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Method for mounting a motor vehicle door lock

US8069616B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 7, 2007
Grant dateDec 6, 2011
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Expiry dateSep 22, 2029

Classification

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

Abstract

A motor vehicle door and to a motor vehicle door lock and a method for mounting the motor vehicle door lock in a motor vehicle door, the motor vehicle door lock having an inside locking lever, and when installed, being located in a hollow space of the door and coupled to an inside safety element via a connecting rod that extends through a passage opening in an inside wall segment of the door body. To facilitate installation, the connecting rod is formed of two segments, a lower connecting rod segment extending through the passage opening and being connected to a an upper connecting rod segment at a location that is outside of the hollow space in proximity to the passage opening.

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