MOTOR VEHICLE LOCK WITH POSITION DETECTION MEANS

• US 20150267441A1
• Filed: 09/27/2013
• Published: 09/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kiekert AG (Lingyun Industrial Corporation Limited)
• Original Assignee: Kiekert AG (Lingyun Industrial Corporation Limited)
• Inventors: Fuchs, Carsten, Barmscheidt, Christian
• Application Number:
  US14/437,061
• Publication Number:
  US 20150267441A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 81/64 Monitoring or sensing, e.g. by using switches or sensors
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 81/66 the bolt position, i.e. the latching status
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 81/68 by sensing the position of the detent
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 85/243 with a bifurcated bolt
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 85/26 Cooperation between bolts and detents
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/108 Lever

Abstract

The invention relates to a lock for a motor vehicle, comprising a locking mechanism that includes a rotary catch and a pawl and position detection means. The aim of the invention is to further develop a lock of said type. Said aim can be achieved in that the locking mechanism of the claimed lock comprises position detection means which can be actuated by a lever which can influence the position of a pawl. As said lever is generally arranged particularly close to a housing wall for the lock, electrical conductor tracks of the position detection means are reduced. Alternatively or supplementary, position detection means are arranged outside of a rotary plane of the rotary latch and/or the pawl which can be actuated by the position detection. Normally, a space is provided outside of the respective rotary plane. Said space is therefore used in addition.

Claims

1. Lock for a motor vehicle comprising a locking mechanism that includes a rotary latch (1) and pawl for latching the rotary latch, characterized in that a position detection means is provided, that can be actuated by a lever which can influence the position of a pawl and/or that a position detection means is arranged outside of the rotary plane of the rotary latch and/or of the pawl, that can actuate the position detection means.

2. Lock according to claim 1, characterized in that two position detection means are arranged outside of the rotary plane of the rotary latch and/or outside of the rotary plane of a main latching pawl of the locking mechanism.

3. Lock according to claim 2, characterized in that the position detection means is/are located in the rotary plane of a position detection means of the locking mechanism.

4. Lock according to claim 3, characterized in that the lever, able to influence the position of the pawl, is arranged inside the rotary plane of the rotary latch and/or of the main latching pawl.

5. Lock according to claim 4, characterized by at least one protruding pin or protruding area, for actuating a position detection means and/or a pawl.

6. Lock according to claim 5, characterized in that one pawl contains a step-shaped surface for actuating a position detection means.

7. Lock according to claim 6, characterized in that the lever, able to influence the position of a pawl is a triggering lever for disengaging the locking mechanisms.

8. Lock according to claim 7, characterized in that the entire electronics of the lock is only arranged in one place.

9. Lock according to claim 8, characterized in that one or preferably all position detection means are arranged above the inlet opening of the pawl in the installed state of the locking mechanism.

10. Lock according to claim 9, characterized in that a push button is provided as position detection means.

11. Lock according to claim 1, characterized in that the position detection means is located in the rotary plane of a position detection means of the locking mechanism.

12. Lock according to claim 11, characterized in that the lever, able to influence the position of the pawl, is arranged inside the rotary plane of the rotary latch and of the main latching pawl.

13. Lock according to claim 12, characterized by at least one protruding pin or protruding area for actuating a position detection means.

14. Lock according to claim 13, characterized in that one pawl contains a step-shaped surface for actuating a position detection means.

15. Lock according to claim 14, characterized in that the lever can influence the position of a pawl is a triggering lever for disengaging the locking mechanisms.

16. Lock according to claim 15, characterized in that the entire electronics of the lock is only arranged in one place.

17. Lock according to claim 16, characterized in that the position detection means is arranged above the inlet opening of the pawl in the installed state of the locking mechanism.

18. Lock according to claim 17, characterized in that a push button is provided as position detection means.

19. Lock for a motor vehicle comprising a locking mechanism that includes a rotary latch and pawl for latching the rotary latch, characterized in that a position detection means is provided that can be actuated by a lever which can influence the position of a pawl, wherein the position detection means is arranged outside of the rotary plane of the rotary latch that can actuate the position detection means.

20. Lock for a motor vehicle comprising a locking mechanism that includes a rotary latch and pawl for latching the rotary latch, characterized in that a position detection means is provided that can be actuated by a lever which can influence the position of a pawl, wherein the position detection means is arranged outside of the rotary plane of the pawl that can actuate the position detection means.