Motor-vehicle door lock

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9863169-B2
Application number	US-201314435302-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 17, 2013
Priority date	Oct 18, 2012
Publication date	Jan 9, 2018
Grant date	Jan 9, 2018

Abstract

The subject matter of the present invention is a motor-vehicle door lock which is equipped with a locking mechanism, further with an opening drive ( 3, 4 ) which acts on the locking mechanism, and also with an operating lever mechanism ( 6, 7 ). At least one sensor ( 8 ) for checking an operator opening request is further provided. Finally, a safety device ( 9, 10, 11 ), which prevents the locking mechanism ( 3, 4 ) from opening at least in its “safe” position, is provided. The invention makes provision for an intermediate lever ( 7 ) of the operating lever mechanism ( 6, 7 ), which intermediate lever mechanically converts the operator opening request, to selectively act on or not act on the sensor ( 8 ) which actuates the opening drive ( 3, 4 ), depending on the position of the safety device ( 9, 10, 11 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A motor vehicle door lock with a locking mechanism comprising a rotary latch and a paw, the door lock further comprising an opening drive comprising an electric motor and a driven pulley, the driven pulley comprising a driven gear acted upon by the electric motor, and said opening drive acting on the locking mechanism and, an operating lever mechanism comprising at least one sensor for checking an operator opening request, and one safety device which prevents the locking mechanism from opening at least in a “safe” position of the safety device, wherein an intermediate lever of the operating lever mechanism acts as a blocking lever in a first position of the intermediate lever to block said driven gear and the intermediate lever is pivotable around an axis in a clockwise direction, and said intermediate lever mechanically converts the operator opening request by a clockwise movement of the intermediate lever around its respective axis to a second position causing an actuating cam to selectively act on the sensor which actuates the opening drive depending on the position of the safety device.

2. The motor vehicle door lock according to claim 1 , wherein the safety device contains an actuating journal, which depending on its position (“released” or “safe”) acts on the intermediate lever after an operator opening request in order to actuate the sensor or freewheel in relation to the intermediate lever.

3. The motor vehicle door lock according to claim 2 , wherein the safety device operates manually.

4. The motor vehicle door lock according to claim 3 , wherein the safety device contains a manual actuating element and an actuator supporting the actuating journal.

5. The motor vehicle door lock according to claim 4 , wherein the actuating element is an actuating cam and the actuator is flexibly connected to the actuating element.

6. The motor vehicle door lock according to claim 5 , wherein the actuator is an actuating slider.

7. The motor vehicle door lock according to claim 6 , wherein blocking lever in the “released” position of the safety device is mechanically coupled to a handle and/or an electric motor drive, whilst in the “safe” position of the safety device the handle and or the electric motor drive freewheel in relation to the blocking lever.

8. The motor vehicle door lock according to claim 7 , wherein the safety device is a child lock.

9. The motor vehicle door lock according to claim 8 , wherein the additional at least one locking lever is provided as part of the operating lever mechanism.

10. The motor vehicle door lock according to claim 4 , wherein the actuator is an actuating slider.

11. The motor vehicle door lock according to claim 2 , wherein the intermediate lever is a blocking lever interacting with the opening drive.

12. The motor vehicle door lock according to claim 11 , wherein blocking lever in the “released” position of the safety device is mechanically coupled to a handle and/or an electric motor drive, whilst in the “safe” position of the safety device the handle and or the electric motor drive freewheel in relation to the blocking lever.

13. The motor vehicle door lock according to claim 1 , wherein the safety device is a child lock.

14. The motor vehicle door lock according to claim 1 , wherein the additional at least one locking lever is provided as part of the handle mechanism.

15. A door lock for a door on a motor vehicle, the door having an operating lever that generates an opening request, the door lock comprising:
a locking mechanism having a closed state for locking the door and an opened state for unlocking the door, the locking mechanism comprising a rotary latch and a paw;
a safety device having a “safe” position, which prevents the locking mechanism from opening at least in its “safe” position;
an opening drive comprising an electric motor and a pulley, the pulley comprising a gear mechanically coupled to said electric motor, wherein said opening drive acts on said locking mechanism to lock or unlock said locking mechanism depending on the state of said safety device;
an intermediate lever movable between a first position and a second position, wherein said opening request mechanically moves said intermediate lever to the second position, and wherein said intermediate lever blocks movement of said gear when said intermediate lever is in the first position;
a sensor that detects when said intermediate lever is in the second position to actuate said opening drive.

Assignees

• Kiekert Ag

Inventors

• Barmscheidt Christian

Classifications

• E05B81/14

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

• Y10T292/108

  Lever · CPC title

• E05B77/265 Primary

  hand actuated, e.g. by a lever at the edge of the door · CPC title

• E05B81/00

  Power-actuated vehicle locks · CPC title

• E05B81/64

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