Patent ID: 11952805
Assignee: MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 5:
6. A vehicle, comprising:
a body;
a door; and
a door lock arrangement, which comprises
a first closing element arranged in a lock mouth of the vehicle door;
a second closing element arranged on the body, wherein the first closing element and the second closing element are configured to so that the first and second closing elements can be engaged with each other in a positively positive-locking engagement to hold the vehicle door on the body, wherein the lock mouth has a cavity into which the second closing element is inserted when the vehicle door is closed;
a damping device, which absorbs kinetic energy of the vehicle door during a closing movement of the vehicle door within a predetermined limit opening angle of the vehicle door relative to the body and to slow down the closing movement of the vehicle door, wherein the damping device includes an impact element arranged in the lock mouth in a displaceable manner relative to the vehicle door, wherein the impact element is a cylindrical piston; and
an actuator connected to the impact element, wherein the actuator applies, via the impact element, a pre-tensioning force to the vehicle door directed in an opening direction of the vehicle door relative to the body while the first and second closing elements are engaged with each other, wherein the actuator is an electric motor combined with a spring element.