Motor vehicle locking device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025027347-A1
Application number	US-202218715295-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 1, 2022
Priority date	Dec 14, 2021
Publication date	Jan 23, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

A motor vehicle locking device is equipped with a coupling arrangement consisting essentially of an actuating lever and a release lever that can be coupled releasably thereto. The actuating lever and the release lever can be coupled to one another starting from an uncoupled basic position by a two-stroke actuation of the actuating lever. An accumulator lever storing the first stroke of the operating lever is additionally provided so that, during its second stroke, the operating lever can act upon the release lever that follows the accumulator lever. According to the invention, a safety lever is provided as a complement, which suppresses in its “secured” position a subsequent movement of the release lever during the second stroke of the actuating lever and permits said movement in its “unsecured” position.

First claim

1 . A motor vehicle locking device comprising:
a clutch arrangement including an actuating lever and a release lever which are coupled to each other in a releasable manner, wherein the actuating lever and the release lever, starting from a disengaged basic position, become coupled to one another by a two-stroke action upon the actuating lever, an accumulator lever storing a first stroke of the two-stroke action of the actuating lever, so that the actuating lever acts upon the release lever following the accumulator lever during a second stroke of the two-stroke action, and a safety lever which in a secured position prevents a subsequent movement of the release lever during the second stroke of the actuating lever, and in an unlocked position permits movement of the release lever during the second stroke of the actuating lever.

2 . The motor vehicle locking device according to claim 1 , further comprising a latching element, wherein the safety lever interacts with the latching element to realize a releasable storage position of the accumulator lever.

3 . The motor vehicle locking device according to claim 2 , wherein the safety lever has a driving contour for acting on the latching element.

4 . The motor vehicle locking device according to claim 3 , wherein the locking lever transfers the latching element via the driving contour from a latching position permitting the storage position of the accumulator lever into a release position preventing the storage position, and vice versa.

5 . The motor vehicle locking device according to claim 1 , wherein the safety lever has a stop contour for interaction with a handle and/or an electromotive drive.

6 . The motor vehicle locking device according to claim 1 , further comprising a sensor which senses a position of the safety lever.

7 . The motor vehicle locking device according to claim 1 , further comprising a shift lever is coupled between the accumulator lever and the release lever.

8 . The motor vehicle locking device according to claim 7 , wherein the shift lever is coupled to the accumulator lever via a spring.

9 . The motor vehicle locking device according to claim 7 , wherein the shift lever has at least one stop contour interacting with the release lever.

10 . The motor vehicle locking device according to claim 7 , wherein the shift lever, the accumulator lever and the release lever are rotatably mounted on a same axis as one another.

11 . The motor vehicle locking device according to claim 6 , wherein the sensor comprises a switch that is acted upon by a contour of the safety lever.

12 . The motor vehicle locking device according to claim 2 , wherein the accumulator lever and the latching element have interlocking elements that interact in the storage position and release from the storage position.

13 . The motor vehicle locking device according to claim 7 , wherein the shift lever includes a stop contour that comes into engagement with the release lever.

Assignees

• Kiekert Ag

Inventors

• Handke Armin

Classifications

• E05B85/26

  Cooperation between bolts and detents · CPC title

• E05B81/64

  Monitoring or sensing, e.g. by using switches or sensors · CPC title

• E05B81/14

  operating on bolt detents, e.g. for unlatching the bolt · CPC title

• E05B81/04

  Electrical (electrical circuits E05B81/54) · CPC title

• E05B81/46 Primary

  Clutches · CPC title