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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2023
Applicant:
Kiekert Ag, Heiligenhaus, DE;
Inventor:
Robert J. Hunt, Davisburg, MI (US);
Assignee:
Kiekert AG, Heiligenhaus, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 85/26 (2014.01); E05B 85/24 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 85/26 (2013.01); E05B 85/243 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lock for a motor vehicle, in particular an electrically actuatable lock, having a locking mechanism with a rotary latch and at least one pawl, wherein the rotary latch can be latched by means of the pawl at least in a main latching position, and having another latching element which is located in the engagement area between the rotary latch and the pawl and is arranged on the rotary latch, wherein the latching element is pivotably accommodated in the rotary latch, and a rolling movement is possible between the latching element and the pawl, wherein the pawl can be brought into engagement with the rotary latch.