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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2003
Frank Boecker, Hagen, DE;
Markus Lauten, Grevenbroich, DE;
Joerg Madsen, Moers, DE;
Ivica Stanic, Köhn, DE;
Frank Boecker, Hagen, DE;
Markus Lauten, Grevenbroich, DE;
Joerg Madsen, Moers, DE;
Ivica Stanic, Köhn, DE;
Intier Automotive Closures, Inc., Newmarket, CA;
Abstract
A lock, particularly a boot or tailgate lock for a motor vehicle having a drive () and a lock mechanism operated by the drive (), the drive () being in the form of an electric motor of reversible construction, wherein the drive () acts on a gear wheel () operatively connected to at least two clutches (), while when the drive () is actuated in a first driving direction a first clutch () couples the drive to first components () of the lock mechanism in order to activate at least a first function of the lock mechanism, and when the drive () is actuated in a second driving direction a second clutch () couples the drive () to second components () of the lock mechanism in order to activate at least a second function of the lock mechanism.