Locking mechanism with integral egress release

A locking mechanism for a door, the door having an inside

• actuator, the locking mechanism comprising:
• a housing;
• a locking bar selectively moveable between a locked position wherein the locking bar is fixedly coupled to the housing and an unlocked position wherein the locking bar is released from the housing;
• a turn button disposed in the inside actuator;
• a plunger bar coupled to the turn button;
• a first cam member coupled to the plunger bar and including a sloped surface that translates the locking bar from the unlocked position to the locked position in response to movement of the turn button;
• a second cam member selectively engageable with the first cam member and the inside actuator to move the locking bar from the locked position to the unlocked position in response to rotation of the inside actuator about a rotational axis from a neutral position to one of a first clockwise position and a second counterclockwise position, wherein the inside actuator includes a protruding lance offset from the rotational axis, wherein the protruding lance extends radially inwards towards the rotational axis, and wherein the second cam member includes a notch configured to mate with the protruding lance for co-rotation with the inside actuator.