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: Lock arrangement for a door, particularly a motor vehicle door of the type including a lock mechanism mounted in the door and having a latch member which cooperates with a lock member fastened to a door column of the vehicle, a safety device, including a pivotal lever, associated with the lock mechanism, and an actuator for the safety device which is releasably connected at its end facing the lock mechanism with a region of the pivotal lever which is oriented at least approximately in the installation direction of the lock mechanism. The end of the actuator for the safety device is supported in the installation direction of the lock mechanism and the releasable connection between the actuator and the pivotal lever is a plug-in connection.