VEHICLE LOCK ACTUATOR

Abstract

Actuator for a vehicle lock, comprising: an actuator housing; an actuator cover; a dual-function lever rotatably fixed to the actuator; a service release lever rotatably fixed to the actuator, the dual-function lever and the service release lever being located outside the actuator so that they can rotate about an outside of the actuator, the dual-function lever being rotated by a gear located inside the actuator housing and the actuator cover, wherein the dual-function lever, the service release lever and the gear are all capable of being driven in a first direction and a second direction; and a service release cable attached to the service release lever, wherein the service release cable can be attached to opposite sides of the actuator while remaining attached to the service release lever.[FIG. 1].

Claims

service lever (36) may be attached to opposite sides of the actuator (10) while remaining attached to the service release lever (18).

20. A method of sealing an actuator housing (12) of an actuator (10) to an actuator cover (14) of the actuator (10), comprising: rotatably attaching a dual-function lever (18) to the actuator (10); rotatably attaching a service release lever (18) to the actuator (10), the dual-function lever (16) and the service release lever (18) are located outside the actuator (10) so that they can rotate about an exterior of the actuator (10), the dual-function lever (16) being rotated by a gear (24, 26, 28) located inside the actuator housing (12) and the actuator cover (14), wherein the dual-function lever (16), the service release lever (18) and the gear (24, 26, 28) are all capable of being driven in a first direction and a second direction;and providing a seal (42) between the actuator housing (12) and the actuator cover (14), the seal (42) having a first portion (44) that performs a peripheral sealing function between the actuator housing (12) and the actuator cover (44) when secured together and a second portion (46) that performs a sealing function between the dual-function lever (16) and the gear (24, 26, 28) when the actuator housing (12) and the actuator cover (14) are secured together.; [Fig. 3] [Fig. 4] [Fig. 5] [Fig. 6] o [Fig. 7] [Fig. 1 IB] [Fig. 15] [Fig. 17] [Fig. 19]

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