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US 10,947,759 B2Granted
Side-door lock for a motor vehicle
AssigneeKiekert AG
InventorsRadek Mazal, Jan Zejda
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Abstract
A motor vehicle lock includes at least one electric component carrier, and said electric component carrier is a modular element that includes at least one conductor, a switch and/or an additional component. The electric component carrier includes a separate housing and can be fastened to an outer surface of the motor vehicle lock.
Claims18
A motor vehicle latch assembly comprising:
- a latch housing that contains a motor vehicle latch within the latch housing and has an outer surface that is accessible from outside the latch housing;
- and
- at least one electric component carrier that is connectable to the outer surface from outside of the latch housing by a plug-in connection, the electric component carrier comprising:
- a housing separable from the latch housing;
- at least one electrical conductor;
- at least one switch;
- and
- an electric contact,
- wherein the at least one electrical conductor, the at least one switch, and the electric contact are arranged in the housing and retained in the housing when the housing is separated from the latch housing,
- wherein the plug-in connection of the at least one electric component carrier includes a plug-in contact that extends toward the latch housing to connect electronic components and/or controls of the at least one electric component carrier and the motor vehicle latch, and
- wherein the motor vehicle latch includes a motor contained in the latch housing and the plug-in contact has contact tabs directly connected to the motor.
8 more elements
An electric component carrier that is connectable to an accessible outer surface of a latch housing outside the latch housing that houses a motor vehicle latch including a motor, the electric component carrier comprising:
- a plug-in connector;
- a housing separable from the latch housing;
- at least one electrical conductor;
- at least one switch;
- and
- an electric contact,
- wherein the at least one electrical conductor, the at least one switch, and the electric contact are arranged in the housing and retained in the housing when the housing is separated from the latch housing,
- wherein the plug-in connector includes a plug-in contact that extends toward the latch housing to connect electronic components and/or controls of the electric component carrier and the motor vehicle latch, wherein the plug-in contact has contact tabs directly connected to the motor.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.