US Patent 7413224 Motor vehicle door lock

The object of the present invention is a vehicle door latch, which in its standard design contains a locking mechanism (1, 2) consisting mainly of a catch (1) and pawl (2). In addition, a blocking element (17) for a locking lever (18) is provided, in which the blocking element (17) prevents, when the catch (1) is open, that the locking lever (18) takes up its locking position. According to the invention, the blocking element (17) is a non-slam lock (17) controlled by the catch (1), which with the locking lever (18) in unlocking position, engages into a recess (20) of the locking levers (18) in order to block it.