Lock for pivotable hoods or the like for motor vehicles
AssigneeDaimler-Benz Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsFritz Haberle, Gotz Motting, Walter Munsinger, Franz Waschitschek
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Abstract
A lock assembly is disclosed for locking pivotable hoods, flaps or the like of motor vehicles, which lock assembly has a displaceable closing cylinder, a handle key, a detent pawl and a rotary latch. To ensure that a closure of this type is adjusted quickly and accurately during assembly, the closing cylinder and handle key on the one hand and the detent pawl and rotary latch on the other hand are arranged in separate housings, and the two housings have guides in which they are displaceable relative to one another on overcoming a frictional force.
Claims5
In a lock assembly for pivotable hoods, flaps or the like of motor vehicles which abut a gasket on the motor vehicle when in a closed position, the improvement comprising a displaceable closing cylinder, a handle key, a detent pawl and a rotary latch mountable on the motor vehicle and engageable with a shackle mounted at the hoods or flaps, wherein the closing cylinder and handle key on the one hand and the detent pawl and rotary latch on the other hand are arranged in separate housings, with one housing mounted on the vehicle and the other housing slidely mounted to the one housing by interengageable adjustment guides which are displaceable relative to one another on overcoming a friction force therebetween to provide automatic and continuous adjustment of the position of the other housing with respect to the one housing during installation of the lock assembly on a vehicle after which the other housing is mounted to the vehicle.
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