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Key system for a motor vehicle

US7290419B2 · kind B2 · utility

19Cited by

8References

14Claims

0Family size

Assignee

VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT · DE

Inventors

Peter Balko · Stuttgart, DE
Dieter Meyer · Wolfsburg, DE
Peter Plott · Wolfsburg, DE
Axel Anders · Osloß, DE
Ulrich Lammel · Braunschweig, DE
Gustav Hofmann · Braunschweig, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 20, 2005
Grant date	Nov 6, 2007
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 20, 2025

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T70/8676
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A key system (1) for a motor vehicle comprises transmitter electronics arranged inside a housing (2) and used for the contactless locking and/or unlocking of a door of the motor vehicle and/or operation of the motor vehicle. The system further comprises an emergency key (3) for mechanically locking and/or unlocking the door of the motor vehicle and/or for the operation of the motor vehicle. The emergency key is received inside the housing (2) in a substantially complete manner.

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