Kiekert Ag

Stelian Borlodan

Keith Robertson

Jim Zhuang

Robert S Pettengill

Robert L Brickner

Bryan D Bishop

Octavian Cimpean

Mandya Rajagopal

A motor vehicle latch, in particular a motor vehicle backrest latch, which is equipped with a locking mechanism consisting substantially of a catch and a pawl. A latch housing having a recess is also implemented. In addition, a damping means at the end side of the recess, a latch holder entering the recess in the direction of entry transferring the locking mechanism to its closed position, thereby moving against the damping means. In addition, the damping means has a plurality of recesses and at least one web. According to the invention, the web is designed as an arched web and its highest arch is convexly curved against the direction of entry of the latch holder.

Motor vehicle latch, in particular motor vehicle backrest latch

A motor vehicle latch, in particular a motor vehicle side-door latch, comprising a latch plate and comprising a locking mechanism which is mounted on the latch plate and consists substantially of a catch and pawl. The latch plate has an inlet jaw for a latch holder that enters therein and interacts with the locking mechanism. The inlet jaw is reinforced by a circumferential flange. According to the invention, the flange has at least one interruption which completely or partially reduces its installation height in order to compensate for deformations of the latch plate caused by tensile forces.

Motor vehicle latch

A motor vehicle door lock includes a locking mechanism having a rotary latch, a pawl, and an actuating lever mechanism having at least one coupling lever rotatable about an axis and a mass inertia element rotatable about an additional axis spaced apart from the axis of the coupling lever to guide the coupling lever, at least in the event of an accident. The coupling lever in its 'engaged' position connects the actuating lever mechanism mechanically with the locking mechanism and in its 'disengaged' position ensures that the actuating lever mechanism is locked and/or separated from the locking mechanism. The mass inertia element has a guide contour for the coupling lever that interacts with a contact contour of the coupling lever so that the guide contour and/or contact contour is configured so that a force exerted upon it runs essentially tangentially to the diameter of the associated axis.

Motor vehicle lock, in particular a motor vehicle door lock

An operating arrangement for at least one motor vehicle latch, in particular a flap operating arrangement for two motor vehicle flap latches placed at a distance from one another and provided with a drive train. Furthermore, a lever arrangement interacting with the drive train is provided. Moreover, there is provided at least one transmission attached to the lever arrangement to act upon the at least one motor vehicle latch. The lever arrangement has an operating lever to act upon the transmission and a locking lever that blocks the operating lever at least when in a 'locked' position, wherein the drive train works upon the locking lever.

Operating arrangement for at least one motor vehicle latch

A motor vehicle latch, in particular a motor vehicle door latch, that in its basic structure is equipped with a locking mechanism essentially consisting of a catch and at least one pawl. Furthermore, an operating lever mechanism for the locking mechanism having at least one coupling lever and one release lever is realized. In its 'coupled position,' the coupling lever connects the release lever mechanically to the locking mechanism, and in its 'uncoupled' position separates the release lever from the locking mechanism. In addition, an inertia element for guiding the coupling lever is provided. According to the invention, the inertia element has a guide contour for the coupling lever, which guide contour in a crash event separates the coupled coupling lever from the release lever and transfers the coupling lever to its &#x201c;uncoupled&#x201d; position without further mechanical contact.

The object of the invention is a latching device () for a motor vehicle having a locking mechanism () with a catch () and at least one pawl (), a triggering lever () whereby the locking mechanism () can be unlocked by means of the triggering lever (), a means to block () a movement of the triggering lever () arranged on the latching device (), whereby a blocking of the triggering lever () can be attained by a stress (F) acting externally on the vehicle and a shifting movement of the blocking means (), and whereby the blocking means can be guided back into a starting position dependent on the amount of external stress.

Latching device for a motor vehicle

A motor vehicle latching system with a locking mechanism, which comprises at least a catch and at least a pawl for ratcheting of the catch, with an operating leverwhich can be rotated to open a motor vehicle door and with a transmission elementby means of which rotation of the operating levercan be transmitted into pivoting of a triggering leverto disengage the locking mechanism. For the coupling of the transmission elementwith the operating lever, the transmission elementshiftably reaches through a coupling openingof the operating lever. A coupling sectionof the transmission elementwhich is located in the coupling openingis arch-shaped. Especially reliable operation of the motor vehicle latching system can thus be enabled.

Motor vehicle door latch

The object of the invention is a motor vehicle latch demonstrating a locking mechanism comprising a catch and at least a pawl, a latch plate (), whereby the locking mechanism can be accommodated in the latch plate () and the latch plate () demonstrates an inlet area (), whereby a latch holder () can be inserted to interact with the locking mechanism in the inlet area () and with at least a deformation () formed in a peripheral area of the inlet area () in the latch plate (), whereby the deformation () is arranged at least in places directly on an edge of the inlet area ().

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White Lake, MI, United States of America

Stelian Borlodan