| US 7,568,745 B2 | ||
| Striker driving assembly for a motor vehicle door lock | ||
| Simon Brose, Hattingen (Germany); Uwe Haarmann, Remscheid (Germany); Sascha Heck, Wuppertal (Germany); and Anna-Maria Tanis Sanzo, Wuppertal (Germany) | ||
| Assigned to Brose Schliesssysteme GmbH & Co. KG, Wuppertal (Germany) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 13, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/30,547. | ||
| Application 12/030547 is a continuation of application No. 11/022948, filed on Dec. 28, 2004, granted, now 7,341,292. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 103 61 843 (DE), filed on Dec. 30, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0211241 A1, Sep. 04, 2008 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. E05B 15/02 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 292—341.15 [292/341.16] | 19 Claims |
| 1. A striker driving assembly for a motor vehicle lock, comprising:
a striker carrier;
a striker located on the striker carrier, wherein the striker and the striker carrier are linearly movable along an axis of
movement;
a driving means, said driving means comprising a motor and gearing;
a control for controlling the driving means; and
two cams driven by the motor and disposed on opposite sides of the axis of movement and applying forces to the striker carrier
at laterally opposite sides thereof for linearly moving the striker carrier and the striker along said axis of movement from
a pre-locking position into a main locking position; and
wherein the striker carrier includes an oblong hole for eccentric pins associated with said cams, wherein each oblong hole
is located substantially transverse to the axis of motion of the striker and wherein the eccentric pins fit into the respective
oblong holes of the striker carrier such that when said cams are rotated, said eccentric pins causes the cams to apply said
forces to the striker carrier.
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