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US 12,590,475 B2Granted
Motor vehicle lock, in particular a motor vehicle door lock
AssigneeKiekert AG
InventorsRobert S. Pettengill, Robert J. Hunt
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Abstract
A motor vehicle lock comprising a locking mechanism having substantially a rotary latch and pawl as locking mechanism components, further comprising a closing device having at least one drive and a lever chain actuated thereby, and having a drive pawl following the lever chain for driving an associated locking mechanism component, wherein a means for interrupting the drive from the locking mechanism component is provided, and wherein the means for separation can be provided by a locking mechanism component.
Claims16
A motor vehicle lock comprising:
- a locking mechanism having a rotary latch and a pawl as locking mechanism components,
- a closing device having at least one drive and a lever chain actuated by the drive that operates the locking mechanism components,
- a drive pawl following the lever chain for driving an associated one of the locking mechanism components, and
- a means for separating the drive from the locking mechanism components, wherein the means for separating includes one of the locking mechanism components,
- wherein the drive pawl directly engages with the rotary latch.
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A motor vehicle lock comprising:
- a locking mechanism having a rotary latch and a pawl as locking mechanism components,
- a closing device having at least one drive and a lever chain actuated by the drive that operates the locking mechanism components,
- a drive pawl following the lever chain for driving an associated one of the locking mechanism components, and
- a means for separating the drive from the locking mechanism components, wherein the means for separating includes one of the locking mechanism components,
- wherein the drive pawl is brought into engagement with a bolt arranged on the rotary latch.
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A motor vehicle lock comprising:
- a locking mechanism having a rotary latch and a pawl as locking mechanism components,
- a closing device having at least one drive and a lever chain actuated by the drive that operates the locking mechanism components,
- a drive pawl following the lever chain for driving an associated one of the locking mechanism components, and
- a means for separating the drive from the locking mechanism components, wherein the means for separating includes one of the locking mechanism components,
- wherein the locking mechanism further includes a shaft, and an actuating lever of the lever chain is mounted on the shaft, and
- wherein the shaft is a pawl shaft of the pawl, and the actuating lever is mounted directly to the pawl shaft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.