Motor vehicle lock
AssigneeKiekert AG
InventorsUdo Orzech, Heiko Hemmer
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
The invention relates to a lock (1) for a motor vehicle, in particular a tailgate lock, comprising a locking mechanism (2) consisting of a rotary latch (3) and at least one pawl (4, 5), wherein the rotary latch (3) can be latched in a pre-latching position and in a main latching position, a pre-latching pawl (4) and a main latching pawl (5), wherein a pre-latching element (17) of the locking mechanism (2) is formed by an angled region of a metal main body (18) of the rotary latch (3), and wherein the angled region (17) can be placed in engagement with a closing pawl (25) of a closing device (23).
Claims14
A lock for a motor vehicle comprising:
- a closing device including a closing pawl,
- a locking mechanism including a rotary latch including a metal main body having an angled region that forms a pre-latching element, and a pre-latching pawl and a main latching pawl,
- wherein the rotary latch is latched in a pre-latching position and in a main latching position,
- wherein the pre-latching element of the locking mechanism is formed by the angled region of the metal main body of the rotary latch,
- wherein the angled region is placed in engagement with the closing pawl of the closing device,
- wherein the closing device further includes a closing lever and the closing pawl is arranged pivotably on the closing lever, and
- wherein the closing pawl includes a driver protrusion that selectively engages a drive contour on the pre-latching pawl to position the drive protrusion relative to the angled region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.