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US 10,480,220 B2Granted
Bowden cable bearing for a motor vehicle lock
AssigneeKiekert AG
InventorsUlrich Weichsel, Omer Inan, Heiko Hemmer
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Abstract
A lock in a motor vehicle, in particular a side-door lock, comprising a Bowden cable, a receiving element in the lock for the Bowden cable, a counter-bearing, a lock case and a lock housing, the counter-bearing being designed as a separate receiving element for the Bowden cable.
Claims18
A motor vehicle latch, comprising:
- a Bowden cable,
- a retainer for retaining the Bowden cable in the latch, the retainer comprising a base, a support surface, and a step mandrel for receiving the Bowden cable,
- a frame box, and
- a lock housing comprising a housing surface and defining a circular opening and a counter-contour,
- wherein the retainer is an element separate from the lock housing and from the frame box,
- wherein the base defines a cylindrical pin with different diameters and/or cross section areas,
- wherein the base extends into the circular opening,
- wherein the step mandrel defines a retaining area configured to retain the Bowden cable and an open insertion area above retaining area configured to allow the Bowden cable to be inserted in the retaining area and removed from the retaining area,
- wherein the counter-contour protrudes from the housing surface over the circular opening, and
- wherein the support surface abuts the housing surface and defines an installation aid that interlocks with the counter-contour.
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A motor vehicle latch, comprising:
- a Bowden cable,
- a retainer for the Bowden cable in the latch,
- a counter-bearing,
- a frame box and
- a lock housing comprising a housing surface, wherein the lock housing defines an opening, wherein the counter-bearing forms a further receiving element for the Bowden cable, said further receiving element being an element separate from the lock housing and from the frame box, wherein that the counter-bearing is a step mandrel containing a retaining area for receiving the Bowden cable, the step mandrel being a cylindrical pin with different diameters and/or cross section areas, wherein the step mandrel extends into the opening, wherein the retaining area defines an opening configured to retain the Bowden cable and an open insertion area above the opening configured to allow the Bowden cable to be inserted in the retaining area;
- a support surface on the step mandrel that abuts the housing surface;
- wherein the lock housing further defines a counter-contour that protrudes from the housing surface over the opening;
- and
- wherein the support surface defines an installation aid that interlocks with the counter-contour.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.