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US 6,364,380 B2Granted
Closing device, particularly for the trunk of a motor vehicle
AssigneeMannesmann VDO AG
InventorErhard Franz
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Abstract
A closing device, in particular for the trunk of a motor vehicle, having a closure bolt (2) arranged on a support (1) and guide elements (3) to receive a lock mechanism, the guide elements (3) being, movable on the support (1), in particular swingable around an axis of rotation (4).
Claims15
A locking device, suitable for a trunk of a motor vehicle, the device comprising:
- a support, and a closure bolt disposed on the support, a trunk door having a lock mechanism for engagement with the closure bolt upon a movement of the trunk door in a closing movement toward the closure bolt;
- a plurality of guide elements disposed on the support on opposite sides of the closure bolt for receiving the lock mechanism upon said closing movement of the trunk door;
- wherein the guide elements are disposed movably on the support to compensate for a presence of dirt on the lock mechanism;
- wherein the guide elements are adapted to be brought, acted on by force into a first position, and are adapted to be brought by the lock mechanism into a further position upon the movement of the trunk door;
- and
- wherein said force, for each of said guide elements, is provided by a spring.
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A locking device, suitable for a trunk of a motor vehicle, the device comprising:
- a support, a closure bolt disposed on the support, and a lock mechanism engagable with the closure bolt;
- a plurality of guide elements disposed on the support on opposite sides of the closure bolt;
- and
- wherein the guide elements are disposed movably on the support between a first position into which first position the guide elements are spring-biased by a spring and a second position;
- and
- upon attachment of the locking device to the trunk, the lock mechanism is located on a trunk door, engagement of the lock mechanism with the closure bolt occurs during a closing movement of the trunk door, the guide elements define a receiving space for the trunk door during the closing movement of the trunk door, said first and said second positions of said guide elements serve respectively to close the receiving space and to open the receiving space, and the lock mechanism engages with the closure bolt upon a closing of the trunk door.
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A locking device, suitable for a trunk of a motor vehicle, the device comprising:
- a support, and a closure bolt disposed on the support, a trunk door having a lock mechanism for engagement with the closure bolt upon a movement of the trunk door in a closing movement toward the closure bolt;
- a plurality of guide elements disposed on the support on opposite sides of the closure bolt for receiving the lock mechanism upon said closing movement of the trunk door;
- wherein the guide elements are disposed movably on the support to compensate for a presence of dirt on the lock mechanism;
- wherein the guide elements are adapted to be brought, acted on by force into a first position, and are adapted to be brought by the lock mechanism into a further position upon the movement of the trunk door;
- and
- a plurality of springs, wherein said force, for respective ones of said guide elements, is provided by a respective one of said springs.
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A locking device, suitable for a trunk of a motor vehicle, the device comprising:
- a support, and a closure bolt disposed on the support, a trunk door having a lock mechanism for engagement with the closure bolt upon a movement of the trunk door in a closing movement toward the closure bolt;
- a plurality of guide elements disposed on the support on opposite sides of the closure bolt for receiving the lock mechanism upon said closing movement of the trunk door;
- wherein the guide elements are disposed movably on the support to compensate for a presence of dirt on the lock mechanism;
- a plurality of arms arranged on the support;
- a plurality of damping elements corresponding to respective ones of the guide elements;
- and
- wherein respective ones of the damping elements are secured to the guide elements and come to rest upon respective ones of the arms during a pivoting of the guide elements.
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A locking device, suitable for a trunk of a motor vehicle, the device comprising:
- a support, and a closure bolt disposed on the support, a trunk door having a lock mechanism for engagement with the closure bolt upon a movement of the trunk door in a closing movement toward the closure bolt;
- a plurality of guide elements disposed on the support on opposite sides of the closure bolt for receiving the lock mechanism upon said closing movement of the trunk door;
- wherein the guide elements are disposed movably on the support to compensate for a presence of dirt on the lock mechanism;
- a plurality of arms arranged on the support;
- a plurality of damping elements corresponding to respective ones of the guide elements;
- and
- wherein respective ones of the damping elements are secured to respective ones of the arms and come to rest upon respective ones of the guide elements during a pivoting of the guide elements.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.