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US 2009/0021027 A1Published application
Motor vehicle door lock
AssigneeKiekert AG
InventorÖmer Inan
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Abstract
A vehicle door latch with a locking mechanism (1, 2) comprising mainly a catch (1) and a pawl (2), and with a locking mechanism shock absorber (8). The locking mechanism shock absorber (8) and the respective locking mechanism stops (10, 11) restrict an opening as well as a closing movement of the locking mechanism (1, 2). In a particular embodiment, the locking mechanism shock absorber (8) is designed as a revolving shock absorber rotatably disposed in the frame box (6) and/or latch housing.
Claims21
1-10. (canceled)
A vehicle door latch comprising
- a catch (1) comprising a first stop (10) and a second stop (11);
- and
- a shock absorber (8),
- wherein
- said shock absorber (8) restricts opening movement of said catch by engaging with said first stop (10);
- and
- said shock absorber (8) restricts closing movement of said catch by engaging with said second stop (11).
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A vehicle door latch comprising
- a catch (1) comprising a first stop (10), a second stop (11), and a periphery (12), and
- a shock absorber (8),
- wherein
- said shock absorber (8) restricts an opening movement of said catch by engaging with said first stop (10),
- said shock absorber (8) restricts a closing movement of said catch by engaging with said second stop (11);
- and
- said shock absorber (8) rolls on said periphery (12) when said catch (i) rotates between an open position and a closed position and (ii) rotates between a closed position and an open position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.