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Locking unit

US8596693B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignees

Edscha Engineering GmbH · DE
Skoda Auto A.S. · CZ

Inventors

Eddy Meyer · Rathenow, DE
Karel Erben · Mladá Boleslav, CZ

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 30, 2006
Grant date	Dec 3, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 21, 2029

Classification

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

Abstract

The invention relates to a locking unit for a first flap, a second flap and a carrier, comprising a locking element which can be housed in a displaceable manner on the first flap and which comprises a tappet, and a driveable actuation device which is used to displace the locking element. In a first position, said locking element couples the first flap to the second flap in order to form a unit, and in a second position, the first flap is released from the second flap, and in an intermediate position, the first flap and the second flap are fixed together in the carrier. An active connection between the tappet of the locking element and the actuation element can be formed in said intermediate position.

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