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Locking device for car doors

US11859417B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

INTEVA FRANCE SAS · FR
MARQUARDT GMBH · DE

Inventors

Andreas Becher · Obereschach, DE
Achim Mink · Tuttlingen, DE
Oliver Huppenbauer · Villingen-Schwenningen, DE
Jean-Marc Belmond · Saint-Jean-le-Blanc, FR
Pascal Philippe · Laronxe, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 4, 2021
Grant date	Jan 2, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 31, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG07C2209/64
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A locking device for car doors without door handles, including: an electronic control unit for authorization of access, the electronic control unit being connected to one or more sensors and/or to an antenna for wireless communication for communication with a smart device; and a driven mechanical lock/or unlock unit including a latching element for latching a closed end position of a car door, wherein the latching element is provided to block an intermediate position of the car door, into which the car door is movable dependent on a correct access authorization and wherein the intermediate position of the car door enables a grip behind an outside surface of the car door to unlock the intermediate position of the car door and to allow further movement of the car door into an open end position.

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