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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2017
Kiekert Ag, Heiligenhaus, DE;
Robert L. Brickner, Berkley, MI (US);
Kiekert AG, Heiligenhaus, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a latch for a door or flap of a motor vehicle with a locking mechanism comprising a catch (), a primary pawl () for ratcheting with the catch () in a main ratchet position and a separate secondary pawl () for ratcheting with the catch () in a pre-ratchet position, whereby only in the case of overload can the secondary pawl () additionally ratchet to the primary pawl () with the catch () in the main ratchet position. The invention furthermore relates to a latch for a door or a flap of a motor vehicle with a locking mechanism comprising a catch () with a load arm () and a catching arm () a primary pawl () to ratchet with the load arm () of the catch () in a main ratchet position and a separate secondary pawl () to ratchet with the catching arm () of the catch () in a pre-ratchet position, whereby the catch (), the primary pawl () and the secondary pawl () are arranged on the same plane. A reduction of the complexity, e.g. an automatic closure aid and increased stability, i.e. the tensile strength are enabled simultaneously.