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US 8,025,319 B2Granted
Motor vehicle door lock
AssigneeKiekert AG
InventorLudger Graute
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Abstract
The object of the present invention is a vehicle door latch with a locking mechanism (1, 2) comprising mainly a catch (1) and pawl (2). In addition, the vehicle door latch contains at least one sensor (4) for detecting the position of the catch (1). The invention provides an intermediate element (5) that transfers the movements of the catch (1) onto the sensor (4).
Claims27
A vehicle door latch with a locking mechanism (1, 2) comprising
- a catch (1) having a first axis of rotation (7);
- a pawl (2);
- at least one sensor (4) for detecting the position of said catch (1);
- and
- an intermediate element (5) having a second axis of rotation (6);
- wherein
- said intermediate element (5) transfers a movement of said catch (1) around said first axis of rotation (7) onto said sensor (4);
- and
- said first axis of rotation (7) and said second axis of rotation (6) are not parallel in space with respect to each other.
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A vehicle door latch with a locking mechanism (1, 2) comprising
- a catch (1) having a first axis of rotation (7);
- a pawl (2);
- at least one sensor (4) for detecting the position of said catch (1);
- and
- an intermediate element (5) having a second axis of rotation (6);
- wherein
- said intermediate element (5) transfers a movement of said catch (1) around said first axis of rotation (7) directly onto said sensor (4);
- and
- said first axis of rotation (7) and said second axis of rotation (6) are not parallel in space with respect to each other.
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A vehicle door latch with a locking mechanism (1, 2) comprising
- a catch (1) having a first axis of rotation (7);
- a pawl (2);
- at least one sensor (4) for detecting the position of said catch (1);
- and
- an intermediate element (5) having a second axis of rotation (6);
- wherein
- said intermediate element (5) transfers a movement of said catch (1) around said first axis of rotation (7) onto said sensor (4);
- and
- said intermediate element (5) is directly connected to said sensor (4);
- and
- said first axis of rotation (7) and said second axis of rotation (6) are not parallel in space with respect to each other.
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