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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2001
Filed:
May. 21, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Klaus-Peter Rathmann, Frankfurt, DE;
Axel Schäfer, Kriftel, DE;
Erhard Franz, Neu-Isenburg, DE;
Peter Kleinmichel, Neu-Isenburg, DE;
Assignee:
Mannesmann VDO AG, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05C 3/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05C 3/02 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a locking device, in particular for a door, a tailgate, a trunk lid or the like of a vehicle, with at least one actuating drive which is capable of being activated in order to set functions of the locking device and which is operatively connected to an element of the locking device via at least one transmission element, according to the invention means being provided which detect the continuous movements and functional positions of the actuating drive or of the transmission element.