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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 11306518 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2022

Filed:

Mar. 01, 2018

Vehicle door lock, especially tailgate lock

Applicant:

Kiekert Ag, Heiligenhaus, DE;

Inventors:

Bryan D. Bishop, Walled Lake, MI (US);

Keith Robertson, Livonia, MI (US);

John Dey, Wixom, MI (US);

Assignee:

Kiekert AG, Heiligenhaus, DE;

Attorney:

Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Alyson M Merlino

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 81/18 (2014.01); E05B 85/26 (2014.01); E05B 85/24 (2014.01); E05B 81/64 (2014.01); E05B 81/20 (2014.01); E05C 3/00 (2006.01); E05B 83/00 (2014.01); E05B 83/18 (2014.01); B62D 33/037 (2006.01); E05B 79/20 (2014.01); E05B 81/28 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 81/18 (2013.01); E05B 81/20 (2013.01); E05B 81/64 (2013.01); E05B 83/00 (2013.01); E05B 83/18 (2013.01); E05B 85/243 (2013.01); E05B 85/26 (2013.01); E05C 3/004 (2013.01); B62D 33/037 (2013.01); E05B 79/20 (2013.01); E05B 81/28 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/445 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/546 (2013.01);
Abstract

The subject matter of the present invention is a motor vehicle door lock, in particular tailgate lock, which is provided with a locking mechanism () essentially consisting of a rotary latch () and a pawl (). Furthermore, as required, an unlocking/opening actuator () as well as a locking actuator () may be realised. In addition at least one sensor () assigned to the locking actuator () is provided. According to the invention the sensor () is arranged at a distance from a locking mechanism plane protected in the lock interior, and is impacted by means of an actuating element () following the locking actuator ().

Find Patent Forward Citations

Bishop, Bryan. (2022). Vehicle door lock, especially tailgate lock (U.S. Patent No. 11306518). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11306518

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