Motor vehicle door locking system
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorsBernd Weyerstall, Stefan Josten
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Abstract
A motor vehicle door locking system which includes locking units that are spaced apart from a control unit. The control unit includes a locking mechanism which actuates each locking unit via a Bowden cable attached from the control unit to each locking unit. The control unit can optionally be provided with lock electronics, and the locking elements can be placed within either or both the vehicle door/hatch or the cutout frame of the vehicle that receives the door/hatch.
Claims20
Motor vehicle door or hatch with a motor vehicle door locking system, the motor vehicle door locking system comprising:
- at least two locking units each containing locking elements,
- a control unit separate from the locking units and containing a lock mechanism for actuating the locking elements of the at least two locking units, and
- at least two remote mechanical power transmission means adapted to mechanically actuate the locking elements of the at least two locking units and which are attached to the control unit and extend to each of the at least two locking units,
- wherein the at least two locking units are located spaced apart from the control unit at a location within the vehicle door or hatch.
Motor vehicle body including a cutout frame, a motor vehicle door or hatch inserted into the cutout frame, and a motor vehicle door locking system, the motor vehicle door locking system, comprising:
- at least two locking units each containing locking elements,
- a control unit separate from the locking units and containing a lock mechanism for actuating the locking elements of the at least two locking units, and
- at least two remote mechanical power transmission means adapted to mechanically actuate the locking elements of the at least two locking units and which are attached to the control unit and extend to each of the at least two locking units,
- wherein the at least two locking units are located spaced apart from the control unit at a location within the cutout frame receiving the motor vehicle door or hatch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.