Abstract: Disclosed is a securing device (1), comprising a front hood (2) and a hood lock (3) with a lock holder (10), for a motor vehicle; the hood lock (3) includes a rotary latch (4) featuring a pre-locking position and a main locking position, and an electric drive (5) for switching the rotary latch (4) from the main locking position into the pre-locking position, the front hood (2) being closed and locked in the main locking position; in the pre-locking position of the rotary latch, the front hood (2) can be manually moved from a locked position of the front hood (2) in which the lock holder (10) engages the rotary latch (4) and the front hood (2) is locked, into an unlocked position of the front hood (2) in which the lock holder (10) is released by the rotary latch (4) and the front hood (2) is unlocked.

Abstract: A locking system for a motor vehicle having a disc-shaped rotational member, a drive for rotating the rotational member around a rotational axis and a lever which can be moved by the rotational member. A ramp is provided on the disc-shaped rotational member and the locking system is set up in such a manner that the lever can be pivoted by the ramp when the rotational member is rotated by the drive. A particularly flexible adjustment to the available installation space can thus be achieved, at the same time as a particularly high degree of efficiency of the mechanical power transmission.

Abstract: A motor vehicle drive assembly, which is equipped with an electric motor and an output element, which is driven by the electric motor indirectly or directly. Furthermore, a spring associated with the output element is realized, which spring is designed to bidirectionally return the output element. According to the invention, the spring is designed as a spiral spring which is designed to be windable and unwindable proceeding both from the inner spring let and from the outer leg.

Abstract: A lock for a motor vehicle, in particular a bonnet lock, having a locking mechanism with a rotary latch and at least one pawl, a locking pin and an ejector interacting with the locking pin, wherein the locking pin can be brought into a lifting-off position by means of the ejector, and with at least one electrically actuable means for moving the lock holder from the lifting-off position into a locking position, wherein a drive lever can be brought into engagement with the ejector, and wherein the drive lever interacts with a pull-closed lever, wherein the drive lever is connectable to the rotary latch by means of the pull-closed lever only after a securing position is reached.

Abstract: The subject matter of the invention is a lock (1) for a motor vehicle, especially a side door lock, having a locking mechanism (2) with a catch (3) and at least one pawl (4), a release lever (10, 27), which is designed to unlock the locking mechanism (2), an actuating lever (7) for actuating the release lever (10, 27) and an inertia unit with an inertia element (12), which is designed to optionally prevent an actuating of the release lever (10, 27) depending on an actuating speed of the actuating lever (7), and the release lever (10, 27) comprises a first part (10) and a second part (27) which are designed to be coupled together.

Abstract: A method and a locking device for a motor vehicle, in particular a bonnet lock, having a locking mechanism with a rotary latch and at least one pawl, a locking pin and an ejector interacting with the locking pin, wherein the locking pin can be brought into a lifting-off position by means of the ejector, and with at least one electrically actuable means for moving the lock holder from the lifting-off position into a locking position, wherein a drive lever is provided, and wherein the ejector and, at least indirectly, the rotary latch are actuable by means of the drive lever.

Abstract: A latching device with a blocking device that is capable of preventing unintentional opening of a door or a flap in the case of a crash. The blocking device includes a pyrotechnic gas generator. The pyrotechnic gas generator triggers in the case of a crash and moves a blocking element into a blocking position which prevents opening of the locking mechanism of the latching device.

Abstract: An actuation device for a lock of a motor vehicle, said actuation device allowing a plurality of functions without requiring a large number of parts and/or a complex and/or voluminous structure. This is achieved in that the actuation device according to the claims for opening a locking mechanism of a motor vehicle lock comprises an anti-theft device, a central locking device, and a childproof lock device. A multifunction coupling lever is provided which is capable of opening a locking mechanism of a motor vehicle lock by means of an opening movement. The opening movement of the multifunction coupling lever can be prevented by the anti-theft device, the central locking device, and the childproof lock device. Thus, an actuation device is provided which is capable of performing a plurality of functions while comprising few components. Because only a few components are required, the structural complexity can be low.

Abstract: A component carrier for electrical/electronic parts for attachment in a motor-vehicle door lock. Said component carrier is equipped with at least one carrier plate of plastic and with a metal conducting-track structure for electrically contacting the parts. According to the invention, the conducting-track structure and the carrier plate are produced in a combined plastic injection-molding and metal casting method.

Abstract: A method for the actuation of an actuating device and to an actuating device with at least one lock, in particular a lock for a front bonnet of a motor vehicle, comprising a rotary latch, wherein the rotary latch can be brought by means of a lock holder into a locked position, with an actuating element connected to the lock, wherein, after a first actuation of the actuating element, the front bonnet can be brought from a locked position into a supported position and wherein, after at least one further actuation of the actuating element, the front bonnet can be brought into a release position, and with an actuation transmission means, in particular a Bowden cable, between the actuating element and the lock, wherein a means for disabling the actuating device is provided, with the result that an actuation of the lock by means of the actuating element can be suppressed.

Abstract: A motor vehicle lock, preferably an electrically actuatable motor vehicle lock, comprising a locking mechanism with a rotary latch and at least one pawl, a release lever, an electric drive unit, wherein the release lever can be actuated by the electric drive unit, and the locking mechanism can be unlocked by the release lever, also comprising a release aid, wherein additional momentum for unlocking the locking mechanism can be guided into the locking mechanism by means of the release aid, the additional momentum can be generated using the electric drive unit.

Abstract: A motor vehicle latch, in particular a motor vehicle side-door latch, comprising a latch plate and comprising a locking mechanism which is mounted on the latch plate and consists substantially of a catch and pawl. The latch plate has an inlet jaw for a latch holder that enters therein and interacts with the locking mechanism. The inlet jaw is reinforced by a circumferential flange. According to the invention, the flange has at least one interruption which completely or partially reduces its installation height in order to compensate for deformations of the latch plate caused by tensile forces.

Abstract: A motor vehicle lock including a rotary latch and a pawl for latching the rotary latch in a latching position, in particular main latching position, and also a lock plate with a screw-on point for attaching the motor vehicle lock to a vehicle door or vehicle flap, wherein the rotary latch comprises a support which is provided in such a manner that, in the latching position, in particular main latching position, the rotary latch can be supported on the screw-on point via the support in the event of an overload. Opening of a vehicle door or flap can thus be avoided even in the event of a crash.

Abstract: An activation device for at least two spatially separated motor vehicle closure units, for example for a tailgate latch on the one hand and a fuel filler door latch on the other hand. The activation device possesses a linear drive with a linear actuator. Dependent on its activation direction, the linear drive impinges either the first motor vehicle closure unit or the other second motor vehicle closure unit. According to the invention, dependent on its actuating direction, the linear actuator impinges at least a pivotable activation lever to interact with either the first motor vehicle closure unit or the other second motor vehicle closure unit.

Abstract: A motor vehicle door lock includes a locking mechanism having a rotary latch, a pawl, and an actuating lever mechanism having at least one coupling lever rotatable about an axis and a mass inertia element rotatable about an additional axis spaced apart from the axis of the coupling lever to guide the coupling lever, at least in the event of an accident. The coupling lever in its “engaged” position connects the actuating lever mechanism mechanically with the locking mechanism and in its “disengaged” position ensures that the actuating lever mechanism is locked and/or separated from the locking mechanism. The mass inertia element has a guide contour for the coupling lever that interacts with a contact contour of the coupling lever so that the guide contour and/or contact contour is configured so that a force exerted upon it runs essentially tangentially to the diameter of the associated axis.

Abstract: The aim of the invention is to be able to constantly open a locking mechanism of an electrically actuated lock of a motor vehicle with sufficiently large force, without having to provide an excessively large electric motor and/or an excessively large gearing transmission ratio for this purpose. In order to solve the problem, a lock for a motor vehicle comprises a locking mechanism (3) and an actuator device for opening the locking mechanism (3). The actuation device comprises a rotatable actuator (1) which can be rotated by a motorised drive (15), in particular by an electric drive. A rotating of the actuator (1) brings about an unlocking, i.e. an opening, of the locking mechanism (3). The locking mechanism (3) can be opened independently of the direction of rotation of the actuator (1). Opening of the locking mechanism (3) is therefore not dependent upon a defined direction of rotation. The force with which the locking mechanism (3) is opened depends on the direction of rotation of the actuator (1).

Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle door lock (1) which comprises a locking mechanism having a rotary latch and at least one pawl, and a first actuating lever (8), the locking mechanism being at least indirectly unlockable by means of the actuating lever (8), and the locking mechanism further having a locking device (21). The actuating lever (8) can be disengaged from the locking mechanism by means of the locking device (21). An additional motor vehicle door lock (2) is provided, and said vehicle door lock (2) can be actuated by means of the actuating lever (8). The actuating lever chain to the additional motor vehicle lock (2) can be disengaged by means of the locking device (21).

Abstract: A motor vehicle door lock comprises a ratchet-type mechanism having a pawl and a rotary latch. The motor vehicle door lock is also provided with a release lever for the ratchet-type mechanism and at least one actuation lever and a blocking element. The blocking element brings about a mechanical connection during normal operation and a mechanical separation, when operating in the event of an accident, between the actuation lever and the release lever. According to the invention, the blocking element is configured as a coupling lever mounted on the actuation lever, which pivots independently from the actuation lever applied with spring force when operating in the event of an accident.

Abstract: An electric connection device for electric or hybrid motor vehicles, said connection device being equipped with a charging plug socket, a charging plug, a movable locking element for releasably locking the charging plug in the charging plug socket, and a drive for moving the locking element, said drive having an electric motor and a multistage transmission for acting on the locking element. The multistage transmission has individual shafts, each of which is arranged parallel to the output shaft of the electric motor as part of the drive. The device may use gearing to actuate a sensor to determine how far one of the individual shafts has rotated. An emergency unlocking crank may be mounted to a separate shaft that is engageable with one of the individual shafts via a cam.

Abstract: An operating arrangement for at least one motor vehicle latch, in particular a flap operating arrangement for two motor vehicle flap latches placed at a distance from one another and provided with a drive train. Furthermore, a lever arrangement interacting with the drive train is provided. Moreover, there is provided at least one transmission attached to the lever arrangement to act upon the at least one motor vehicle latch. The lever arrangement has an operating lever to act upon the transmission and a locking lever that blocks the operating lever at least when in a “locked” position, wherein the drive train works upon the locking lever.