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AssigneesInteva France, Marquardt GmbH
InventorsAndreas BECHER, Achim MINK, Oliver HUPPENBAUER, Jean-Marc BELMOND, Pascal PHILIPPE
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The invention relates to a locking device for car doors, especially for car doors without door handles, having an electronic control unit for the authorization of access, which is connected to one or more sensors for a first operating step, i.e. a proximity sensor, a touch sensor etc. and/or an antenna for a wireless communication, i.e. a NFC(near field communication)antenna for NFC-communication with a smart device like a smart card, a mobile phone, a smart watch, a smart key, etc., and a driven mechanical lock/or unlock unit including a latching element for latching the closed door end position. According to the invention, a latching element is provided to block an intermediate position 3 of the car door 1, wherein at least one sensor 5, 5′ is accessible and/or active in the intermediate position 3 of the car door 1 for a second operating step and not accessible and/or not, active in the closed end position 2 of the car door.
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A locking device for car doors without door handles, comprising:
The locking device according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate position of the car door enables a grip through a gap between the car door and a car body and an activation of the at least one sensor for the second operating step.
The locking device according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate position of the car door activates the at least one sensor for generating an appearing proximity signal to allow the second operating step.
The locking device according to claim 1, wherein a control unit is provided to unlatch the intermediate position of the car door in the second operating step and/or to initiate further movement of the car door into an open end position in the second operating step.
A locking device according to claim 1, wherein a control unit controls a signal light to generate a light signal for indication of the intermediate position of the car door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.