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Door locking system for a motor vehicle

US8686842B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9References

20Claims

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Assignee

GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC · US

Inventors

Peter Eduard Schuessler · Overath, DE
Andreas Heberer · Mainz, DE
Mario Tassotto · Darmstadt, DE
Oliver Roettel · Büttelborn, DE
Joachim Schuberth · Wiesbaden, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 4, 2011
Grant date	Apr 1, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 20, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
CPC primaryE05B83/36
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A door locking system is provided for a motor vehicle. The door locking system includes, but is not limited to a mechanical door opening safety catch and a warning unit configured to generate a first warning signal that is exclusively suppressed by a manual activation of the mechanical door opening safety catch. A motor vehicle is provided that includes, but is not limited to a vehicle body, a rear vehicle door that is linked on the vehicle body and facing away from a vehicle travel direction, the rear vehicle door configured to pivot, a door opening safety catch configured to be mechanically activate upon the pivot of the rear vehicle door, and a warning unit configured to generate a first warning signal that is exclusively suppressed by the mechanical activation of the door opening safety catch.

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