Lock unit having a multi-pawl locking mechanism
AssigneeKiekert AG
InventorsMichael Scholz, Marek Dragon
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Abstract
A lock unit (1) comprising at least one catch (2), a first pawl (3) with a pawl rotation axis (4), and a blocking lever (5), wherein in a locked state of the lock unit (1), the catch (2) transfers a moment of rotation onto the first pawl (3) and the first pawl (3) is held in place by means of the blocking lever (5), wherein a second pawl (6) is pivotably arranged on the pawl rotation axis (4) and is engageable with the blocking lever (5) and the catch (2), and the first pawl (3) has a curved first blocking surface (12) for the primary position (13) of the catch (2).
Claims20
A lock unit (1) comprising at least one catch (2), a first pawl (3) with a pawl rotation axis (4), and a blocking lever (5), wherein in a locked state of the lock unit (1), said catch (2) transfers a moment of rotation onto said first pawl (3) and said first pawl (3) is held in place by means of said blocking lever (5), wherein a second pawl (6) is pivotably arranged on said pawl rotation axis (4) and is engageable with said blocking lever (5) and said catch (2), and said first pawl (3) has a curved first blocking surface (12) for a primary position (13) of the catch (2).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.