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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2001
Ralf Sandvoss, Gerlingen, DE;
Reinhart Neumann, Moessingen, DE;
Thomas Schwarz, Wurmlingen, DE;
Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to an ignition lock (), in particular for a driving authorization system in a motor vehicle that interacts for authentication purposes with an electronic key or the like via an encoded operating signal. The ignition lock () contains a moving element () that can move from a starting position into at least one actuating position and a switching element (), wherein the moving element () has a switching effect onto the switching element () in the actuating position. The ignition lock () furthermore includes a lever () that can be inserted into the moving element () for manually moving the moving element (), wherein a locking feature () interacts with the lever () in the inserted state so that the removal of the lever () from the moving element () is blocked. The lever () contains an actuating element for the release of the locking feature () so that upon actuation of the actuating element the lever () can be removed from the moving element ().