US 2019/0316388 A1Published application

Locking device for a motor vehicle

AssigneeKiekert AG

InventorsKlaus Götzen, Christian Sturm, Claus Töpfer, Thorsten Bendel, Winfried Schlabs, Tim Sonnenschein

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Abstract

A method for actuating a motor vehicle lock and a locking device for a motor vehicle includes an actuating lever, a lock and a Bowden cable arranged between the actuating lever and the lock, the lock can be actuated by means of the actuating lever and with the aid of the Bowden cable, and a functional unit arranged on the Bowden cable and comprising an electric drive.

Claims22

Dependent claims

A locking device for a motor vehicle, the locking device comprising:

an actuating lever,
a lock,
a Bowden cable arranged between the actuating lever and the lock, the lock being actuated by the actuating lever and the Bowden cable, and
a functional unit that is arranged on the Bowden cable and includes an electric drive.

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Facts

Application: 16/347,732Filed 7 Nov 2017
Priority: DE 10 2016 121 183.47 Nov 2016
Published: 17 Oct 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification9 codes

E05B 79/20
Connections between movable lock parts: using flexible connections, e.g. Bowden cables
E05B 77/08
For accident situations: arrangements for protection of pedestrians
E05B 77/26
Preventing use of an inner door handle, sill button, lock knob or the like: specially adapted for child safety
E05B 77/34
Vehicle locks characterised by special functions or purposes: protection against weather or dirt, e.g. against water ingress

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