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Lock having a modified spring lip for motor vehicle doors

US9617760B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11Claims

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Assignee

Kiekert AG · DE

Inventors

Marek Dragon · Bocholt, DE
Klaus Götzen · Mülheim, DE
Thomas Waldmann · Silver Spring, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 8, 2011
Grant date	Apr 11, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 26, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T292/0911
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The invention relates to a lock for a motor vehicle or a building, said lock being equipped with a rotary latch (2) rotatably supported in the lock housing (10) about a locking bolt (3), wherein the lock housing (10) has a slotted guide (8) for the locking bolt (3), said slotted guide having at least one spring lip (15) on the insertion side, which spring lip reaches into the slotted guide and cushions the locking bolt (3), said spring lip having creaking protection (17) that partially covers the surface (16) of the spring lip, wherein the spring lip (15) has a bounding bead (20) at the free end (18) and wherein the creaking protection (17) is designed as a sheet metal clamp (21) that can be attached to the spring lip (15) in front of the bounding bead with a preload.

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