Electric automobile trunk lock mechanism
AssigneeRegie Nationale des Usines Renault
InventorsDominique Bellot, Michel Barre
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Abstract
An electrical lock mechanism for servo locking and unlocking the trunk lid or hatch lid of an automobile by means of a motorized bolt engaging a catch to close the door is disclosed. The lid supports a fixed catch and the body of the vehicle supports a compact motor unit comprising an electric motor, controlled from a distance by impulses and capable of sequentially pivoting a rotating bolt and its blocking lever. The motor is connected to the bolt and lever by two disengageable link rods.
Claims6
An electric lock mechanism for the servo locking and unlocking of a vehicle hatch lid, comprising a fixed catch mounted on said hatch lid and a compact motor unit mounted on the body of said vehicle, wherein said compact motor unit comprises:
- an electric motor having a shaft;
- a rotary bolt engagable with said catch;
- a blocking lever adapted to block said bolt in a locked position;
- crankshaft means connected to said motor shaft;
- first and second links respectively connecting said crankshaft means to said bolt and said blocking lever;
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- means for rotating said electric motor shaft by half turn intervals in a first direction;
- whereby each half turn of said motor shaft alternately locks and blocks said lock, and unlocks and unblocks said lock.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.