
Stirchley, Birmingham B30 3BW (GB)
Watson, Richard, Meritor Light Vehicle
Stirchley, Birmingham B30 3BW (GB)
Spurr, Nigel Victor, Meritor Light Vehicle
Stirchley, Birmingham B30 3BW (GB)
Fauveau, Axel, Meritor Light Vehicle
Stirchley, Birmingham B30 3BW (GB)
Fairey, Andrew John, Meritor Light Vehicle
Stirchley, Birmingham B30 3BW (GB)
Keyes, Gregory, Meritor Light Vehicle
Stirchley, Birmingham B30 3BW (GB)
Fisher, Sidney Edward, Meritor Light Vehicle
Stirchley, Birmingham B30 3BW (GB)

(74)	Representative: Jones, John Bryn et al
	Withers & Rogers, Goldings House, 2 Hays Lane London SE1 2HW London SE1 2HW (GB)

(54)	A vehicle door latching assembly

(57) A vehicle (10) having a passenger door (12,14) secured to a body (20) of the vehicle by means of a striker (32,34) located on the passenger door, the striker being engageable with a latch (36,38) located on the vehicle body. The mechanical cable (40) operating the latch is able to extend from the latch to a handle via a door post on the vehicle body rather than the passenger door, the door post being an inherently stronger portion of the vehicle and therefore less susceptible to side impact damage.

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