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Actuating device for a motor vehicle lock

US10829963B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Kiekert AG · DE

Inventors

Claus Topfer · Sindelfingen, DE
Tim Sonnenschein · Velbert, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 25, 2015
Grant date	Nov 10, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 1, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T292/57
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The invention relates to an actuating device for opening a door or flap, comprising a movably supported inertial mass (7, 9) for avoiding unintentional opening of the door or flap in the event that a specified acceleration is exceeded. Levers are provided for moving the inertial mass (7, 9). When the inertial mass (7, 9) is moved out of an initial position of the inertial mass, the lever ratios change in such a way that the force progression is thereby promoted. In the event of a crash, the opening of a door or flap is avoided by means of the actuating device. The actuating device can nevertheless be actuated relatively comfortably with low expenditure of energy.

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