LOCK DEVICE HAVING A MULTI-PART PAWL

• US 20100052336A1
• Filed: 11/02/2007
• Published: 03/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kiekert AG (Lingyun Industrial Corporation Limited)
• Original Assignee: Kiekert AG (Lingyun Industrial Corporation Limited)
• Inventors: Töpfer, Klaus, Weichsel, Ulrich, Gülkan, Serkan, Lindmayer, Martin, Ebersohn, Stefan, Hanisch, Dirk, Bendel, Thorsten, Barth, Karsten, Deischl, Hans, Much, Wolfgang
• Granted Patent: US 8,480,138 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 292/196
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 2015/1685 Sheet materials
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 77/36 Noise prevention; Anti-rattling means
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 85/26 Cooperation between bolts and detents
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/1047 Closure
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/1076 Link and lever
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/1082 Motor

Abstract

A lock unit (1) for a motor vehicle, comprising at least a catch (2), a first pawl (3) having a pawl rotation axis (4), and a blocking lever (5), in which the catch (2) in a locked state of the lock unit (1) transfers a pivoting moment onto the first pawl (3) and in which the first pawl (3) is fixed by a blocking lever (5) and in which a second pawl (6) is provided that is mounted on the pawl rotation axis (4) and is engageable with the blocking lever (5) and the catch (2).

Claims

1. A lock unit (1) comprising at least a catch (2), a first pawl (3) having a pawl rotation axis (4), and a blocking lever (5), wherein the catch (2) in a locked state of the lock unit (1) transfers a pivoting moment onto the first pawl (3) and wherein the first pawl (3) is fixed by a blocking lever (5) and wherein a second pawl (6) is provided that is mounted on the pawl rotation axis (4) and is engageable with the blocking lever (5) and the catch (2).

2. The lock unit (1) of claim 1, wherein the catch (2) comprises a fully-closed stop (7) and an intermediate-closed stop (8), wherein the first pawl (3) is engageable with the fully-closed stop (7) and the second pawl (6) is engageable with intermediate-closed stop (8).

3. The lock unit (1) of claim 1, wherein the second pawl (6) comprises a release arm (9) with a release journal (10), and said release journal (10) can be moved into contact with the connecting link (11) of the blocking lever (5).

4. The lock unit (1) of claim 1, wherein the second pawl (6) comprises a blocking arm (12) with a seat (13), and said seat (13) can be moved at times into contact with the catch (2).

5. The lock unit (1) of claim 1, wherein the second pawl (6) comprises an operating arm (14) connected to an operating lever (15).

6. The lock unit (1) of claim 1, wherein means for limiting the relative pivoting is provided between the first pawl (3) and the second pawl (6).

7. A motor vehicle (16) comprising at least one lock unit (1) according to claim 1.

8. The lock unit (1) of claim 2, wherein the second pawl (6) comprises a release arm (9) with a release journal (10), and said release journal (10) is engageable with the connecting link (11) of the blocking lever (5).

9. The lock unit (1) of claim 2, wherein the second pawl (6) comprises a blocking arm (12) with a seat (13), and said seat (13) is engageable with the catch (2).

10. The lock unit (1) of claim 3, wherein the second pawl (6) comprises a blocking arm (12) with a seat (13), and said seat (13) is engageable with the catch (2).

11. The lock unit (1) of claim 2, wherein the second pawl (6) comprises an operating arm (14) connected to an operating lever (15).

12. The lock unit (1) of claim 3, wherein the second pawl (6) comprises an operating arm (14) connected to an operating lever (15).

13. The lock unit (1) of claim 4, wherein the second pawl (6) comprises an operating arm (14) connected to an operating lever (15).

14. The lock unit (1) of claim 2, wherein means for limiting the relative pivoting is provided between the first pawl (3) and the second pawl (6).

15. The lock unit (1) of claim 3, wherein means for limiting the relative pivoting is provided between the first pawl (3) and the second pawl (6).

16. The lock unit (1) of claim 4, wherein means for limiting the relative pivoting is provided between the first pawl (3) and the second pawl (6).

17. The lock unit (1) of claim 5, wherein means for limiting the relative pivoting is provided between the first pawl (3) and the second pawl (6).