CLOSURE SYSTEM FOR EMERGENCY RELEASE OF A TRUNK COMPARTMENT, ESPECIALLY A FRONT TRUNK COMPARTMENT
First Claim
1. Closure system for emergency release of a motor vehicle cavity that is closed with a lid, in particular for complete release of a front lid of a trunk compartment of the vehicle, which comprises, in a lock on the trunk side, a rotary latch arranged such that it can pivot about a second axis of rotation, which latch is held securely in a closed position of the lid by means of a detent pawl arranged such that it can pivot about a first axis of rotation, and a catch hook associated with the rotary latch, wherein a striker is located on the lid side that stands in operative connection with the rotary latch in the closed position, in that the rotary latch locks the striker with respect to a lock housing, wherein the lid is temporarily captured and held in an intermediate position by the catch hook, by means of the striker, after deactivation of the locking of the rotary latch wherein the unlocking of the rotary latch and the release of the catch hook that has been captured in the intermediate position for complete release of the lid in an emergency is accomplished by means of a first handle standing in operative connection with the rotary latch and the catch hook by means of a first remote actuating mechanism, said handle being located in the cavity that is closed by the lid.
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Abstract
A closure system for emergency release of a motor vehicle cavity that is closed with a lid of a trunk compartment, which comprises, in a lock on the trunk side, a rotary latch arranged such that it can pivot about a second axis of rotation, which latch is held securely in a closed position of the lid via a detent pawl arranged such that it can pivot about a first axis of rotation, and a catch hook associated with the rotary latch, wherein a striker is located on the lid side that stands in operative connection with the rotary latch in the closed position, in that the rotary latch locks the striker with respect to a lock housing, wherein the lid is temporarily captured and held in an intermediate position by the catch hook, via the striker, after deactivation of the locking of the rotary latch.
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- 1. Closure system for emergency release of a motor vehicle cavity that is closed with a lid, in particular for complete release of a front lid of a trunk compartment of the vehicle, which comprises, in a lock on the trunk side, a rotary latch arranged such that it can pivot about a second axis of rotation, which latch is held securely in a closed position of the lid by means of a detent pawl arranged such that it can pivot about a first axis of rotation, and a catch hook associated with the rotary latch, wherein a striker is located on the lid side that stands in operative connection with the rotary latch in the closed position, in that the rotary latch locks the striker with respect to a lock housing, wherein the lid is temporarily captured and held in an intermediate position by the catch hook, by means of the striker, after deactivation of the locking of the rotary latch wherein the unlocking of the rotary latch and the release of the catch hook that has been captured in the intermediate position for complete release of the lid in an emergency is accomplished by means of a first handle standing in operative connection with the rotary latch and the catch hook by means of a first remote actuating mechanism, said handle being located in the cavity that is closed by the lid.
- 2. Closure system according to claim 2, wherein the first remote actuating mechanism is a first Bowden cable.
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