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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7446645 | Device for operating electrical or electromechanical entry or access systems on or in a vehicle The invention relates to a device for operating electrical or electromechanical devices (10) in a vehicle, whereby a sensor (40) is used, operating on proximity or contact. According to the invention, the device can distinguish whether operation of the... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7445257 | Closing system for a door, lid or the like, particularly those of vehicles The invention relates to a closing system comprising handles (20) for operating latches that are inoperative when in a locked position, and only enable the latch to open when the latch is in an unlocked position. In conjunction with an access authorization de... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7422258 | Motor vehicle door handle A motor vehicle door handle includes a grip area and an electronics module arranged inside the grip area. A plastic injection moulded carrier core extends inside the motor vehicle door handle. The electronics module is arranged in a recess of the carrier core. A cov... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7387004 | Latch for a mobile part of a vehicle body, such as a flap or a door, especially a rear opening The invention relates to a latch which must enable the locked mobile part (10) of a motor vehicle body to be released if necessary by means of a key-actuated closing cylinder (40), in order to manually open the mobile part (10). A handle (21 | 06/17/2008 |
| 7380844 | Lock for doors and lids on vehicles In a lock fitted with a rotary latch (30), a detent (40) is provided that can engage inside a preliminary catch and inside a main catch (32) of the rotary latch (30). The rotary latch (30) receives a locking part and can be transfe... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7363785 | Blocking device for motor vehicle steering shaft A device for locking the steering shaft of a motor vehicle against rotation by means of a locking bolt cooperating with locking recesses of the steering shaft. A control member that can be rotated back and forth displaces the locking bolt back and forth radially rel... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7341290 | Lock for vehicle doors or lids According to the invention, when the door is locked, a locking part (10) is displaced into a rotary latch (20), which is first pivoted from its open position into a preliminary detent position. The rotary latch (20) is spring-loaded (25) ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7302819 | Device for actuating a lock on a vehicle door A device for actuating a lock on a vehicle door has a support mounted on a vehicle door. A lock cylinder mount, or a decoy, is mounted on the support. A screw secures the mount when mounted on the support. The mount has a shoulder engaging a counter shoulder of the ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7273991 | Handle for doors or hinged flaps of vehicles The invention relates to a handle with an integrated switch (20) for doors or hinged flaps of vehicles. The push-button switch is essentially made up of two components which can be fitted together. The first component (21) is made of a single-pieced in... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7261339 | Device for actuating locks on doors or hatches of vehicles A device for actuating locks on a vehicle door has a rotary latch spring-loaded into an open position. When the door is closed, the rotary latch receives a lock member of the lock and is rotated into a defined locked position. The rotary latch has a detent into whic... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7210714 | Locking device for a movable carbody part such as a rear hatch of a vehicle A locking device for a movable carbody part has a lock and an interacting locking member. The lock has a rotary latch with pre-catch, main catch, and recess. When closing the carbody part, the locking member moves into the recess and rotates the rotary latch into a ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204527 | Lock comprising two locking rods, in particular for vehicles A lock having a locking rod that is displaced in a longitudinal direction. The rod is driven by an actuator via a rotor. The internal section of the locking rod is flexible so as to have the properties of a flexural section. The locking rod, together with the flexur... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7158044 | Handle on doors, hoods or the like, especially for vehicles A handle on doors, hoods, or the like especially for vehicles, with a stationary handle part, which can be mounted in a recess in the outer skin of the door, with a gripping element, which acts as a movable handle part and is supported on the stationary handle part,... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7146832 | Actuating device for doors or hatches of vehicles In an actuating device, the turret is installed in a carrier and removed from it by a setting movement. The setting movement comprises a plug-in phase and a shift phase during the installation procedure. Thus a shoulder on the turret arrives behind an opposing shoul... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7121126 | Apparatus for locking a motor-vehicle steering shaft A locking bolt for irrotationally locking a motor-vehicle steering shaft is axially movable inside a housing between locked and release positions, and is fixable in the locked position by means of a spring-loaded securing pin axially movable in the housing that coop... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7059640 | Lock, especially for the doors, flaps or the like, of motor vehicles A lock especially for the doors, flaps or the like, of motor vehicles. The lock includes a rotating latch (11) into which a closing element (20) is inserted, when the door is closed. The rotating latch (11) is pivoted out of an open position int... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7041924 | Housing for an electronic key The invention relates to a housing (10) for a key, especially for use in motor vehicles. Said housing consists of electric and electronic components (32) disposed therein and arranged at least partially on a plate (31); a recess which can be cov... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7019233 | Closing device for doors, bonnets, gates or the like, especially of vehicles, such as motor vehicles The invention relates to a closing device consisting of a grip housing (10) containing a pivotably mounted grip flap (12). Said grip flap (12) is loaded by means of a restoring force (38) in the direction of its neutral position (12.1 | 03/28/2006 |
| 6923478 | Lock with rotary latches, especially for motor vehicles A lock, especially for motor vehicles, for securing a movable part, such as a pivoting flap, in position with respect to a stationary part, such as a housing, includes two rotary latches at a certain distance apart, wherein two closing pieces engage in the rotary la... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6915671 | Apparatus for locking a motor-vehicle steering shaft Apparatus to lock a motor-vehicle steering shaft against rotation using a locking bolt axially reciprocable by a to-and-fro rotatable control element between a locked position and a release position, the bolt being fixable in its locked position by a displaceably su... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6910303 | Device for actuating an electronic locking system and/or a lock integrated in a door, a flap or the like, especially in a motor vehicle The invention relates to a device for actuating an electronic locking system and/or a lock integrated in a door (40), a flap or the like, especially in a motor vehicle. Said locking system or lock is actuated by a handle (10) mounted on the door outer ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6886381 | Actuating device for a lock, especially in a motor vehicle The invention relates to an actuating device for a lock, especially a lock on the parcel shelf of a motor vehicle, comprising an actuating element (30) and a transmission element (20) which can be moved in a linear manner (20) and on which a cat... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6873061 | Transponder key for an electronic drive-away blocking device function In a transponder key for an electronic drive-away blocking device function, which may have at least a first status in the form of the deactivation of the drive-away blocking device and a second status in the form of an activation of the drive-away blocking device, a... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6834901 | Handle fitting A handle fitting for a vehicle door has a support attached to the inner side of the door. A turret member provided on the support projects with a turret end inwardly and a slide secures the turret end on the support. A screw is arranged in the slide and moves the sl... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6822174 | Device for activating an opening or closing mechanism for lockable moving parts on vehicles A device for activating an opening mechanism and/or closing mechanism for lockable movable parts on vehicles includes a manual actuator which in the activating situation acts on at least one contact maker of at least one switch, wherein the actuated switch switches ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6794768 | Device comprising a steering lock and an ignition starter switch which can be controlled by a handle in the presence of an identification transmitter A device with a steering lock and an ignition starter switch which can be controlled by a handle in the presence of an identification transmitter is controlled by an ID transmitter which can be scanned by an ID receiver located in a vehicle. A control of the device ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6779371 | Steering column lock for motor vehicles The aim of the invention is to provide a steering column lock with improved break-up safety. To this end, a spring-loaded locking pin (30) is integrated into the peripheral cam (12), said locking pin being co-rotated when a rotor (10) pertaining... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6776251 | Device for locking a steering column of a vehicle A device for locking a steering column of a vehicle has a force-loaded locking member and a control device for adjusting the locking member relative to the steering column between a locking position preventing rotation of the steering column and a release position a... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776016 | Device for starting a motor vehicle motor, using an electronic key The invention relates to a device for starting a motor vehicle motor. According to the invention, a slot is (11) used for inserting (59) the key (50) which is usually closed by a spring-loaded cover (14). The key (50) is displaced ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6769154 | External door handle mainly intended for vehicles The present invention relates to an external door handle that comprises a bracket-shaped handle (10) comprising a cavity (14) which is defined by at least one U-shaped shell (21, 22) and which is intended for receiving electronic components (... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6768413 | Closing device, in particular for motor vehicles A closing device for a vehicle door lock is actuated by a hand lever. The lock can be switched between a secured, inoperative position of the hand lever and an operative position in which the lock can be opened by the hand lever. An electric control device arranged ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6761052 | Device comprising a momentary contact switch for actuating a lock on a door or hinged lid, in particular, for a vehicle A device for actuating a lock on a door or hinged lid, particularly for a vehicle, includes a momentary contact switch and a lock cylinder having tumblers which are transferred between a blocked position and an unblocked position by a key. In the locked position, th... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6742368 | Closing device for closing functions in vehicles in particular A closing device includes a cylinder core with followers and a closing cylinder with a freewheel sleeve and a housing accommodating the sleeve. Normally, a coupling slider is coupled to the cylinder core by a restoring force, but is decoupled therefrom in the event ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6722717 | Distance-variable closing stirrup for rotary-latch locks The invention relates to a rotary-latch lock comprising two additional parts, namely a closing stirrup (10) and at least one rotary latch. The lock is adjusted by means of the assembly of the closing stirrup. Said rotary latch is arranged on a flap element, f... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6712409 | External door handle for vehicles A door handle for vehicles includes a connecting member adapted to act on a lock when the handle is actuated, and a normally inactive crash locking unit for the connecting member. A crash sensor is connected to the crash locking unit so as to activate the crash lock... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6705141 | Combined mechanical and electronic key, in particular for the locks of motor vehicles The invention relates to a combined mechanical and key comprising a key housing for electronic components and an L-shape flat key (30). Said flat key consists of a bearing limb (31) which enables the key to pivot into a storage position and a shank ( | 03/16/2004 |
| 5848540 | Steering column lock for motor vehicles A motor vehicle steering column lock includes a drove rod element extending axially along a bore within the housing of the steering column lock for actuating a steering column locking bolt member in accordance with known steering column lock mechanisms. T... | 12/15/1998 |