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Latch, in particular for an automobile vehicle door

  • US 4,452,058 A
  • Filed: 02/26/1982
  • Issued: 06/05/1984
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/03/1981
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A latch, in particular for an automobile vehicle door, said latch comprising a case, a latching mechanism, a locking mechanism associated with the latching mechanism for locking the latching mechanism, an actuating means including an electric motor and associated with the locking mechanism for actuating the locking mechanism, a key, means for connecting the key to the locking mechanism for manually actuating the locking mechanism and means electrically connecting the key to an electric circuit for controlling the supply of current to the actuating means, the motor having an output gear which is located in said case and directly drives an element of the locking mechanism, wherein said means for electrically connecting the key to the electric circuit comprises a switching lever for controlling the supply of current to the actuating means, said case carrying a printed circuit and said lever carrying a metal strip which is elastically applied against said printed circuit, wherein the switching lever is also part of said means for connecting the key to the locking mechanism for manually actuating the locking mechanism, wherein the switching lever is connected to said element directly driven by the output gear of the motor through a connection means having a lost motion travel at least in each of the positions for locking and unlocking the locking mechanism.

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