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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2023
Applicant:
Kiekert Aktiengesellschaft, Heiligenhaus, DE;
Inventor:
Jan Zejda, Chrudim, CZ;
Assignee:
KIEKERT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Heiligenhaus, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 77/38 (2014.01); E05B 83/16 (2014.01); E05B 85/26 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 77/38 (2013.01); E05B 85/26 (2013.01); E05B 83/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A motor vehicle locking device and, in particular, a motor vehicle door lock and preferably a motor vehicle tailgate lock, which is equipped with a locking mechanism consisting substantially of a rotary latch and a pawl. Furthermore, a locking bolt interacting with the locking mechanism is realized. In addition, a damping element for the locking mechanism and/or the locking bolt. According to the invention, the damping element has at least three stop contours for the rotary latch, the pawl, and the locking bolt.