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US 2002/0140236 A1Published application
Locking mechanism for a sliding door
AssigneeMannesmann VDO AG
InventorsMathias Wurges, Martin Roos
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AssigneeMannesmann VDO AG
InventorsMathias Wurges, Martin Roos
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A locking mechanism (10) is produced for holding a sliding door in the open position and has a Bowden cable (22) which acts on its locking element (20), a moving-carriage support (14) and a moving carriage (18), which move relative to one another during the closing of the door. In order to disengage the door handles from the locking mechanism when the sliding door is closed and therefore in order to reduce the actuating forces for unlocking the door lock, it is proposed that the moving-carriage support (14), during the closing movement, shifts a driver (34) which is guided on the moving carriage (14) and carries along the locking element (20) in the direction of its unlocking position. By this means, the Bowden cable (22) is moved in its actuating direction, thereby enabling the door handles to be disengaged.
A locking mechanism of a sliding door, in particular for motor vehicles, having a Bowden cable (22) which can be actuated by door handles and acts on a locking element (20), having a moving-carriage support (14) which is fitted to the sliding door and a moving carriage (18) which runs in a guide rail, the relative position between the moving carriage (18) and the moving-carriage support (14) changing between the open and the closed position of the sliding door, wherein the moving-carriage support (14), during its movement relative to the moving carriage (18), shifts a driver (34) which is guided on the moving carriage (18) and during this movement carries along the locking element (20) in the direction of its unlocked position.
The locking mechanism as claimed in one of the preceding claims, wherein the locking element (20) is designed as a hook which, under the action of a spring, latches with a closing bracket (12) in the completely open position of the sliding door.
The locking mechanism as claimed in one of the preceding claims, wherein the Bowden cable (22) is in engagement with connecting members between the door handles and the door lock, it being possible for this engagement to be canceled by closing the door.
The locking mechanism as claimed in one of the preceding claims, wherein in the region of the locking mechanism (10) the Bowden cable (22) is supported (24) on the moving carriage (18).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.