Abstract: The invention is directed to a component of a motor vehicle door lock arrangement, wherein the component comprises a moveable element which may be coupled to a bowden cable, which bowden cable comprises an inner cable arrangement, which is guided in an outer conduit arrangement, which inner cable arrangement comprises a cable strand longitudinally extending between a first end section and a second end section of the inner cable arrangement, wherein the moveable element comprises a coupling arrangement for coupling the moveable element to the first end section of the inner cable arrangement. It is proposed that a support spring arrangement with its spring bias may act laterally with respect to the longitudinal extension of the inner cable arrangement onto the first end section of the inner cable arrangement to counteract a lateral deviation from a predefined placement of the first end section.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a motor vehicle lock for a motor vehicle door arrangement, wherein a pivotable catch and an inlet mouth for a lock striker are provided, wherein the catch can be brought into at least one closed position and into at least one open position, wherein the catch as such in its closed position may hold the lock striker by a holding engagement between the catch and the lock striker and in its open position may release the lock striker, wherein during a closing cycle the lock striker comes into an actuating engagement with the motor vehicle lock such that the catch moves from its open position into its closed position.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a door handle arrangement for a motor vehicle door, wherein a door handle is provided and wherein in the installed state a hinge mechanism is provided which allows pivoting of the door handle for its manual actuation. It is proposed that in the installed state, for fixing the door handle to a door shell section of the motor vehicle door, the door shell section is clamped from both of its sides between a first clamping surface of the door handle and a second clamping surface of a clamping element, wherein the clamping engagement between the clamping surfaces and the door shell section provide the hinge mechanism for the door handle such that the clamping force flows through the hinge mechanism.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a lock for a door arrangement, wherein a catch and a pawl are provided. The catch can be in an open or closed position. The catch may be brought into holding engagement. The pawl may be brought into an engagement position. The pawl may be deflected into a release position. A pawl actuation lever is provided for deflecting the pawl. A switchable coupling arrangement comprises a first coupling lever, a second coupling lever and a spring biased coupling element. A control spring arrangement is provided that is engageable with the coupling element, which control spring arrangement acts against the spring bias of the coupling element, and that the pawl actuation lever is coupled to the control spring arrangement such that a predefined movement of the pawl actuation lever changes or eliminates the resulting force acting from the control spring arrangement onto the coupling element.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a lock for a door arrangement, wherein a catch and a pawl are provided. The catch can be brought into an opening position and into a closed position. The catch may be brought into holding engagement with a lock striker. The pawl may be brought into an engagement position. The pawl may be deflected into a release position. A pawl actuation lever is provided for deflecting the pawl. An engagement arrangement is provided. The engagement arrangement comprises a deflection lever on the side of the pawl actuation lever and a counter contour on the side of the pawl. The deflection lever is configured to engage the counter contour. An actuation movement of the pawl actuation lever can deflect the pawl into the release position. An inertial characteristic of the deflection lever causes a deflection movement along a free-wheeling path.

Abstract: A Bowden cable arrangement is provided for a motor vehicle door lock arrangement, wherein the Bowden cable arrangement has a cable strand and a cable conduit, and wherein an adjustment device is provided with a first coupling element and a second coupling element within the chain of operating forces of the cable strand and with a coupling mechanism. In some embodiments the coupling elements may be coupled to each other by the coupling mechanism in different coupling positions relative to each other in order to adjust the length of the cable strand.

Abstract: The application is directed at a motor vehicle lock, wherein a lock latch, a pawl, and a lock striker bracket, which lock striker bracket comprises a latch bar and a frame bar, are provided, wherein the lock latch is or may be brought into holding engagement with the latch bar, wherein a closing cycle of the motor vehicle lock involves moving the lock latch from the open position to the at least one latching position, wherein the pawl may fall into at least one engagement position, in which it is in blocking engagement with a preliminary latching detent or a main latching detent of the lock latch for blocking the lock latch in its preliminary latching position or its main latching position, wherein the pawl may be deflected into at least one release position, in which it releases the lock latch.

Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle door lock arrangement with a motor vehicle lock, wherein a force transmission chain is provided and wherein an actuation movement may be transmitted via the force transmission chain for opening of the motor vehicle lock, which force transmission chain is designed for a longitudinal force transmission along a longitudinal extension of movement, wherein a crash coupling arrangement is provided between two force transmission chain sections, which comprises a coupling element in the form of a coupling spring element.

Abstract: A motor vehicle lock for a motor vehicle door arrangement is provided. An actuation chain is provided for performing an actuation cycle, which actuation chain may be brought into different operational states, wherein the actuation chain comprises a moveable first actuation element and a moveable second actuation element. It is proposed that the actuation chain comprises a moveable transition element and wherein during a first actuation phase of the actuation cycle the transition element interacts with at least one of said actuation elements, in particular with both actuation elements, and thereby adjusts the two actuation elements relative to each other, wherein in a subsequent actuation phase of the actuation cycle the first actuation element, depending on the operational state, drives the second actuation element.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a hatch arrangement for a motor vehicle, the hatch arrangement having a hatch leaf movable between an open hatch position and a closed hatch position, and a cinching catch for engaging a cinching striker of the motor vehicle, which cinching catch is movably coupled to the hatch leaf, and a hatch drive arrangement for moving the hatch leaf. The hatch drive arrangement is coupled with the cinching catch for moving the cinching catch. The invention is also directed to a hatch drive arrangement for such a hatch arrangement.

Abstract: A motor vehicle lock arrangement having a motor vehicle lock, wherein the motor vehicle lock has the locking elements of lock latch and pawl, wherein the lock latch is adjustable into an open position, into a main locked position and optionally into a pre-locked position, wherein the pawl is adjustable into a lowered position in which it retains the lock latch in a locked position, and into a raised position in which it is disengaged from the lock latch, wherein provision is made of an actuating lever for raising the pawl, wherein a switchable clutch arrangement is arranged between the actuating lever and the pawl, via which clutch arrangement a drive connection between the actuating lever and the pawl is establishable in the engaged state, and in the disengaged state the drive connection between the actuating lever and the pawl is severable.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed at a lock arrangement for a motor vehicle, the lock arrangement comprising an actuating arrangement, a movable arrangement and a Bowden cable arrangement with a cable strand and a cable conduit, wherein the actuating arrangement is coupled to the movable arrangement via the Bowden cable arrangement such that an actuation of the actuating arrangement causes a movement of the movable arrangement through a relative movement of the cable strand and the cable conduit. The lock arrangement is characterized in that, the lock arrangement comprises a double action arrangement arranged at at least one end of the Bowden cable arrangement, wherein the cable strand and the cable conduit are coupled to the double action arrangement such that the double action arrangement causes both a movement of the cable strand and a movement of the cable conduit on actuation of the actuating arrangement.

Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle door lock arrangement with a motor vehicle lock wherein a force transmission chain is provided and wherein an actuation movement may be transmitted via the force transmission chain for opening of the motor vehicle lock, wherein a crash coupling arrangement is provided between two force transmission chain sections, which comprises a deflectable coupling element, wherein the coupling element is at least partly bendable.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a motor vehicle lock, wherein a lock latch and a pawl, which is assigned to the lock latch, are provided, wherein a crash blocking arrangement is provided for blocking the deflection of the pawl from the engagement position into the release position, when the actuation movement of the pawl actuation lever surpasses a rapidity threshold and wherein a preliminary latch suppressing arrangement is provided for preventing the pawl from falling towards or into the engagement position at the preliminary latching detent during a closing cycle.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a door handle arrangement for a motor vehicle door, wherein a door handle is provided and wherein in the installed state a hinge mechanism is provided which allows pivoting of the door handle for its manual actuation. It is proposed that in the installed state, for fixing the door handle to a door shell section of the motor vehicle door, the door shell section is clamped from both of its sides between a first clamping surface of the door handle and a second clamping surface of a clamping element, wherein the clamping engagement between the clamping surfaces and the door shell section provide the hinge mechanism for the door handle such that the clamping force flows through the hinge mechanism.

Abstract: A lock component of a motor vehicle lock arrangement with a mechanical actuation chain for the transmission of actuation movements, the actuation chain can comprise at least one actuation lever, which is pivotable around an actuation lever axis. A compensation mechanism can be provided, by which the actuation lever axis may be displaced relative to a reference position at least once for mechanical tolerance compensation such that the actuation chain may transmit actuation movements with the actuation lever axis being displaced accordingly.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a motor vehicle lock for a motor vehicle door arrangement, wherein a pivotable catch and an inlet mouth for a lock striker are provided, wherein the catch can be brought into at least one closed position and into at least one open position, wherein the catch as such in its closed position may hold the lock striker by a holding engagement between the catch and the lock striker and in its open position may release the lock striker, wherein during a closing cycle the lock striker comes into an actuating engagement with the motor vehicle lock such that the catch moves from its open position into the direction of its closed position, preferably into its closed position.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a motor vehicle lock for a motor vehicle door arrangement, wherein a pivotable catch and an inlet mouth for a lock striker are provided, wherein the catch can be brought into at least one closed position and into at least one open position, wherein the catch as such in its closed position may hold the lock striker by a holding engagement between the catch and the lock striker and in its open position may release the lock striker, wherein during a closing cycle the lock striker comes into an actuating engagement with the motor vehicle lock such that the catch moves from its open position into its closed position.

Abstract: Described herein is a motor vehicle lock for use in all types of closing elements of a motor vehicle, wherein the motor vehicle lock can be brought into different function states such as “unlocked”, “locked”, “theft protected” or “child locked.” The motor vehicle lock includes a coupling device designed for quick decoupling which includes a coupling arrangement with a shiftable switch element that can be shifted by means of at least one control drive. Depending upon the coupled state, the switch element couples together or decouples two swivelable adjustment elements of the actuating system.

Abstract: A lock can include a catch and a pawl. The catch can be brought into an opening position and a closed position. The catch can be brought into holding engagement with a lock striker. The pawl may be brought into a position, where it is in blocking engagement with the catch. The pawl may be deflected into a release position. A pawl actuation lever is provided. A switchable lock arrangement in an unlocked state can be included. A first drive train component is decoupled from the pawl for letting the pawl actuation lever run free without deflecting the pawl or a first drive train component is blocked for blocking an actuation of the pawl actuation lever. A crash condition causes the switchable lock arrangement to be in the locked state such that during the crash condition a crash induced actuation of the pawl actuation lever runs free or is blocked.