C-shaped attachment element for vehicle lock
AssigneeKiekert AG
InventorsRobert Hunt, Robert S. Pettengill, Keith Julien
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Abstract
An attachment element (1) connecting a locking bar (4) of a lock (2) of a motor vehicle to an actuation lever (5) of a motor vehicle lock (2), wherein the attachment element (1) consists of one part and is C-shaped, and wherein the limbs (11, 12) of the C-shape (10) are connected with each other in a hinge-type connection and are designed so that they can be connected positively and/or frictionally with an opening (6) of a lever (5).
Claims16
An attachment element for a lock for connecting a locking bar with an actuation lever of a motor vehicle lock, wherein the attachment element comprises one part, the one part including a C-shaped base and two limbs, and wherein the C-shaped base comprises a hinge and the two limbs are connected with each other via the hinge so that they can be connected positively and/or frictionally with an opening of the actuation lever,
- wherein each limb has an inside locking element that extends from an end of the limb toward the C-shaped base, which forms a locked connection in conjunction with the opening in the actuation lever,
- wherein the two limbs are moveable into an overlapping position by a movement of the hinge, and in the overlapping position the two limbs form a cone-shaped end that tapers in a direction going away from the C-shaped base, and
- wherein each inside locking element extends in a longitudinal direction from a lower surface of the cone-shaped end toward the C-shaped base, and each inside locking element is spaced apart from each respective limb.
An attachment element for connecting a locking bar with an actuation lever of a motor vehicle lock, the attachment element consisting of one part that has a C-shaped base and having limbs that are connected with each other by a hinge connection so that the limbs can be positioned around the locking bar and urged together to clamp the locking bar therebetween, and the limbs having end portions that interengage with one another to form a peg having a tapered end portion to facilitate insertion of the peg into an aperture of the actuation lever, and wherein at least one of the end portions has a resiliently deflectable locking element that can deflect inwardly to permit passage of the peg through the aperture at a front side of the actuation lever and then spring back to engage a back side of the actuation lever, and
- wherein each limb has an inside locking element that extends from an end of the limb toward the C-shaped base, which forms a locked connection in conjunction with the aperture of the actuation lever, and
- wherein the peg comprises a cone-shaped end that tapers in a direction going away from the C-shaped base, and
- wherein each inside locking element extends in a longitudinal direction from a lower surface of the cone-shaped end toward the C-shaped base, and each inside locking element is spaced apart from each respective limb.
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