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US 11,536,055 B2Granted
Closing device for a motor vehicle
AssigneeKiekert AG
InventorsMichael Strathmann, Rolf Siemensmeyer
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Abstract
A closing device for a motor vehicle includes a locking mechanism having a rotary latch and at least one pawl, a trigger lever, with the locking mechanism being unlocked by the trigger lever, and a blocking component which is arranged on the closing device for blocking a movement of the trigger lever when a load acts on the motor vehicle from the outside. The blocking component can be guided in the closing device in a movable manner.
Claims19
A closing device for a motor vehicle, the closing device comprising:
- a locking mechanism having a rotary latch, at least one pawl, and a trigger lever, whereby the locking mechanism can be unlocked by the trigger lever,
- a contact surface with a predetermined breaking point,
- a blocking component arranged on the closing device for blocking a movement of the trigger lever when an external load acts on the motor vehicle, wherein the blocking component is guided in a movable manner into the closing device and interacts with the contact surface, wherein the contact surface is arranged between the blocking means and the trigger lever,
- wherein, in the event of the external load exceeding the predetermined breaking point, the blocking component breaks the contact surface and the blocking component interacts with the trigger lever to block the movement of the trigger lever such that the locking mechanism remains in the locked position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.