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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2023
Kiekert Aktiengesellschaft, Heiligenhaus, DE;
Viktor Kimel, Essen, DE;
Kiekert Aktiengesellschaft, Heiligenhaus, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a motor vehicle lock, in particular a motor vehicle door lock, which is equipped with a locking mechanism () made up substantially of a rotary latch () and a pawl (). In addition, a release lever () is provided to actuate the pawl () and to open the locking mechanism (). According to the invention, the release lever () is designed in two parts with a pawl release lever () acting on the pawl () and an actuating release lever () interacting with, for example, an actuating lever and/or drive. Both levers () are either coupled together or decoupled from each other via a linearly displaceable coupling element ().