Motor-vehicle door latch for remote actuation

A motor-vehicle door latch comprising:

• a pivotal fork and a latch element interfittable in a latched position and disengageable from each other in an unlatched position;
• a latch pawl engageable in a holding position with the fork to retain same in the latched position and disengageable in a releasing position from the fork to allow the fork to move into the unlatched position;
• a pawl-actuating lever coupled to the pawl for displacing same between the holding and releasing positions;
• an inside actuating element and means connected between the element and the lever for displacing the pawl between the respective positions;
• an outside lock cylinder and means connected, between the cylinder and the lever for displacing the pawl between the respective positions;
• an actuator connected to the lever and electrically energizable from a rest position to an energized position for displacing the pawl from the holding to the releasing position;
• a bistable relay having an input connected to a vehicular power supply and an output and displaceable between a closed position connecting the input and output together and an open position electrically disconnecting the output from the input;
• an outside actuating switch between the relay output and the actuator closable for electrically energizing the actuator from the power source in the closed position of the relay;
• a receiver connected to the relay for displacing same into the closed position on receiving a predetermined signal;
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• a remote transmitter for emitting the predetermined signal.