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Motor vehicle locking mechanism

US10597911B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9Claims

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Assignee

Kiekert AG · DE

Inventors

Thorsten Bendel · Oberhausen, DE
Thorsten Nottebaum · Kleinwallstadt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 24, 2017
Grant date	Mar 24, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 24, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF21W2111/08
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A method for controlling a motor vehicle locking mechanism and to a motor vehicle locking mechanism, in particular a motor vehicle door lock, comprising a control unit, at least one electric drive that can be controlled by the control unit, and at least one illuminant that can be associated with the locking mechanism, the illuminant being controllable in accordance with a status of the locking mechanism and/or of a vehicle component accommodating the locking mechanism, said status being detectable by the control unit, the illuminant being integrated into a switching circuit of the electric drive.

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