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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2022
Kiekert Ag, Heiligenhaus, DE;
Robert J. Hunt, Davisburg, MI (US);
Kiekert AG, Heiligenhaus, DE;
Abstract
A motor vehicle lock, in particular a motor vehicle door lock, which is equipped with a locking mechanism consisting substantially of a catch and a pawl as locking mechanism components. In addition, a latching element which is arranged in the engagement region between the two locking mechanism components and is pivotably mounted on the rotary latch or the pawl for the most part in a plane of the locking mechanism spanned by the two locking mechanism components. In addition, at least one guide element is implemented for additional axial and/or radial guidance of the latching element. According to the invention, the guide element is designed as a holding plate which overlaps the latching element laterally and is oriented largely parallel to the plane of the locking mechanism.