Lock for motor vehicle doors
AssigneeWhitehead Motofides S.p.A.
InventorGiovanni Nardi
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Abstract
A lock for motor vehicle doors is described. The lock comprises a striker member arranged for engagement and disengagement by means comprised in a mechanism of said lock, the mechanism is supported by a first plate, and the striker member and means are disposed on a part fixed relative to the door and on the door respectively, or vice versa. The main feature of this lock is that said means comprise at least one pair of engagement members for said striker which are rotatable on pins, and the disengagement load exerted between said member and said means is opposed only by component forces passing substantially through the axis of said pins.
Claims25
A lock for motor vehicle doors, comprising a striker member arranged for engagement and disengagement by means comprised in a mechanism of said lock, the mechanism being supported by a first plate, and the striker member and means being disposed on a part fixed relative to the door and on the door respectively, or vice versa, wherein said means comprise at least one pair of engagement members for said striker which are rotatable on pins, and the disengagement load exerted between said member and said means is opposed only by component forces passing substantially through the axis of said pins, wherein the contact engagement between said pair of engagement members and said striker member occurs, at least partially, on surfaces which are concentric about the axis of said pins, and pertain respectively to said engagement members and striker member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.