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Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2021

Filed:

May. 22, 2018
Applicant:

Kiekert Ag, Heiligenhaus, DE;

Inventors:

Keith Robertson, Livonia, MI (US);

Jim Zhuang, Canton, MI (US);

Philip Morrison, Monroe, MI (US);

Assignee:

Kiekert AG, Heiligenhaus, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 81/14 (2014.01); B60N 2/36 (2006.01); E05B 81/34 (2014.01); E05B 85/26 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 81/14 (2013.01); B60N 2/366 (2013.01); E05B 81/34 (2013.01); E05B 85/26 (2013.01);
Abstract

A latching device for a backrest latch of a motor vehicle for the bolting and unbolting of seat backrests includes a locking mechanism having a catch and at least one pawl, and an unbolting element for the locking mechanism which can be acted on manually and/or mechanically, whereby the unbolting element is a component of an exchangeable unbolting module and whereby the unbolting module forms a latch housing together with a basic module accommodating the locking mechanism, whereby the unbolting element is formed as a multifunctional element and whereby at least a switching and/or attenuation function can be executed by the multifunctional element.


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