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An electrically actuated rear deck lock mechanism which may be locked or unlocked in a conventional manner. The lock mechanism latches the deck lid by engaging a lock bar after closure of the deck lid and through the use of a cam entrapping the lock bar to move it to a locked position. Once in the l

An electrically actuated rear deck lock mechanism which may be locked or unlocked in a conventional manner. The lock mechanism latches the deck lid by engaging a lock bar after closure of the deck lid and through the use of a cam entrapping the lock bar to move it to a locked position. Once in the locked position, the electrical locking mechanism is free of all mechanical forces applied to the latch member such that any forces experienced during normal operation of the vehicle are observed through the mechanical inner lock of the latch with the lock bar without undue effect on the electrical components of the latch. The lock mechanism can also be moved to a locking position without interfering with the electrical locking portion of the mechanism and may be manually unlocked in the event of an electrical power failure.

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A locking mechanism for engaging a lock bar to secure a rear deck lid of an automotive vehicle having a key operated lock, said locking mechanism comprising: a support bracket; a latch member pivotally attached to said support bracket, said latch member having a catch slot engagable with said lock b

A locking mechanism for engaging a lock bar to secure a rear deck lid of an automotive vehicle having a key operated lock, said locking mechanism comprising: a support bracket; a latch member pivotally attached to said support bracket, said latch member having a catch slot engagable with said lock bar in an open position and entrapping said lock bar to lock said rear deck lid in a closed position; a bypass cam pivotally attached to said support bracket adjacent to said latch member; means for mechanically engaging said bypass cam with said latch member forcing them to pivot together; lock means pivotally attached to said support bracket, said lock means having a first position latching said latch member in said locked position and displaceable to a second position releasing said latch member; means for biasing said latch member and said bypass cam towards said open position and said lock means to said first position, said means for biasing further biasing said bypass cam towards said latch member; an electric actuator responsive to the displacement of said latch member from its open position by said lock bar to pivotally displace said bypass cam and latch member to said locked position and responsive to an unlock signal for displacing said lock means to said second position releasing said latch member from said lock position; and a key actuated cam for displacing said lock means to said second position in response to being rotated by said key operated lock, said key actuated cam having means for disabling said means for mechanically engaging to permit said latch member to pivot independently of said bypass cam.