Abstract: An electromagnetic door lock includes an electromagnet secured to a frame and having one or more projections, and a housing secured to a door panel for slidably receiving an armature plate. The armature plate includes one or more orifices for receiving the projections of the electromagnet and for preventing a shearing movement between the electromagnet and the armature plate when the armature plate is attracted toward the electromagnet. A guiding mechanism may be used for guiding the projection of the electromagnet to be aligned with the orifice of the armature plate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a locking device for motor vehicle folding tops with a first connecting device (3) which, for the fixing of the folding top (9) to the motor vehicle, has a first closing mechanism with at least one second connecting device (5), which is positioned at an interval from the first connecting device (3) and a plug-like element (7), as well as a guiding element (85) suitable for the mounting of the plug-like element (7). The locking device is distinguished through the fact that the second connecting device (5) has a connecting device for the temporary locking of the plug-like element in the guiding element, and that the second locking device is connected with the closing mechanism in such a manner that, upon the fixing of the first closing mechanism into its closing position, the locking of the plug-like element (7) takes place at the same time.

Abstract: An electric lid closure generally comprises a lock unit mounted to a trunk lid and an electric closing unit mounted to a trunk room mouth. The lock unit includes a latch plate, and the electric closing unit includes a support base, a striker base pivotally connected through a pivot pin to the support base, a striker formed on the striker base and engageable with the latch plate, and an electric power mechanism for pivoting the striker base between uppermost and lowermost positions by an electric power. A leading edge of the striker is inclined relative to an imaginary plane over which the striker base turns about the pivot pin.

Abstract: An electric lid closure generally comprises a lock unit mounted to a trunk lid and an electric closing unit mounted to a mouth portion of a trunk room. The lock unit includes a latch plate and a locking plate by which the latch plate is locked at its latch position. The electric closing unit includes a movable striker engageable with the latch plate, and an electric power mechanism for moving the movable striker between an uppermost position and a lowermost position with an electric power. A first position sensor senses whether the movable striker assumes the uppermost position or the lowermost position. A second position sensor senses whether the trunk lid passes by a critical position or not. The critical position corresponds to a position of the movable striker which is above the uppermost position. A third position sensor senses whether the locking plate locks the latch plate or not.

Abstract: Mating closure part for a tailgate lock or door lock comprising a closure part with latch or the like and a mating closure part interacting therewith, having a closure member (2), in particular in the form of a closure block or closure bracket, which can be gripped by the latch and which, in order to generate a starting torque in closure direction (X), can be displaced from an open position (FIG. 3) into a closed position. The displacement of the closure member (2) is derived from the displacement of a threaded engagement part (spindle nut 3, 4) engaging in the thread of a rotationally driven spindle (5, 6).