Motor vehicle lock, in particular motor vehicle door lock
AssigneeKiekert AG
InventorsElena Suholutskaja, Peter Szegeny
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Abstract
A motor vehicle lock, in particular a motor vehicle door lock, the basic construction of which is equipped with a locking mechanism consisting essentially of a rotary latch and a pawl as locking mechanism components. Moreover, at least one sensor for sensing the position of the rotary latch and the pawl is implemented. Furthermore, at least one contact element, which is biased by a spring, is implemented between the sensor and the associated locking mechanism component. The contact element is designed to rotate about an axis. According to the invention, the spring is mounted on the contact element and equipped with limbs on both sides for an interaction with the rotary latch and a housing stop.
Claims18
A motor vehicle lock comprising:
- a locking mechanism comprising locking mechanism components including at least a rotary latch and a pawl,
- at least one sensor for sensing a position of the rotary latch and the pawl,
- at least one contact element biased by a spring positioned between the sensor and one of the locking mechanism components, wherein the contact element is rotatable about an axis, and
- a housing including a housing stop,
- wherein the spring is mounted on the contact element and equipped with limbs on both sides for directly engaging the rotary latch and the housing stop.
A motor vehicle lock comprising:
- a locking mechanism comprising locking mechanism components including at least a rotary latch and a pawl,
- at least one sensor for sensing a position of the rotary latch and the pawl,
- at least one contact element biased by a spring positioned between the sensor and one of the locking mechanism components, wherein the contact element is rotatable about an axis, and
- a housing including a housing stop,
- wherein the spring is mounted on the contact element and equipped with limbs on both sides for interaction with the rotary latch and the housing stop,
- wherein the spring is a torsion spring and the limbs include a rotary latch limb that engages with the rotary latch and a housing limb that engages with the housing stop, and
- wherein the rotary latch limb has an end-side nose for sensing an outer circumference of the rotary latch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.