(19)
(11) EP 1 213 423 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
03.12.2003 Bulletin 2003/49

(43) Date of publication A2:
12.06.2002 Bulletin 2002/24

(21) Application number: 01309858.7

(22) Date of filing: 23.11.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: E05B 65/20, E05B 47/00, E05B 65/12
(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

(30) Priority: 29.11.2000 GB 0029049

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

(72) Inventor:
  • Fisher, Sidney
    Solihull, West Midlands B90 2HB (GB)

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

   


(54) Lock arrangement


(57) A lock arrangement including a lock element having a locked position at which it locks an associated latch and an unlocked position at which it unlocks an associated latch, the lock arrangement further including a powered actuator having an output element, the output element being actuatable between a first position at which it is capable of moving the lock element to its locked position and a second position at which it is capable of moving the lock element to its unlocked position in which there is a lost motion connection between the lock element and the output element in which the lock arrangement further includes a block element having a blocking position at which it prevents the lock lever being moved from the locked to unlocked position and an unlocked position at which it allows the lock lever to move from the locked to the unlocked condition.









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