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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2003
Gerd Buschmann, Velbert, DE;
Huf Hülsbeck & Fürst GmbH & Co. KG, Velbert, DE;
Abstract
A device for actuating a lock on a door or hinged lid, particularly for a vehicle, includes a momentary contact switch and a lock cylinder having tumblers which are transferred between a blocked position and an unblocked position by a key. In the locked position, the tumblers interact with a locking edge which is released only in the unblocked position. The travelling motion of the momentary contact switch is transferred to an entry element of the lock only in the unblocked position. The lock cylinder is arranged in a manner that prevents it from twisting, and the blocking edge is configured to move transversely in relation to the tumblers. This transverse motion is caused by the traveling motion of the momentary contact switch. The blocked position of the tumblers prevents the transverse movement of the blocking edge. The traveling motion of the momentary contact switch is then only transferred to the lock when the transverse motion of the blocking edge is possible.