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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2017
Applicant:
Kiekert Ag, Heiligenhaus, DE;
Inventors:
Scott Davis, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Robert S. Pettengill, Farmington, MI (US);
Assignee:
Kiekert AG, Heiligenhaus, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 81/40 (2014.01); E05B 81/34 (2014.01); E05B 81/16 (2014.01); E05B 81/06 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 81/40 (2013.01); E05B 81/16 (2013.01); E05B 81/06 (2013.01); E05B 81/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle lock for a door or a flap of a motor vehicle, the vehicle lock including a locking mechanism with a catch and a pawl for latching the catch as well as a gear mechanism with a spindle for moving a nut and for transferring a motion and/or force to the locking mechanism by the nut movement for locking or unlocking the vehicle lock, and a clip for holding the spindle in an axial position. A simple and easy to produce vehicle lock with reduced number of parts, in particular without thrust plates, can be obtained.