VEHICLE DOOR LATCH MECHANISM

摘要

Vehicle door latch mechanism with child safety facility includes a base plate (12) having a throat (14) which receives a striker with which the latch engages. A main actuating lever (16) is operable by an exterior door handle and/or power actuator to release the latch and has an arm (22) carrying a longitudinally slidable drive dog (24). A release lever (18) operable only by an inside door handle is pivoted in a plane normal to the plane of arm (22). A rotatable button (26) in throat (14) so as to be accessible only when the door is open has crank connection to dog (24) to shift it between a drive position at which the levers coact and a disabling position at which movement of release lever (18) will not drive lever (16).