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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2022
Kiekert Ag, Heiligenhaus, DE;
Robert J. Hunt, Davisburg, MI (US);
Kiekert AG, Heiligenhaus, DE;
Abstract
A motor vehicle latch, in particular to a motor vehicle door latch, which is equipped with a locking mechanism consisting essentially of a catch and a pawl. Furthermore, a release lever rotatable about an axis of rotation is provided for the locking mechanism. In addition, an electromotive opening drive and a handle connected to a connecting means are provided. In order to open the locking mechanism, the opening drive acts by motor on the release lever, while the handle, including the connecting means, alternatively or additionally acts manually on the release lever. According to the invention, the opening drive acts on the release lever radially on the inside relative to the axis of rotation, and the connecting means acts on said release lever radially on the outside in relation to said axis of rotation.