Motor vehicle lock with a self-locking mechanism
US-8955889-B2 · Feb 17, 2015 · US
Motor vehicle door lock
US9243429B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9243429-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213984595-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Feb 8, 2012 |
| Priority date | Feb 9, 2011 |
| Publication date | Jan 26, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 2016 |
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The invention relates to a motor vehicle door lock equipped with a locking mechanism ( 1, 2, 3 ), an actuation lever unit that acts on the locking mechanism ( 1, 2, 3 ) and includes a release lever ( 4 ), and a catch lever ( 10 ). The catch lever ( 10 ) blocks the locking mechanism ( 1, 2, 3 ) at least when acceleration forces of a given magnitude occur, e.g. in case of an accident (crash). According to the invention, the catch lever ( 10 ) blocks the locking mechanism ( 1, 2, 3 ) in the event of a crash while releasing the locking mechanism ( 1, 2, 3 ) only for normal opening operation.
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The invention claimed is: 1. Motor vehicle door lock equipped with a locking mechanism having a blocking pawl, an actuation lever unit with a release lever acting on the blocking pawl of the locking mechanism and a catch lever, coupled to the release lever, blocking the blocking pawl of the locking mechanism when subjected to acceleration forces of a given magnitude during an accident (crash), wherein the catch lever is in a blocked position during non-actuated normal operation and in case of a crash, and only releases the blocking pawl when the release lever moves the catch lever and acts on the blocking pawl for normal opening operation of the locking mechanism toward an opening position. 2. Motor vehicle door lock according to claim 1 , wherein the catch lever is designed as a swivel lever rotatable around an axis. 3. Motor vehicle door lock according to claim 1 , wherein the catch lever and the locking mechanism are arranged in a lock case. 4. Motor vehicle door lock according to claim 1 , wherein the catch lever is a double-arm lever with a blocking arm and a compensation arm. 5. Motor vehicle door lock according to claim 1 , wherein an elastic coupling is connected between the catch lever and the release lever. 6. Motor vehicle door lock according to claim 1 , wherein the catch lever and the release lever are elastically coupled at least by means of a spring. 7. Motor vehicle door lock according to claim 1 , wherein the catch lever contains a blocking contour, cam, deformation etc., interacting with the locking mechanism. 8. Motor vehicle door lock according to claim 1 , wherein the catch lever interacts with a blocking pawl of the locking mechanism. 9. Motor vehicle door lock according to claim 1 , wherein the moment of inertia of the catch lever does not allow any relative movement in case of a crash. 10. Motor vehicle door lock according to claim 1 , wherein the inertia forces of the catch lever occurring in case of a crash more or less definitively exceed any coupling forces to the release lever.
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- What does patent US9243429B2 cover?
- The invention relates to a motor vehicle door lock equipped with a locking mechanism ( 1, 2, 3 ), an actuation lever unit that acts on the locking mechanism ( 1, 2, 3 ) and includes a release lever ( 4 ), and a catch lever ( 10 ). The catch lever ( 10 ) blocks the locking mechanism ( 1, 2, 3 ) at least when acceleration forces of a given magnitude occur, e.g. in case of an accident (crash). Acc…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Bendel Thorsten, Töpfer Claus, Kiekert Ag
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification E05B77/06. Mapped technology areas include Fixed Constructions.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jan 26 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
- What related patents are in patentsdb?
- We list 1 related publication on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).