Motor vehicle door locking system
AssigneeKiekert AG
InventorNikolaus Hundsdorfer
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Abstract
The invention relates to a motor vehicle door locking system, comprising a motor vehicle door lock (1) on a motor vehicle door (2) and a lock retainer (3), interacting therewith, on a motor vehicle body (4), or vice versa, according to patent application DE 10 2014 007 119.7, characterized in that a hold-back element (5) is provided which keeps clear an inlet opening (6) for the lock retainer (3) in the motor vehicle door lock (1) even in the event of deformations of the motor vehicle door (2) caused by an accident, wherein the hold-back element (5) keeps the opening clear on account of a shaping of the hold-back element.
Claims17
A motor vehicle door latch on a motor vehicle door, the motor vehicle door latch comprising:
- a latch holder;
- an inlet opening;
- a latch plate having a mounting leg connected to an internal door panel of the motor vehicle door;
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- a retaining element that is connected to the latch plate and keeps the inlet opening for the latch holder in the motor vehicle door latch free during accident-induced deformities of the motor vehicle door, whereby the inlet opening is kept free using the retaining element by a shaping of the retaining element,
- wherein the retaining element has a first portion that extends along the mounting leg and a deflected portion that is deflected away from the mounting leg and under the internal door panel to extend along an edge of the inlet opening, wherein during an accident, the internal door panel is deflected along the deflected portion of the retaining element outside of the inlet opening, and wherein the deflected portion is angled relative to the first portion under the internal door panel by an angle that is greater than 90 degrees whereby the deflected portion is deflected relative to the first portion without a sharp corner.
A motor vehicle door latch on a motor vehicle door, the motor vehicle door latch comprising:
- a latch holder;
- an inlet opening;
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- a retaining element which keeps the inlet opening for the latch holder in the motor vehicle door latch free during accident-induced deformities of the motor vehicle door, whereby the inlet opening is kept free using the retaining element by a shaping of the retaining element,
- wherein the retaining element defines a groove to prevent a panel of the motor vehicle door from being pushed over the inlet opening during deformation of the motor vehicle door, the groove being molded into a surface of the retaining element that is arranged in a side of the retaining element opposite the inlet opening and extends along a length of the retaining element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.