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Motor vehicle lock

US12258795B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Kiekert AG · DE

Inventors

Ömer Inan · Dorsten, DE
Michael Scholz · Thannhausen, DE
Manuel REUSCH · Düsseldorf, DE
Christian Bauer · Neu-Ulm, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 10, 2020
Grant date	Mar 25, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 6, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
CPC primaryE05B2047/0069
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A motor vehicle lock which is equipped with a locking mechanism consisting substantially of a catch and a pawl. Also provided is a sensor arrangement associated with the locking mechanism comprising a fixed sensor and a sensing element that influences signals of the sensor and follows the locking mechanism, or vice versa. The sensor generates at least two different signals associated with the presence and absence of the sensing element in the region of influence of the sensor. According to the invention, the single sensing element also produces at least one additional third signal of the single sensor in accordance with its position in relation to the sensor.

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