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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2019
Applicant:
Kiekert Ag, Heiligenhaus, DE;
Inventors:
Bryan Bishop, Walled Lake, MI (US);
James A. Svoboda, Byron, MI (US);
Assignee:
Kiekert AG, Heiligenhaus, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 77/38 (2014.01); E05B 85/26 (2014.01); E05B 85/02 (2014.01); E05B 77/40 (2014.01); E05B 81/06 (2014.01); E05B 17/00 (2006.01); E05B 81/16 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 77/38 (2013.01); E05B 85/26 (2013.01); E05B 17/0041 (2013.01); E05B 17/0045 (2013.01); E05B 77/40 (2013.01); E05B 81/06 (2013.01); E05B 81/16 (2013.01); E05B 85/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A motor vehicle door lock which is equipped with a locking mechanism substantially comprising a catch and pawl. Furthermore, a locking pin is provided for interaction with the locking mechanism. Furthermore, there is a damping element for a locking mechanism component and/or the locking pin. Finally, the configuration includes at least one spring which is assigned to the locking mechanism. According to the invention, the spring at least partially abuts the damping element.