Kiekert Aktiengesellschaft

An electromotive drive unit is provided for motor vehicle applications, in particular a closing drive for a motor vehicle lock, preferably a motor vehicle door lock. For this purpose, the drive unit is provided with an electromotive drive and a Bowden cable. The Bowden cable couples the electromotive drive to an actuating element acted upon thereby. The Bowden cable is supported with its sheath on a housing accommodating the actuating element and works with its core on the actuating element. According to the invention, the core has a front hook which engages over a bevel of the actuating element. In this way, in order to interrupt a pulling action on the actuating element, the hook only has to be released from the bevel.

A motor vehicle lock, in particular a motor vehicle door lock, is equipped with an actuating lever chain with at least one release lever and one actuating lever. Also implemented is a securing device which, in its “secured” position, mechanically decouples the actuating lever from the release lever and, in its “unsecured” position, mechanically couples the two levers to one another. According to the invention, the securing device has a coupling slide, which is supported on the actuating lever and is predominantly linearly movable, for selectively mechanically decoupling/coupling the actuating lever from/to the release lever.

A motor vehicle locking device which is equipped with a coupling arrangement consisting essentially of an actuating lever and a release lever that can be coupled releasably thereto. The actuating lever and the release lever can be coupled to one another starting from an uncoupled basic position by a two-stroke actuation of the actuating lever. An accumulator lever storing the first stroke of the actuating lever is additionally provided so that, during its second stroke, the actuating lever can act upon the release lever after the accumulation lever. According to the invention, an electric motor drive is additionally provided, which optionally prevents or permits a subsequent movement of the release lever during the second stroke of the actuating lever.

A bonnet lock comprising: a locking mechanism having a catch and at least one pawl; a lock holder; and a release lever; wherein the locked locking mechanism can be unlocked by means of the release lever, and wherein the lock holder can be transferred from a latching position into a support position after the release lever is actuated for a first time and the lock holder can be held in the support position by means of a safety catch, and the lock holder can be transferred into a release position after the release lever is actuated for a second time, wherein the safety catch can be pivoted in the latching position such that the safety catch can be pivoted into a lowered position with respect to a support position.

An opening device for a motor vehicle door element ( 2 ) comprising an electrically operable locking system, an electric drive and an actuator, wherein the actuator is adjustable by means of the drive and a gear arranged between the actuator and the electric drive such that it is possible for the door element to move, wherein the actuator is designed as an at least partially flexible actuator.

A motor vehicle lock, in particular a motor vehicle door lock, which is equipped with an actuating lever chain with at least one locking lever and a securing lever, for example an anti-theft lever. Furthermore, at least one electromotive drive is provided for acting upon the securing lever and/or the locking lever. According to the invention, a control lever is additionally implemented for coupling/uncoupling the locking lever, wherein the control lever can be acted upon by means of both the motor-operated anti-theft lever and an electromagnetic unit.

A motor vehicle lock, in particular a motor vehicle side door lock, having a locking mechanism consisting of a rotary latch and at least one pawl, a closing device having at least one drive pawl for driving the rotary latch, wherein the drive pawl can be brought into engagement with the rotary latch a lock housing, and wherein the drive pawl can be disengaged from the rotary latch by actuation of a release lever.

A motor vehicle lock, in particular a motor vehicle door lock, which is equipped with a locking mechanism consisting essentially of a rotary latch and a pawl as locking mechanism components. In addition, a latching element, which is mounted on the rotary latch and/or the pawl so as to be pivotable primarily in a locking mechanism plane, is provided in an engagement region between the two locking mechanism components. In order to axially secure the latching element, according to the invention, at least one locking mechanism component is equipped with a cover which is made of the same material and at least partly extends over the latching element.

A motor vehicle locking system having a locking mechanism with a rotary catch and at least one pawl, wherein the rotary catch can be latched in at least one latching position by means of the pawl in order to hold a lock striker; a control unit; and a pyrotechnic actuator, wherein the pyrotechnic actuator can be activated by means of the control unit, and the locking mechanism can be unlocked by means of the pyrotechnic actuator.

A method for closing and opening a motor vehicle lock door and to a motor vehicle lock includes a locking mechanism with a rotary latch and at least one pawl, a rotational movement of the rotary latch being lockable in at least one latching position by means of the pawl, a closing device, wherein the locking mechanism can be transferred from a pre-latching position into a main latching position by means of the closing device, and an opening device, wherein a door element can be transferred from a closing position into an open position by means of the opening device, and wherein a coupling element can be controlled by a drive device such that an opening and closing of the door element can be made possible by means of the closing device.