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US 2019/0257122 A1Published application
Motor vehicle door lock
AssigneeKiekert AG
InventorsChristian Sturm, Bernhard Drost, Michael Scholz, Holger Schiffer
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AssigneeKiekert AG
InventorsChristian Sturm, Bernhard Drost, Michael Scholz, Holger Schiffer
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A motor vehicle door lock, particularly a motor vehicle bonnet lock, provided with a locking mechanism which substantially consists of a rotary latch and a pawl. The locking mechanism interacts with a striker element on a bonnet. The lock according to the invention further has an unlocking/opening mechanism for the bonnet, which mechanism is equipped with a release element provided in the interior of a motor vehicle body. It is required to operate the release element preferably twice to open the bonnet. According to the invention, the locking mechanism is transferred to a pre-latched position after the release element has been operated at least once, with the striker element still being trapped. The bonnet is opened from said pre-latched position by a movement in its longitudinal direction.
A motor vehicle door lock, in particular motor vehicle front bonnet latch, with a locking mechanism consisting essentially of a rotary latch and pawl, which interacts with a latch holder bracket on a bonnet, and with an unlocking/opening mechanism for the bonnet, which is equipped with a release element provided inside a motor vehicle body with preferably the release element for opening the bonnet to be actuated twice, wherein the locking mechanism after at least one time actuation of the release element assumes a pre-ratchet position with a still trapped latch holder bracket, while the bonnet from the pre-ratchet position is opened by a movement in its longitudinal direction.
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