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Control assembly for operating a motor vehicle locking system

US12421769B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE SE & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, COBURG · DE

Inventors

Florian Pohl · Ebersdorf, DE
Alexander Muller · Steinen, DE
Mehdi Jaouhari · Bamberg, DE
Rene Bekendam · Remscheid, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 10, 2021
Grant date	Sep 23, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 26, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
CPC primaryE05B81/82
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A control assembly for operating a motor vehicle locking system, including an electric drive motor for providing a motorized locking function. The control assembly including a control circuit for controlling the electric drive in an adjustment routine, the control circuit is electrically disconnected from a chargeable energy store, and in an emergency operating mode, responsive to the reception of an operating signal, the control assembly connects the chargeable energy store to the control circuit to provide electrical energy for the adjustment routine, the control assembly includes a monitoring assembly monitoring a state of charge variable of the chargeable energy store in a monitoring routine. The control assembly includes a trigger circuit which, responsive to satisfying a predefined trigger criterion and irrespective of the reception of the operating signal, connects the chargeable energy store to the monitoring assembly to provide electrical energy for the monitoring routine.

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