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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2010
Simon Brose, Hattingen, DE;
Klaus Dünne, Ratingen, DE;
Rainer Wirths, Wuppertal, DE;
Brose Schliesssysteme GmbH & Co. KG, Wuppertal, DE;
Abstract
Described herein is a circuit arrangement for a motor vehicle door having a detent mechanism which keeps the motor vehicle door in the closed position and opens it and at least one operating element, for example, an outer door handle and/or inner door handle, wherein an electric drive, for example, an electric motor, drives the detent mechanism, and the motor can be connected by means of a control module. In one embodiment, at least one electrical switching element is arranged in the circuit of the motor. In another embodiment, when the operating element is operated, the electrical circuit of the motor can be completed by means of the electrical switching element. Also described is a method for actuating a detent mechanism in a motor vehicle door and a controller for a detent mechanism which keeps a motor vehicle door in the closed position or opens it.