US 6,279,972 B1 · Closing device for a movable element, in particular for a door of a vehicle

Abstract

The invention relates to a closing device for a movable element, in particular for a door, a flap or the like, of a vehicle, having a rotary latch which arrests or releases a closing bolt, it being possible for the rotary latch to be arrested by a detent pawl to effect a closed position of the element and it being possible for the detent pawl to be driven by an actuating drive for the purpose of releasing the rotary latch to effect an opening position of the element, the invention making provision for means which control the actuating drive in such a manner that after the actuating drive has been driven from a rest position in the direction of a working position for the purpose of releasing the rotary latch it is returned in a controlled manner from the working position into the rest position.

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Dependent claims

A closing device for a movable element comprising:

a detent pawl;
latch striker;
a rotary latch which arrests or releases the latch striker, wherein the detent pawl arrests or releases the rotary latch;
an actuating drive, wherein the actuating drive includes a rest position and a working position and wherein the actuating drive actuates the detent pawl;
a control device which uses pulse-width modulation to control the actuating drive from its rest position to its working position and for controlling the return movement of the actuating drive back to its rest position without substantial rebound, wherein the pulse width when driving the actuating drive from its rest position is smaller than the pulse width when driving the actuating drive to reach the rest position.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Closing device for a movable element, in particular for a door of a vehicle

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Closing device for a movable element, in particular for a door of a vehicle

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Abstract

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