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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 04, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Uwe Waltz, Bamberg, DE;
Manfred Stenzel, Bamberg, DE;
Assignee:
Brose Fahrzeugteille GmbH & Co. KG, Coburg, Coburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2961469 ; 49503 ;
Abstract
A motor vehicle door including a simple latch assembly comprising a preassembled and easily inspectable functional module and a moisture barrier which separates a dry zone sealed from external moisture and an unsealed wet zone. The latch lies completely within the dry zone. The latch is preassembled on the side of a mounting plate facing an inside door panel and includes a sealing element which seals at least a portion of the latch area against moisture.