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Door locking system for motor vehicle

US6988749B2 · kind B2 · utility

28Cited by
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27Claims
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Filing dateJun 9, 2003
Grant dateJan 24, 2006
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Expiry dateJun 9, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T292/1082
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A door locking system for a motor vehicle includes a striker fixed to one of a car body and a car door, a base plate fixed to the other of the car body and the car door, the base plate having a striker leading slot in which the striker is removably insertable, a latch for latching the striker, the latch being pivoted on the base plate on one side of the striker leading slot, a pawl for locking and unlocking the latch, the pawl being pivoted on the base plate on the other side of the striker leading slot, a rotary pressing member driven to rotate the pawl to disengage the latch from the striker, and a rotatable opening lever which is manually rotated to disengage the latch. The rotary pressing member and the rotatable opening lever are pivoted about a common rotational shaft.

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