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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2000
Bernhard Kordowski, Dortmund, DE;
Bernd Weyerstall, Wuppertal, DE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A motor vehicle door lock or the like including a housing with a lock latch and a detent pawl located therein, an electrical opening aid for electrical actuation of the detent pawl in a normal state, a lock mechanism for mechanical actuation of the detent pawl in a special state, remotely controllable control electronics for remote operation of the door lock, a chain of force exerting components that runs from an outside door handle into the lock mechanism, and a plurality of electrical sensors assigned to the chain of force exerting components in the lock mechanism, the plurality of electrical sensors being adapted to trigger the switching functions of the control electronics and the opening aid.