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Door lock for motor vehicles
Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
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Filing: 1993-08-25
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Granted: 1996-03-12
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Expires: 2013-08-25
Abstract
Abstract A door lock for motor vehicles having a control element which is driven by an electric motor, is controlled by an electronic control unit and can be moved, upon a control signal emitted by a transmitter, into a position which at least prepares the opening of the door lock. An energy accumulator, which is independent of the wiring of the motor vehicle and which, as required, can be connected to a signal receiver, is assigned to the electronic control system so that the signal receiver will then activate the control element directly.
Inventors
- 👤 Hansjurgen Linde
- 👤 Peter Wolf
- 👤 Gunter Seeser
- 👤 Manfred Wimmer
- 👤 Walter Weishaupt
- 👤 Martin Wegge
- 👤 Siegmund Schuch
- 👤 Horst Schackmann
- 👤 Franz Bauer
- 👤 Michael Eckrich
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 16:34
CPC Classifications
E; E05; E05B; E05B81/00; E05B81/12; E05B81/14; E05B81/54; E05B81/80; E05B81/82; E05B81/84; G; G07; G07C; G07C9/00; G07C9/00174; G07C9/00182; G07C2009/00634; G07C2009/00642; G07C2009/00753; G07C2009/00769; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T70/00; Y10T70/50; Y10T70/5889; Y10T70/5973; Y10T70/5978; Y10T70/60; Y10T70/625; Y10T70/65; Y10T70/70; Y10T70/7051; Y10T70/7062
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
In a motor vehicle having wiring and at least one locking element, a door lock comprising: a control element for operating the locking element; an electric motor for driving the control element; a transmitter for emitting a control signal; a signal receiver for receiving the control signal and being coupled to the control element; an electronic control system coupled via the wiring of the motor vehicle to the signal receiver and an exterior energy supply to control the control element, the control element being movable into a position which prepares the opening of the locking element, in response to the control signal; an energy accumulator assigned to the electronic control system, said energy accumulator being directly connectable to the signal receiver independent of the wiring of the motor between the signal receiver, exterior energy supply and electronic control system; and wherein the energy accumulator is connectable to the signal receiver to allow the signal receiver to activate the control element without said exterior energy supply.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
165 words
In a motor vehicle having wiring and at least one locking element, a door lock comprising: a control element for operating the locking element; an electric motor for driving the control element; a transmitter for emitting a control signal; a signal receiver for receiving the control signal and being coupled to the control element; an electronic control system coupled via the wiring of the motor vehicle to the signal receiver and an exterior energy supply to control the control element, the control element being movable into a position which prepares the opening of the locking element, in response to the control signal; an energy accumulator assigned to the electronic control system, said energy accumulator being directly connectable to the signal receiver independent of the wiring of the motor between the signal receiver, exterior energy supply and electronic control system; and wherein the energy accumulator is connectable to the signal receiver to allow the signal receiver to activate the control element without said exterior energy supply.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
A motor vehicle door lock according to claim 1, wherein the signal receiver, includes means for recognizing when energy supply by the wiring is below a minimum requirement.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
A motor vehicle door lock according to claim 2, further comprising a switch which is coupled with a door handle and the energy accumulator, the energy accumulator being activatable by the switch.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
A motor vehicle door lock according to claim 3, further comprising an energy generator coupled to the energy accumulator and the door handle, wherein the energy accumulator is chargeable by the energy generator.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
A motor vehicle door lock according to claim 4, wherein the door handle is adjustable into an energy generating mode.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
A motor vehicle door lock according to claim 1, wherein the energy accumulator supplies energy to activate the control element of at least one other locking element.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
A motor vehicle door lock according to claim 1, further comprising a switch which is coupled with a door handle and the energy accumulator, the energy accumulator being activatable by the switch.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
A motor vehicle door lock according to claim 1, further comprising an energy generator coupled to the energy accumulator and a door handle, wherein the energy accumulator is chargeable by the energy generator.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
A motor vehicle door lock according to claim 8, wherein the door handle is adjustable into an energy generating mode.
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