Motor vehicle locking device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11745676-B2
Application number	US-202217571769-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 10, 2022
Priority date	Jan 10, 2022
Publication date	Sep 5, 2023
Grant date	Sep 5, 2023

Abstract

The invention is directed to a motor vehicle locking device, comprising a motor vehicle locking module and an electronics module, said electronics module being spatially and functionally separated from the motor vehicle locking module, wherein the motor vehicle locking module and the electronics module are connected to exchange data and optional are connected regarding power supply, the motor vehicle locking device further comprising a first plug connector for connecting the electronics module directly to the motor vehicle locking module to establish a mechanical and data connection between the modules and optionally a power supply connection between the two modules, and wherein the first plug connector is designed to be plugged in the modules to established said connections and plugged out of the modules to sever said connections.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A motor vehicle locking device comprising:
a motor vehicle locking module and an electronics module, said electronics module being spatially and functionally separated from the motor vehicle locking module, wherein the motor vehicle locking module and the electronics module are connected to exchange data; and
a first plug connector for connecting the electronics module directly to the motor vehicle locking module to establish a mechanical and data connection between the electronics and motor vehicle locking modules;
wherein the first plug connector is configured to be plugged into the electronics and motor vehicle locking modules to establish the mechanical and data connection and plugged out of the modules to sever the mechanical and data connection,
wherein the first plug is configured for extension through an opening in an interior wall of the motor vehicle to selectively establish and sever the mechanical and data connection between the motor vehicle locking module on a first side of the wall and the electronics module on a second side of the wall opposite the first side,
wherein the interior wall is a dividing wall between a wet space and a dry space of the motor vehicle door, and wherein the first side of the wall is wet space and the second side is the dry space.

2. The motor vehicle locking device according to claim 1 , wherein the first plug connector comprises a plug connected to one of the electronics or motor vehicle locking modules and a socket connected to the other of the electronics or motor vehicle locking modules.

3. The motor vehicle locking device according to claim 2 , further comprising a second plug connector for connecting the electronics module directly to a cable harness to establish a mechanical and data connection between the electronics module and the cable harness, wherein the second plug connector is configured to be plugged in to establish the mechanical and data connection and plugged out to sever the mechanical and data connection.

4. The motor vehicle locking device according to claim 3 , wherein the second plug connector further is configured to connect the electronics module to provide a power supply connection between the electronics module and the cable harness.

5. The motor vehicle locking device according to claim 3 , wherein the second plug connector reaches through an opening of an interior wall of a motor vehicle door.

6. The motor vehicle locking device according to claim 5 , wherein the interior wall is a dividing wall between a wet space and a dry space of the motor vehicle door.

7. The motor vehicle locking device according to claim 5 , wherein the second plug connector is configured to seal the opening in the interior wall while reaching through the opening.

8. The motor vehicle locking device according to claim 1 , further comprising a second plug connector for connecting the electronics module directly to a cable harness to establish a mechanical and data connection between the electronics module and the cable harness, wherein the second plug connector is configured to be plugged in to established the mechanical and data connection and plugged out to sever the mechanical and data connection.

9. The motor vehicle locking device according to claim 8 , wherein the second plug connector further is configured to connect the electronics module to provide a power supply connection between the electronics module and the cable harness.

10. The motor vehicle locking device according to claim 8 , wherein the first and the second plug connectors are ingress protected.

11. The motor vehicle locking device according to claim 1 , wherein the first plug connector is configured to seal the opening in the interior wall while reaching through the opening.

12. The motor vehicle locking device according to claim 1 , wherein the electronics module comprises a control unit and a power supply unit.

13. The motor vehicle locking device according to claim 1 , wherein first plug connector further is configured to provide a power supply connection between the electronics and motor vehicle locking modules.

14. The motor vehicle locking device according to claim 1 , wherein the only mechanical fixing of the electronics module to the motor vehicle locking module is the first plug.

15. The motor vehicle locking device according to claim 1 , wherein but for the first plug connector establishing the mechanical and data connection between the electronics and motor vehicle locking modules when the electronics module is fixed to the motor vehicle locking module, the electronics module and the motor vehicle locking module are not in data connection.

16. A motor vehicle door comprising:
an interior wall with an opening, the interior wall being a dividing wall between a wet space and a dry space of the motor vehicle door;
a motor vehicle locking device comprising a motor vehicle locking module and an electronics module, said electronics module being spatially and functionally separated from the motor vehicle locking module, wherein the motor vehicle locking module and the electronics module are connected to exchange data;
a first plug connector for connecting the electronics module directly to the motor vehicle locking module to establish a first mechanical and data connection between the electronics and motor vehicle locking modules, wherein the first plug connector is configured to be plugged into the electronics and motor vehicle locking modules to establish the first mechanical and data connection and plugged out of the electronics and motor vehicle locking modules to sever the first mechanical and data connection,
wherein the first plug is configured for extension through an opening in an interior wall of the motor vehicle to selectively establish and sever the mechanical and data connection between the motor vehicle locking module on a first side of the wall and the electronics module on a second side of the wall opposite the first side,
wherein the interior wall is a dividing wall between a wet space and a dry space of the motor vehicle door, and wherein the first side of the wall is wet space and the second side is the dry space; and
a second plug connector for connecting the electronics module directly to a cable harness to establish a second mechanical and data connection between the electronics module and the cable harness, wherein the second plug connector is configured to be plugged in to establish the second mechanical and data connection and plugged out to sever the second mechanical and data connection;
wherein the dividing wall has a seal around the opening.

17. The motor vehicle door according to claim 16 , wherein first plug connector further is configured to provide a power supply connection between the electronics and motor vehicle locking modules.

18. The motor vehicle door according to claim 16 , wherein second plug connector further is configured to provide a power supply connection between the electronics module and the cable harness.

Assignees

• Kiekert Ag

Inventors

• Bishop Bryan
• Verde Hector

Classifications

• E05B81/54

  Electrical circuits (for locking several wings simultaneously E05B77/48) · CPC title

• E05B79/04

  Mounting of lock casings to the vehicle, e.g. to the wing · CPC title

• E05B85/02

  Lock casings · CPC title

• B60R16/023 Primary

  for transmission of signals between vehicle parts or subsystems · CPC title

• E05B81/80

  characterised by the power supply; Emergency power operation · CPC title