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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2022
Kiekert Aktiengesellschaft, Heiligenhaus, DE;
Michael Scholz, Essen, DE;
Holger Schiffer, Meerbusch, DE;
Ömer Inan, Dorsten, DE;
Thomas Waldmann, Mülheim, DE;
Peter Szegeny, Engelskirchen, DE;
KIEKERT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Heiligenhaus, DE;
Abstract
A motor vehicle lock, in particular a motor vehicle door lock, which is equipped with a locking mechanism consisting essentially of a rotary latch and a pawl as locking mechanism components. In addition, a latching element, which is mounted on the rotary latch and/or the pawl so as to be pivotable primarily in a locking mechanism plane, is provided in an engagement region between the two locking mechanism components. In order to axially secure the latching element, according to the invention, at least one locking mechanism component is equipped with a cover which is made of the same material and at least partly extends over the latching element.