Striker driving assembly for a motor vehicle door lock

• US 20050151379A1
• Filed: 12/28/2004
• Published: 07/14/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Brose Schließsysteme Gmbh & Co. Kg
• Original Assignee: Brose Schließsysteme Gmbh & Co. Kg
• Inventors: Brose, Simon, Haarmann, Uwe, Heck, Sascha, Sanzo, Anna-Maria Tanis
• Granted Patent: US 7,341,292 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 292/201
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 81/21 with means preventing or detecting pinching of objects or body parts
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 81/22 by movement of the striker
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 81/46 Clutches
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/1082 Motor
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/696 With movable dog, catch or striker
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/699 Motor controlled

Abstract

A striker driving assembly for a motor vehicle lock that includes a striker carrier, a striker located on the striker carrier, two cams and a driving means. The striker carrier and the striker can be moved linearly by means of the cams from a pre-locking position into a main locking position. The driving means is controlled by a control which is located in the motor vehicle or on the driving assembly. The driving means also has a motor and gearing, where the cams are driven by the motor, and the application of force by the two cams to the striker carrier takes place symmetrically to the axis of movement of the striker.

Claims

1. A striker driving assembly for a motor vehicle lock, comprising:

a striker carrier;

a striker located on the striker carrier;

two cams, wherein the striker carrier and the striker are linearly movable by means of the cams from a pre-locking position into a main locking position;

a driving means, said driving means comprising a motor and gearing; and

a control for controlling the driving means;

wherein the cams are driven by the motor and apply a force to the striker carrier symmetrically with respect to an axis of movement of the striker.

2. The driving assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the striker carrier is located in or on a housing and wherein the driving means is located in or on the housing.

3. The driving assembly as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a sliding guide associated with the striker carrier.

4. The driving assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein a top part of the housing forms the sliding guide.

5. The driving assembly as claimed in claim 4, wherein the top part of the housing comprises a depression which forms the sliding guide.

6. The driving assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the striker carrier includes an oblong hole for eccentric pins associated with each cam, wherein each oblong hole is located substantially transverse to the axis of motion of the striker and wherein the eccentric pins fit into the respective oblong holes of the striker carrier.

8. The driving assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the striker carrier further comprises receivers for eccentric pins associated with each cam, wherein the eccentric pins fit into the respective receivers of the striker carrier and wherein the receivers are shaped such that the striker carrier can be moved from the prelocking position into the main locking position.

10. The driving assembly as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a spring, wherein the spring pretensions the striker carrier in the prelocking position.

11. The driving assembly as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a clutch plate located on the striker carrier, wherein the application of force by the two eccentric pins to the striker carrier takes place by means of the clutch plate.

13. The driving assembly as claimed in claim 11, wherein the clutch plate further comprises:

oblong holes for receiving the eccentric pins of each cam, wherein each oblong hole is located substantially transverse to the axis of motion of the striker.

14. The driving assembly as claimed in claim 13, wherein the clutch plate further comprises:

a hole through which the striker, one segment of the striker or a projection of the striker carrier for holding the striker extends so that the clutch plate is connected, by interlocking, to the striker carrier.

15. The driving assembly as claimed in claim 11, wherein the clutch plate is supported to swivel on the striker carrier and wherein the swiveling axis is arranged perpendicular to the striker carrier and coincides with the axis of movement of the striker.

16. The driving assembly as claimed in claim 15, wherein the axis of movement of the striker coincides with the axis of an upstanding leg of the striker.

17. The driving assembly as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a gear associated with each of the cams, wherein the gears are driven in opposite directions by the driving means.

20. The driving assembly as claimed in claim 17, wherein the gears mesh with one another.

23. The driving assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the gearing is self-locking.

24. The driving assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the gearing further comprising an overload safeguard.

25. The driving assembly as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a mounting sheet located on the top of the housing.

26. The driving assembly as claimed in claim 25, further comprising:

a clutch plate located on the striker carrier by means of which the application by force of the two eccentric pins to the striker carrier takes place and wherein the clutch plate is located on the top of a mounting sheet.

27. The driving assembly as claimed in claim 26, wherein the mounting sheet has a depression and wherein the clutch plate is located in the depression.

28. The driving assembly as claimed in claim 25, wherein the mounting sheet plate has an oblong recess through which the striker extends, and recesses through which the cams extend.

29. The driving assembly as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a hold-down on the top side of the striker carrier.

33. The driving assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein stop buffers are associated with the striker carrier in the housing.

34. The driving assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the striker carrier in the housing is supported on rollers, drums, or balls.

36. The driving assembly as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a sensor which detects an unusually high closing force and thereupon turns off the driving means.

37. The driving assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the driving assembly is provided with fastening means for attachment to a component of the body so that, in the attached state, the driving assembly is slightly movable relative to the body component and is fixable in a respective position at which it has been set.

38. The driving assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein a guide element is assigned to the striker carrier and wherein the guide element interacts with the sliding glide.

39. The driving assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein the sliding guide comprises at least one spring element for elastic-flexible side guidance of the striker carrier or of the guide element.

41. The driving assembly of claim 24, wherein the overload safeguard is a friction clutch.

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