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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 1997
Filed:
Jan. 27, 1995
Franz Neumann, Wuppertal, DE;
BOMORO Bocklenberg & Motte GmbH & Co. KG, Wuppertal, DE;
Abstract
An automobile door lock having a lock mechanism, with a variety of levers, and lock elements, like a ratchet (1) and a pawl (2), whereby the lock mechanism has an outer actuation lever (6), cooperating with an operating surface (4) of an outer door handle (5), and a clutch lever (9), cooperating with an outer actuating lever (6). Between the levers, there is provided a bolt connection assembly (12) with a longitudinal slot (13), a retaining bolt (14), and a bias spring (15). With the retaining bolt (14) loosened, the outer actuating lever (6) is moved by means of the bias spring (15), until it contacts the operating surface (4). With retaining bolt (14) tightened, both levers are firmly connected to form a unit which is adjustable by the outer door handle (5). With the automobile door lock not installed, the outer actuation lever (6) is in, or near, an end delivery position opposing the force of the bias spring (15), relative to clutch lever (9), and the retaining bolt (14) is strongly tightened such that the bias spring (15) is not effective. With the automobile door lock installed, the retaining bolt (14) is loosened, so that bias spring (15) is effective, and the outer actuation lever (6) is shifted in the direction towards operating surface (4) of outer door handle (5), up to the point of its contact therewith, forming its operational position. With the outer actuation lever (6) in this position, the retaining bolt (14) is tightened such that both levers (6, 9) are firmly interconnected.