Automotive locks, especially car door locks

Abstract

The present invention relates to a motor vehicle lock, in particular a motor vehicle door lock, equipped with an electric drive (4) and an emergency power source (6) for emergency actuation of said drive (4). The emergency power source 6 is arranged inside a housing 1 for a motor vehicle lock. According to the invention, the emergency power source (6) is replaceably accommodated in a compartment (7) which can be closed by a removable lid (8), and an additional power source (9) is provided which moves the emergency power source (6) to an at least partially exposed position relative to the motor vehicle door lock housing (1) after removal of the lid (8).

Claims

1. An automobile lock comprising an electric drive unit (4), a locking mechanism (2, 3) operated by the electric drive unit (4), an electric emergency power supply (6) for emergency activation of the electric drive unit (4), and an automobile lock housing (1), Automotive lock, wherein the emergency power supply (6) is located inside the automotive lock housing (1), the automotive lock housing (1) includes a compartment (7) closed by a removable cover (8), the emergency power supply (6) is interoperably housed within the compartment (7), and an additional power source (9) is provided to move the emergency power supply (6) to a position at least partially exposed to the automotive lock housing (1) after the removable cover (8) is removed, the removable cover (8) includes a housing component (8b) that fits into an open area (1a) of the automotive lock housing (1), the open area (1a) of the automotive lock housing (1) is provided at an entrance mouth (5) of the automotive lock housing (1) that receives locking bolts for interacting with the locking mechanism (2, 3).

2. The automotive lock according to claim 1, characterized in that the additional force source (9) is designed as a spring and / or gravity.

3. The automobile lock according to claim 1, characterized in that the compartment (7) has at least one vertical extension component (Z).

4. The automobile lock according to claim 3, characterized in that the compartment (7) is inclined with respect to the main plane (E) of the automobile lock housing (1), and the main plane (E) coincides with the X (longitudinal direction) - Z (vertical direction) plane of the automobile.

5. The lock for automobiles according to claim 4, characterized in that the cover (8) detachably closes the compartment (7) at its uppermost end.

6. The car lock according to claim 5, characterized in that the lid (8) is designed with two parts: a compartment component (8a) extending into the compartment (7) and a housing component (8b) that fits into the open area (1a) of the car lock housing (1).

7. The lock for automobiles according to claim 6, characterized in that the compartment component (8a) has a seal (11) that closes the compartment (7).

8. The automobile lock according to claim 7, wherein the housing component (8b) comprises a latching means and / or fastening means (12) for releasably fastening to the automobile lock housing (1).

9. The automobile lock according to any one of claims 6 to 8, characterized in that the open area (1a) of the automobile lock housing (1) is provided in the entrance mouth (5).

10. The automobile lock according to claim 9, preferably characterized in that a manually operable actuation means (13) is further provided on the entrance mouse (5).

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