Abstract: A vehicle door lock control arrangement includes a spring lock and an external actuator which is releasably connected to a release lever on the lock side. The release lever can be pivoted between a rest position and a release position against the force of a first spring to act on a pawl which normally retains the lock in its locked position. A further spring is also provided which prevents the lock from being partially released when it is connected to the external actuator. For this purpose, the further spring normally holds the release lever in the rest position but its connection to the release lever is automatically released during the initial actuation of the release lever.

Abstract: A FLIR system having a refractive FLIR optical configuration including a substantially spherical housing and an optical window disposed in and extending to the outer housing surface. The window aperture diameter exceeds the housing radius and is a near dome-shaped, relatively high dispersive negative lens forming a part of the FLIR optical system and is disposed adjacent a positive relatively low dispersive lens. A first optical system extends to a first housing window for receiving light and is within a hemispherical housing portion comprises an afocal lens system of a first pair of lenses, one lens disposed at a housing wall, a first mirror disposed within the hemisphere and reflecting light passing through the first pair of lenses, a second mirror for receiving the light reflected from the first mirror and reflecting the light along a path parallel to the light impinging upon the first mirror and a further plurality of lenses for transmission of the light reflected from the second mirror.