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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2020
Kiekert Ag, Heiligenhaus, DE;
Ömer Inan, Dorsten, DE;
Holger Schiffer, Meerbusch, DE;
Thomas Schönenberg, Burscheid, DE;
Michael Scholz, Essen, DE;
Thorsten Bendel, Oberhausen, DE;
Kiekert AG, Heiligenhaus, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a motor vehicle door lock which is equipped with a locking mechanism () that consists essentially of a rotary latch () and a pawl (). Furthermore, an electrical drive () for the locking mechanism () is provided. Moreover, an actuating lever chain () is implemented between the electrical drive () and the locking mechanism (), wherein a coupling element () of the actuating lever chain () can at least be decoupled with the aid of an emergency actuating element () that can be acted on manually. According to the invention, the emergency actuating element () acts on the coupling element () predominantly in a linear manner in relation to a link ().