Three-part motor vehicle door lock
US6497436B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 16, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 24, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T292/1082
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a motor vehicle door lock characterized in that it includes a first module which includes a retention compartment containing the restraining parts of the lock, notably a striker-retaining latch-bolt and a pawl that holds said latch-bolt in at least one position restraining the striker, and in which part of the kinematic opening/locking chain of the lock is mounted on a mounting face of said first module, on the opposite side from said retention compartment; and that it also includes a second module on which is mounted the other part of the kinematic opening/locking chain of the lock, said second module fitting on said first module on the same side as said mounting face; and that it also includes a casing that covers said second module and the mounting face of said first module, said first and second modules and said casing being assembled by connecting means.
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