Abstract: Device (1) for a motor vehicle lock (2) comprising an inlet (3) for a latch pin (4), wherein the inlet (3) has an entrance region (5) and an end region (6) with at least one damper element (7) which can absorb the contact force from the latch pin (4), wherein the damper element (7) has at least one opening (8), in which at least the rigid insert (9) is disposed against the damper element (7).

Abstract: A motor vehicle door lock, comprising a locking mechanism (1, 2), and a closing/opening device (3 to 7) having a drive, wherein the closing/opening device (3 to 7) acts on the locking mechanism (1, 2), and wherein-the closing/opening device (3 to 7) contains an interposed damping element (16).

Abstract: A motor vehicle door lock comprising a locking mechanism (1, 2) and a closing/opening device (3 to 7) including a drive (3, 4, 5), acting upon the locking mechanism (1, 2), wherein the drive (3, 4, 5) is configured as a linear drive (3, 4, 5).

Abstract: The object of the present invention is a vehicle door latch, whose basic version contains a locking mechanism (1, 2) with at least one operating lever (3) for the locking mechanism (1, 2) and a motor drive (4, 5, 6, 7) for opening the locking mechanism (1, 2). According to the invention, the motor drive (4, 5, 6, 7) directly acts upon the locking mechanism (1, 2) solely via the operating lever (3).

Abstract: A lock unit (1) for a motor vehicle, comprising at least a catch (2), a first pawl (3) having a pawl rotation axis (4), and a blocking lever (5), in which the catch (2) in a locked state of the lock unit (1) transfers a pivoting moment onto the first pawl (3) and in which the first pawl (3) is fixed by a blocking lever (5) and in which a second pawl (6) is provided that is mounted on the pawl rotation axis (4) and is engageable with the blocking lever (5) and the catch (2).

Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle door lock comprising a housing and functional elements that are situated inside the housing, the elements being used for the following: a) a hand actuation of the lock by means of actuating elements that are mounted on the interior and exterior of the door; b) a central locking system that can be activated and operated either manually or by means of a motor; and c) alternatively cl) either a motor-operated door opening aid or c2) a unit, which is used to switch the actuating elements on the interior of the door into an inactive state, in which the actuating elements prevent the opening of the lock. One of the aims of the invention is to enable the lock to be produced in an efficient manner in both of the alternative embodiments. To achieve this, the two embodiments use a housing with an identical unmodified form and drive motors (3) that are identically.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is a vehicle door latch, whose basic version contains a locking mechanism (1, 2) with at least one operating lever (3) for the locking mechanism (1, 2) and a motor drive (4, 5, 6, 7) for opening the locking mechanism (1, 2). According to the invention, the motor drive (4, 5, 6, 7) directly acts upon the locking mechanism (1, 2) solely via the operating lever (3).

Abstract: A motor-vehicle door latch has two spaced rigid housing parts, at least one main pivot pin extending between the parts and having an inner end fixed in one of the parts against movement relative thereto and an outer end fixed in the other part against movement relative thereto, and an element pivotal on the main pivot pin. At least one secondary pivot pin extending between the parts has an inner end fixed in the one housing part against movement relative thereto and an opposite outer end, and an element is also pivotal on the secondary pivot pin. A lost-motion joint is provided between the secondary-pin outer end and the other housing part for free limited relative movement in at least one direction of the secondary-pin outer end and the other housing part and no relative movement of the secondary-pin outer end and the other housing part in a perpendicular direction.

Abstract: A motor-vehicle door latch has two spaced rigid housing parts, at least one main pivot pin extending between the parts and having an inner end fixed in one of the parts against movement relative thereto and an outer end fixed in the other part against movement relative thereto, and an element pivotal on the main pivot pin. At least one secondary pivot pin extending between the parts has an inner end fixed in the one housing part against movement relative thereto and an opposite outer end, and an element is also pivotal on the secondary pivot pin. A lost-motion joint is provided between the secondary-pin outer end and the other housing part for free limited relative movement in at least one direction of the secondary-pin outer end and the other housing part and no relative movement of the secondary-pin outer end and the other housing part in a perpendicular direction.

Abstract: A motor-vehicle door latch has a housing, a pair of levers pivoted at a common axis in the housing, a nut bearing axially on one of the levers and having a screwthread of a predetermined length, and a screw threaded in the nut, having a screwthread of a predetermined length, and having a head bearing axially oppositely on the other of the levers. Thus when the screw is tightened in the nut the two levers are locked together for joint pivoting. An abutment in the housing axially spaced from and confronting the nut is spaced from the nut by a predetermined distance equal to less than each of the predetermined screwthread lengths.

Abstract: A motor-vehicle door latch has an input lever pivotal by an inside door handle about an axis and an output lever connected to the latch mechanism and pivotal about the axis between an actuated position corresponding to a door-unlatched position and an unactuated position corresponding to a latched position. The input lever is formed with a straight slot extending radially of the axis and the output lever is formed with an L-shaped slot having one leg extending generally radially of the axis and alignable with the slot of the input lever and another leg.