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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2024
Applicant:
Kiekert Ag, Heiligenhaus, DE;
Inventors:
Robert S. Pettengill, Farmington, MI (US);
Robert J. Hunt, Davisburg, MI (US);
Assignee:
Kiekert AG, Heiligenhaus, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 81/04 (2014.01); E05B 81/14 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 81/14 (2013.01); E05B 81/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A motor vehicle lock comprising a locking mechanism having substantially a rotary latch and pawl as locking mechanism components, further comprising a closing device having at least one drive and a lever chain actuated thereby, and having a drive pawl following the lever chain for driving an associated locking mechanism component, wherein a means for interrupting the drive from the locking mechanism component is provided, and wherein the means for separation can be provided by a locking mechanism component.