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US 8,757,681 B2Granted
Motor vehicle door lock
AssigneeKiekert AG
InventorLudger Graute
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Abstract
A motor vehicle door lock, comprising a locking mechanism (3, 4) and a closing/opening device (5 to 8), containing at least a drive (5) and a lever actuating mechanism (6, 7, 8), wherein the lever actuating mechanism (6, 7, 8) in its engaged position is held by a non-actuated triggering lever (10) and it assumes its disengaged state upon activation of the triggering lever (10).
Claims4
A motor vehicle door lock, comprising:
- a locking mechanism (3, 4) and a closing/opening device (5 to 8), containing at least a drive (5) and a lever actuating mechanism (6, 7, 8), containing at least two parts, a supporting lever (8) and a driving lever (7),
- wherein the lever actuating mechanism (6, 7, 8) in an engaged position is held by a non-actuated triggering lever (10) and it assumes a disengaged state upon activation of the triggering lever (10),
- wherein the non-actuated triggering lever (10) engages over the supporting lever (8) and the driving lever (7),
- wherein the triggering lever (10) is designed as a lock actuating lever, designed as at least one of an internal operating lever, an external operating lever and a main actuating lever, and the triggering lever (10) is mechanically connected to an internal operating/door handle and/or an external door handle,
- and wherein an operation of the internal operating/door handle and/or the external door handle actuates the triggering lever (10).
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