Emergency unlocking system for the trunk of a motor vehicle
First Claim
1. An emergency unlocking system for a motor vehicle trunk comprising:
- a trunk lock, comprising at least one lock latch and one interacting locking part, a catch means which limits a trunk opening motion and comprises a catch hook which can be actuated from outside the trunk and an interacting catch hook engagement element for canceling the motion limitation, and an emergency unlocking means located in the trunk, and acts to open the trunk lock and to release the catch means when actuated, wherein the actions applied by the emergency unlocking means to the trunk lock and the catch means are decoupled from one another.
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Abstract
This invention relates to an emergency unlocking system for a motor vehicle trunk (2), with a trunk lock (6) which comprises at least one lock latch (7) and an interacting locking part (8), with a catch means (14) which limits the trunk opening motion and which comprises a catch hook (15) which can be actuated from outside the trunk (2) and an interacting catch hook engagement element (16) for canceling the motion limitation, and with an emergency unlocking means (20) which is located in the trunk (2) and which acts to open the trunk lock (6) and to release the catch means (14) when actuated. In order to offer an increased safety standard with a simple structure and to meet safety stipulations with respect to the speed-dependent allowability of emergency unlocking, the actions applied by the emergency unlocking means (20) to the trunk lock (6) and the catch means (14) are decoupled from one another.
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1. An emergency unlocking system for a motor vehicle trunk comprising:
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a trunk lock, comprising at least one lock latch and one interacting locking part, a catch means which limits a trunk opening motion and comprises a catch hook which can be actuated from outside the trunk and an interacting catch hook engagement element for canceling the motion limitation, and an emergency unlocking means located in the trunk, and acts to open the trunk lock and to release the catch means when actuated, wherein the actions applied by the emergency unlocking means to the trunk lock and the catch means are decoupled from one another. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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