Locking arrangement for a hinged panel

A method for operating a door locking apparatus of a door locking arrangement having at least one lock-point, to move the at least one lock-point between a locked and an unlocked position thereof, wherein:

• the door locking arrangement, includes a door locking apparatus having, at least one handle-actuated control element, a lock-point actuation apparatus adapted for attachment thereto of the at least one lock-point, and a lock-point arming input element that is selectively movable between an armed and a disarmed position thereof;
• the at least one handle-actuated control element is selectively movable between first and second angular positions thereof and an intermediate angular position thereof disposed between the first and second angular positions;
• the door locking apparatus is configured such that moving the at least one lock-point from the unlocked to the locked position thereof is accomplished only by moving the at least one handle-actuated control element from the intermediate position thereof to the second position thereof;
• the door locking apparatus is also configured such that moving the at least one lock-point from the locked to the unlocked position thereof is accomplished only by moving the at least one handle-actuated control element from the intermediate position thereof to the first position thereof;
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• the lock point arming input element is configured and operatively connected to the at least one handle-actuated control element for controlling movement of the at least one handle-actuated control element, between the first, second and intermediate positions of the at least one handle-actuated control element, as a function of whether the lock-point arming input element is positioned in the armed or the disarmed position thereof;
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• the method comprises, controlling movement of the at least one handle-actuated control element, between the first, intermediate and second angular positions thereof, by selectively positioning the lock point arming input element in either the armed or the disarmed position thereof, to thereby regulate movement of the at least one lock-point between the unlocked and the locked position thereof.