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Vehicle door latch

US7946634B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 26, 2004
Grant dateMay 24, 2011
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Expiry dateJun 26, 2024

Classification

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

Abstract

The object of the present invention is a vehicle door latch, whose basic version contains a locking mechanism (1, 2) with at least one operating lever (3) for the locking mechanism (1, 2) and a motor drive (4, 5, 6, 7) for opening the locking mechanism (1, 2). According to the invention, the motor drive (4, 5, 6, 7) directly acts upon the locking mechanism (1, 2) solely via the operating lever (3).

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