Vehicle door latch - Patent 1197620

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EP 1 197 620 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	02.01.2004 Bulletin 2004/01

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	17.04.2002 Bulletin 2002/16

(21)	Application number: 01203435.1

(22)	Date of filing: 11.09.2001

(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 TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

10.10.2000 US 685545

(71)	Applicant: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
	Troy, MI 48007 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	Martin, Ian Waterford, MI 48329 (US) Long, Joseph D. Waterford, MI 48329 (US) Arabia, Frank J. Macomb, 48042 (US)

(74)	Representative: Denton, Michael John et al
	Delphi European Headquarters, 64 avenue de la Plaine de France, Paris Nord II, BP 60059, Tremblay-en-France 95972 Roissy Charles de Gaulle Cédex 95972 Roissy Charles de Gaulle Cédex (FR)

(54)	Vehicle door latch

(57) An operating handle support (270) is secured to a door latch housing (212, 214, 216). An operating handle (278) is pivotally attached to the handle support and a stud (286) on the operating handle engages an unlatching lever (243) pivotally mounted on the door latch housing. A bowden wire assembly (298) has a cable (300) with a latch end (304) anchored on the door latch housing. A cable conduit receives the cable and has a conduit latch end (316) in contact with a conduit abutment on the operating handle (278). Pulling cable from a door handle end of the cable conduit forces the conduit latch end to move toward the latch end of the cable, pivots the operating handle and unlatches the door latch.

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