Kiekert Ag

Hendrik Wahmann

Carsten Fuchs

Madhu S Basavarajappa

Dirk Eichel

Thomas Schönenberg

A motor vehicle lock, in particular a motor vehicle side door lock, which is equipped with a locking mechanism composed, essentially, of a rotary latch and a pawl. Also comprising an actuating lever for the locking mechanism and a release lever for the pawl. Both levers can be coupled and uncoupled to/from each other by means of a coupling lever. A mass inertia element which uncouples the coupling lever at least in the event of a crash is also provided. According to the invention, the clutch lever is actuated in normal operation at least slightly with respect to its bearing whenever the actuating lever is acted upon.

Motor vehicle lock, in particular motor vehicle side door lock

A motor vehicle lock, in particular a motor vehicle door lock, which is equipped with a locking mechanism consisting of a rotary latch and at least one pawl. An actuating lever mounted in a lock case for rotation about an axis is also provided. The pawl is mounted on the actuating lever for rotation about an axis. According to the invention, the rotary latch applies a closing moment on the pawl when the locking mechanism is in the closed state, which moment transitions into an opening moment on the pawl when the locking mechanism is opened as a result of the associated movement of the actuating lever and the shifting of the axis for the pawl.

Motor vehicle lock

The invention relates to a lock, in particular for a door or opening element of a motor vehicle. In order to avoid the unplanned opening of the lock in the event of a crash, the invention proposes a lock with a locking mechanism comprising a rotary latch, a pawl for locking the rotary latch in a detent position, preferably a blocking lever for blocking the pawl in the detent position and a release lever for opening the locking mechanism, in particular by lifting the blocking lever out of the blocking position. The lock is provided with a rotation-lock device, by means of which an opening process of the locking mechanism caused by momentum or an impact can be prevented or blocked.

Lock for a motor vehicle

The invention relates to a lock for a fuel tank cap or tailboard in a vehicle, comprising a locking bolt () which can be adjusted between an open and a closed position by opening and closing the cap or tailboard. Said fuel tank cap lock, in the housing () of the lock, is positively driven counter to the force of a compression spring () in the direction of its longitudinal axis () and about its longitudinal axis ().

Fuel tank cap lock with a reduced number of components

The invention relates to a lock, in particular for a door or opening element of a motor vehicle, said lock comprising a locking mechanism with a rotary latch, a pawl for locking the rotary latch in a detent position, preferably a blocking lever for blocking the pawl in the detent position and a release lever for opening the locking mechanism, in particular by moving the blocking lever out of the blocking position. The lock is characterized in that a safety catch device of the lock, said device comprising in particular more than one catch position, is designed to prevent the opening of the locking mechanism during excessive acceleration, in particular during excessively violent acceleration of the release lever and/or handle of a door or opening element. An unplanned opening of the lock in the event of a crash can thus be avoided.

The invention relates to a lock for a fuel tank or tailgate in a vehicle, comprising a locking bolt () which can be adjusted between an open and closed position by opening and closing the cap or the tailgate. Said cap lock, in the housing () of the locking device, is positively driven counter to the force of a compression spring () in the direction of its longitudinal axis () and counter to the force of a torsion spring () about its longitudinal axis ().

Fuel tank cap lock

The invention relates to a locking system, in particular motor vehicle door lock, with at least one lever (), and with a position-securing unit () for the lever (), wherein the position-securing unit () has at least one spring element () and is designed for defining at least one stable position (E) of the lever (), wherein the spring element () reaches through the lever () in the region of an opening (), and wherein the opening () permits pivoting movements of the lever () in relation to the spring element () within a predetermined pivoting angle range ().

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Düsseldorf, Germany

Hendrik Wahmann