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Actuation device for a motor vehicle door lock

US9534424B2 · kind B2 · utility

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3References

16Claims

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Assignee

Kiekert AG · DE

Inventors

Thorsten Bendel · Oberhausen, DE
Claus Toepfer · Sindelfingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 5, 2012
Grant date	Jan 3, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 16, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T292/1075
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The invention relates to an actuation device for a motor vehicle door lock (1), comprising a handle (7), and a locking lever (10) which renders the handle (7) inactive when accelerating forces (a) of a predetermined magnitude occur, for example, in the event of an accident. In the normal operation, the locking lever (10) is displaced when impinged upon by the handle (7) and the handle (7) is simply rendered inactive in the locked operation.

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