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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7543861 | Lock for an opening on a motor vehicle, with a memory for unlocking locking The lock includes an opening lever and a locking lever capable of displacing a connecting rod between a first position, in which the opening lever can cooperate with the connecting rod to cause the opening of the lock, and a second position which prevents the openin... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7520195 | Control device for a module forming a lock mechanism A Bowden-type cable containing a cable (14) is provided with proximal (14P) and distal extremities arranged in a jacket (18) having proximal (18P) and distal extremities blocked by proximal (20P) and distal arresting units. At leas... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7311340 | Lock for motor vehicle opening comprising means for inside and outside locking A lock (10) for a motor vehicle opening including an external and internal control mechanism which can be inhibited by respectively locking an input lever and an output lever. A linking mechanism is arranged between the input lever and the output lever to lin... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7296841 | Motorized trunk-closing system for automotive vehicle The subject of the present invention is a motorized trunk-closing system for an automotive vehicle (1) comprising a trunk (2) having an interior and an operating mechanism for operating an automatic movement of a trunk lid (3) from a first posit... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7216901 | Operation force transmitting member for door lock apparatus An operation force transmitting member of a door lock apparatus has a guide tube and an inner cable passed through the guide tube and is connected to one of the door lock apparatus and an operating device for operating the door lock apparatus at the upper end portio... | 05/15/2007 |
| 6914346 | Automobile vehicle door locking assembly and process for testing correct operation of a lock module of this assembly An automobile vehicle door locking assembly, intended to be fitted in a vehicle door, of the type including an electric lock module incorporating, first, an electronic board providing an interface connecting the lock module to a main electrical power supply and to a... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6826934 | Motor vehicle antitheft system comprising improved latch bolt retaining means The invention provides a motor vehicle antitheft system of the type in which the latch bolt (36, 222) is held radially in the pulled-in retracted position by a member (254) for retaining the latch bolt (36, 222) which is mounted to move between ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6765472 | Security system for a motor vehicle opening leaf equipped with switches A security system for a motor vehicle opening leaf is provided. The security system includes a lock for maintaining an opening leaf in a closed position, a handle for operating the lock having a pivotal mobile member for grasping and a fixed support, and an interrog... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6765471 | Device for improving the security of an access system equipped with an identification means and an identifier, for a motor vehicle A device for improving the security of a “hands-free” access system for a motor vehicle, the system comprising an identification device installed on the vehicle and able to control the locking the opening leaves of the vehicle, and at least one identifier intend... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6712407 | Lock for a motor vehicle opening leaf with a disengageable wrist pin The lock for a motor vehicle opening leaf including a wheel (RD) to be driven in rotation about an axis (A1) under the action of an electric motor, the wheel driving in rotation a wrist pin (MT), the wrist pin (MT) collaborating with a member to opening said ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6657536 | Process for the bidirectional transmission of data and system for the implementation thereof A process for the bidirectional transmission of data, in a hands-free vehicle access system, comprising the step of setting up a remote exchange of data between a recognition device installed in the vehicle and an identifier intended to be carried by a us... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6636728 | Portable multi-antenna signal receiver A portable receiver comprised of several antennas that are connected to a receiver unit for receiving a signal transmitted by an electromagnetic induction process. The antennas are made in the form of coils, that are carried by a support in such a way tha... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6621178 | Motor vehicle equipped with a selective so-called "hands-free" access system In this vehicle, equipped with a recognition device (1) capable of remotely exchanging data with an identification member (11) worn or carried by a user to allow access to the vehicle when the identification member has been authenticated by the recognitio... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6616214 | Automobile vehicle with a sliding door and a swinging door independent from each other The motor vehicle comprises a swinging door (PB) and a sliding door (PC) which are mounted in the frame (BA) of the vehicle without a central post between the swinging door and the sliding door. In this vehicle, a first lock (PS) is intended to connect th... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6554329 | Motor vehicle door lock with unlocking memorization The disclosure relates to a motor vehicle door lock including an outside opening lever able to open the lock under the action of outside opening means such as a handle or outside door finger-plate, a locking lever able to move a disengageable interconnect... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6543823 | Openable panel for a motor vehicle with electric lock capable of delayed opening An openable panel for a motor vehicle having a lock (3) including an opening lever, an operating member mounted on the openable panel at a distance from the lock for manual operation by a user from the outside of the openable panel. A force transmission e... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6523871 | Motor vehicle opening-leaf handle including improved means for immobilizing an external element The invention proposes a motor vehicle opening-leaf handle including a handle including a handle support which is arranged in an interior space of the opening leaf, of the type in which an external element of the handle is equipped with an attachment tang... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6522027 | "Hands-free" access and/or engine starting system for automobile vehicles The disclosure relates to an authentication device for automobile vehicles that controls door locking and/or engine starting and is able to interchange data over a certain distance with an identifier, intended to be carried by a user, when said identifier... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6522241 | Motor vehicle equipped with a so-called "hands-free" access system An identification device for controlling locking of the opening leaves of the vehicle. The identification device is capable of remotely exchanging data with an identifier carried by a user, so as to allow access to the vehicle. The identification device i... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6518883 | Safety system for motor vehicle opening panel A safety system wherein the cover (48) is maintained axially in the body panel window by an inner elastically deformable ring (70) carrier by the tubular skirt (52), and enables the cover (48) to be mounted axially from outside inwards by being elasticall... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6508088 | Electronic antitheft system for a motor vehicle The invention provides a system comprising an antitheft mechanism (20) comprising a housing (22) in which a member (24, 26, 38) for manually controlling the starting of the vehicle engine and the locking of the steering can move axially (26, 38) between a... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6497436 | Three-part motor vehicle door lock The disclosure relates to a motor vehicle door lock characterized in that it includes a first module which includes a retention compartment containing the restraining parts of the lock, notably a striker-retaining latch-bolt and a pawl that holds said lat... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6483425 | System for enhancing the security of a bi-directional data transmission system controlling access to an enclosed space, notably a vehicle The disclosure relates to a system providing enhanced security of a bi-directional data transmission controlling access to an enclosed space, including an identification device with a transmitting circuit and a receiving circuit installed in said enclosed... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6407677 | Device for low-frequency communication by magnetic coupling The invention relates to a device for low-frequency communication by magnetic coupling of the type comprising a magnetic field emitter and a receiver placed in an identification member, one of either the emitter or the receiver being furnished with a loop... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6401302 | Motor vehicle opening leaf handle The invention proposes a motor vehicle opening-leaf handle of the kind including a handle support which is fixed on the inside of a bodywork panel of the opening leaf, wherein the handle support includes catching tabs which attach the handle support to th... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6367296 | Motor vehicle door lock that can be electrically locked/unlocked from the outside and/or from the inside Motor vehicle door lock comprising: a latch cooperating with a striker; a pawl immobilizing the latch in the closed position; a latch-release mechanism comprising a control member that can move in response to actuation of a door handle; an electromechanic... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6366204 | Device for detecting a human body A circuit for detecting presence, includes a receiver having an antenna-forming element. An oscillator receives as input the output signal from the receiver. The oscillator includes a resonant stage and an amplification stage connected to the input of the... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6360572 | Motor vehicle opening leaf handle comprising operated disengageable means for operating a lock The invention relates to a handle (10) for operating an opening leaf of a motor vehicle comprising an operating lever handle (14) which is intended to be moved by the user from a position of rest into a position for opening, and a transmission member (22)... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6349579 | Steering column anti-theft device for motor vehicle The disclosure concerns a vehicle steering column anti-theft device of the type including a casing in which a rotationally mounted lock rotor drives rotationally a rotary projecting part forming a cam that can cooperate with a bolt to control the movement... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6349880 | Arrangement for the interchange of data between a rigid or semi-rigid data medium and a data interchange device The invention proposes an arrangement (10) of the type in which the unit comprises a controlled member (70) for locking the immobilizing lever (34), characterized in that the immobilizing member is a member which is controlled manually by a first "on" pus... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6327882 | Motor vehicle theft-deterrent steering lock The invention provides a theft deterrent (10) comprising a body (14, 16) in which there is mounted, so that it can slide, a lock bolt (50) associated with an immobilizing finger (110) housed in an immobilizing housing belonging to the deployment member (3... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6286878 | Electrically locked motor vehicle door lock The present invention relates to a motor vehicle door lock comprising: a forked latch (2) intended to interact with a striker; a pawl (4) which normally locks the latch in the closed position and which can adopt an "escapement" position in which it no lon... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6240755 | Handle for the door of an automobile vehicle comprising a lock cylinder cap The invention proposes a handle for the door of an automobile vehicle, of the type in which the handle comprises an external gripping lever that is designed to be moved by a user from a rest position to an open position to control a lock that is associate... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6163081 | Arrangement for longitudinally immobilizing a data medium in a data interchange device The invention proposed an arrangement of the type comprising a unit into which the medium is introduced manually, and the type in which a device comprises means for longitudinally holding the data medium in an active position and means providing assistanc... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6148651 | Motor vehicle door lock Motor vehicle door lock having a means of locking/unlocking the lock from the outside and an electric actuator (50) for controlling the means of locking/unlocking from the outside. In particular, the means of locking/unlocking from the outside is a centra... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6143994 | Electrical switch for an automobile anti-theft device A rotary electrical switch for an automobile vehicle anti-theft device of the type comprising a rotor mounted free to rotate about a stator to supply electrical power to a starter, by at least one electrical strip contact, wherein the rotor comprises a su... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6109671 | Electric lock for a motor vehicle opening leaf Electric lock comprising a driver (132) secured to a pawl (131) and comprising a V-shaped recess (134), an electric motor intended to drive a wrist pin capable of entering said recess until the driver escapes the action of the wrist pin, an immobilizing m... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6081185 | Motor vehicle equipped with a system for detecting the approach of a user Motor vehicle equipped with a system for detecting the approach of a user, comprising a metallic surface (15) which is isolated from the chassis of the vehicle (V) and is connected to a high-frequency wave generator (16), so that the pair formed by the ch... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6079237 | Electrically locked motor vehicle door lock Motor vehicle door lock comprising: a latch (1); a pawl (3) which can adopt an "escapement" position; an operating member which, on the one hand, can adopt either an active position in which it acts, during its actuating movement, on the pawl to place it ... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6053067 | Steering lock for a motor vehicle steering column An antitheft device is provided for locking a motor vehicle steering column against rotation. The steering column includes a gear wheel which is fixed coaxially to the steering column shaft, and a pinion with an axis parallel to the steering column axis. ... | 04/25/2000 |