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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2023
Applicant:
Kiekert Ag, Heiligenhaus, DE;
Inventors:
Rob Hunt, Davisburg, MI (US);
Robert Pettengill, Farmington, MI (US);
Assignee:
Kiekert AG, Heiligenhaus, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 81/72 (2014.01); E05B 81/00 (2014.01); E05B 81/64 (2014.01); E05B 81/74 (2014.01); E05B 85/02 (2014.01); E05F 15/70 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 81/72 (2013.01); E05B 81/01 (2013.01); E05B 81/64 (2013.01); E05B 81/74 (2013.01); E05F 15/70 (2015.01); E05B 85/02 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/55 (2013.01);
Abstract
A motor vehicle latch, in particular to a motor vehicle door latch, is equipped with an actuating lever chain having at least one actuating lever for opening a locking mechanism. Also provided is a linearly displaceable actuating slide and a sensor that can be acted upon by the actuating lever via the actuating slide. According to the invention, a spring is assigned to the actuating slide such that the sensor is permanently acted upon, with only an opening movement of the actuating lever lifting the actuating slide from the sensor.