Control method and device for activating and deactivating the child safety lock function of vehicle doors
First Claim
1. A control device for activating and deactivating a child safety lock function of rear doors of a motor vehicle having rear inside door handles and rear outside door handles, said control device comprising:
- a safety lock device connected to the rear inside door handles of the rear doors;
a central control unit for controlling said safety lock device between a first operating position establishing a normal operating mode, in which said safety lock device allows the rear doors to be opened using both the rear inside door handles and the rear outside door handles, and a second operating position establishing a safety lock mode, in which said safety lock device does not allow the rear doors to be opened using the rear inside door handles;
a selector device for manually selecting between said normal operating mode and said safety lock mode; and
a temporary consent button for manually activating a temporary consent function for temporarily deactivating said safety lock mode, thereby temporarily reactivating said normal operating mode.
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Abstract
A control device is provided for activating and deactivating a child safety lock function of rear doors of a motor vehicle. The control device includes a safety lock device connected to rear inside door handles of the rear doors. The control device also includes a central control unit for controlling the safety lock device between a first operating position that defines a normal operating mode, in which the safety lock device allows the rear doors to be opened using both the rear inside door handles and the rear outside door handles, and a second operating position that defines a safety lock mode, in which the safety lock device does not allow the rear doors to be opened using the rear inside door handles. A selector device is included for manually selecting between the normal operating mode and the safety lock mode. A temporary consent button is included for manually activating a temporary consent function, which temporarily deactivates the safety lock mode, thereby temporarily reactivating the normal operating mode.
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9 Claims
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1. A control device for activating and deactivating a child safety lock function of rear doors of a motor vehicle having rear inside door handles and rear outside door handles, said control device comprising:
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a safety lock device connected to the rear inside door handles of the rear doors;
a central control unit for controlling said safety lock device between a first operating position establishing a normal operating mode, in which said safety lock device allows the rear doors to be opened using both the rear inside door handles and the rear outside door handles, and a second operating position establishing a safety lock mode, in which said safety lock device does not allow the rear doors to be opened using the rear inside door handles;
a selector device for manually selecting between said normal operating mode and said safety lock mode; and
a temporary consent button for manually activating a temporary consent function for temporarily deactivating said safety lock mode, thereby temporarily reactivating said normal operating mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of activating and deactivating a child safety lock function of rear doors of a motor vehicle utilizing a safety lock device controllable between a first operating position, defining a normal operating mode, in which the rear doors can be opened using rear inside door handles and rear outside door handles, and a second operating position, defining a safety lock mode, in which the rear doors cannot be opened using the rear inside door handles, the method comprising the steps of:
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controlling the safety lock device between the normal operating mode and the safety lock mode; and
temporarily deactivating the safety lock mode, thereby temporarily reactivating the normal operating mode. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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