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Motor vehicle door lock

US7275282B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by
20References
23Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 18, 2005
Grant dateOct 2, 2007
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Expiry dateFeb 18, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T292/1047
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A motor vehicle door lock having a casing (1), a drive (2) and a fixing device (5) for the drive (2). The fixing device (5) has a receiving element (6) for the drive (2) and the drive is fixed in the receiving element (6) by the fixing device (5). The receiving element (6) is configured at least partly in a resilient manner and has a resiliently movable part (8), the receiving element (6) can be placed in a position that fixes or releases the drive (2) in the receiving element (6), preferably by elastic deformation. The fixing device (5) has an actuatable locking device (9). By actuating the locking device (9), it engages with the receiving element (6) and brings the receiving element (6) into a position by which retains the drive (2).

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