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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2023
Kiekert Aktiengesellschaft, Heiligenhaus, DE;
Ömer Inan, Dorsten, DE;
Holger Schiffer, Meerbusch, DE;
Peter Szegeny, Engelskirchen, DE;
Andreas Schmitz, Velbert, DE;
Michael Scholz, Essen, DE;
Andreas Ziganki, Mettmann, DE;
KIEKERT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Heiligenhaus, DE;
Abstract
A motor vehicle lock has a locking mechanism with a rotary latch and at least one pawl, an electric drive and a gear mechanism arranged downstream of the electric drive, a lock housing with at least one housing cover, a cover cap and a housing shell, wherein at least one dry space can be formed in the lock housing by means of the housing cover and the cover cap, and a printed circuit board arranged in the dry space, wherein at least one electrical contact from the printed circuit board to the electric drive can be provided, and wherein the electrical contact between the printed circuit board and the electric drive can be arranged in the housing cover.