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Motor vehicle door lock

US11255112B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Kiekert AG · DE

Inventors

Christian Sturm · Mistelgau, DE
Bernhard Drost · Isselburg, DE
Michael Scholz · Thannhausen, DE
Holger Schiffer · Meerbusch, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 1, 2017
Grant date	Feb 22, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 12, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
CPC primaryE05Y2900/536
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A motor vehicle bonnet lock includes a locking mechanism which substantially consists of a rotary latch and a pawl. The locking mechanism interacts with a striker element on a bonnet. The lock further has an unlocking/opening mechanism for the bonnet, which mechanism is equipped with a release element provided in the interior of a motor vehicle body. It is required to operate the release element preferably twice to open the bonnet. The locking mechanism is transferred to a pre-latched position after the release element has been operated at least once, with the striker element still being trapped. The bonnet is opened from said pre-latched position by a movement in its longitudinal direction.

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