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US 12,680,349 B2Granted
Motor vehicle lock device
AssigneeKiekert AG
InventorJan Zejda
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Abstract
A motor vehicle locking device and, in particular, a motor vehicle door lock and preferably a motor vehicle tailgate lock, which is equipped with a locking mechanism consisting substantially of a rotary latch and a pawl. Furthermore, a locking bolt interacting with the locking mechanism is realized. In addition, a damping element for the locking mechanism and/or the locking bolt. According to the invention, the damping element has at least three stop contours for the rotary latch, the pawl, and the locking bolt.
Claims11
A motor vehicle locking device comprising:
- a locking mechanism including a rotary latch and a pawl,
- a locking bolt interacting with the locking mechanism, and
- a damping element for the locking mechanism and the locking bolt,
- wherein the damping element has at least three stop contours including a rotary latch stop contour for the rotary latch, a pawl stop contour for the pawl, and a locking bolt stop contour for the locking bolt,
- wherein the damping element has a rotary latch arm, a pawl arm, and a locking bolt arm,
- wherein the pawl arm extends from a first end of the rotary latch arm and the locking bolt arm extends from a second end of the rotary latch arm,
- wherein the second end of the rotary latch arm is opposite the first end of the rotary latch arm, and
- wherein the rotary latch stop contour is arranged in the rotary latch arm between the pawl arm and the locking bolt arm and the rotary latch stop contour is configured as an inward arched contour.
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