US 12,516,694 B2 · Connection assembly for a motor vehicle lock

Abstract

The object of the invention is a connection assembly for a motor vehicle lock and, in particular, a Bowden cable connection assembly for a motor vehicle door lock. In its basic construction, this is equipped with a main body inserted into a lock housing and with a sealing body made from an elastic plastic for sealing the main body against the lock housing, and/or an actuating element for at least one lock component. According to the invention, the main body is produced from rigid plastic, and the sealing body is formed in two parts. In addition, the sealing body is connected to the main body. Furthermore, the sealing body is formed in two parts with a housing sealing body for sealing against the lock housing and an actuating sealing body functionally and locally separated therefrom for sealing against the actuating element.

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Dependent claims

A Bowden cable connection assembly for use in a motor vehicle, comprising:

a main body for insertion into a housing,
a sealing body made from an elastic plastic for sealing the main body relative to the housing, and relative to an actuating element,
wherein the sealing body is formed in two parts and is connected to the main body, wherein the first part is a housing sealing body for sealing against the housing and the second part is an actuating sealing body providing the seal against the actuating element,
wherein the second part is functionally and locally separated from the first part, and
wherein the housing sealing body includes a sealing sleeve on each side of a central indentation, and wherein the central indentation is shaped to receive the housing in the indentation.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Connection assembly for a motor vehicle lock

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Connection assembly for a motor vehicle lock

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Abstract

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