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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2017
Brose Schliesssysteme Gmbh & Co. KG, Wuppertal, DE;
Brose Schliesssysteme GmbH & Co. KG, Wuppertal, DE;
Abstract
A motor vehicle lock in a fitted state interacts with a striker. The motor vehicle lock includes an adjustable catch and an adjustable locking pawl. The catch is adjustable into a main locking state and into an opening state, and the locking pawl is adjustable into an entry state, and into a lifted state. The motor vehicle lock includes a tensioning mechanism. When the catch is in the main locking state and the locking pawl is in the entry state, the tensioning mechanism can be brought into a tensioned state in which the tensioning mechanism introduces a mechanical preload into the catch in its opening direction. The tensioning mechanism can be brought into a relaxed state, in which the preload originating from the tensioning mechanism is reduced or cancelled.