Patent ID: 9243430
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: E05B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A lock for a motor vehicle door or hatch comprising: a lock housing attached to the vehicle door or hatch, to which is rotatably attached a catch, and with a latch bracket or latch bolt attached to a vehicle body, which in a closed position of the door or hatch is received by said catch at least in a positively-fitting manner, wherein said lock housing is provided with a guide slot for said latch bracket or latch bolt and at least one spring lip at an entrance side of said guide slot extending longitudinally therein for elastically supporting said latch bracket or latch bolt in said closed position of the lock as well as during insertion of said latch bracket or latch bolt into and retraction of said latch bracket or latch bolt out of said guide slot and said catch, and wherein the at least one said spring lip has a free end and the free end corresponds to an end supportive position of said latch bracket or latch bolt in said closed position of the lock, and the free end features an overlay having a low-friction, wear-resistant surface; wherein said overlay is a plate element or profile element having a low-friction, wear-resistant surface, and wherein said plate element or said profile element is rigidly connected to said at least one spring lip in a form-locking, force-fitting, and/or material-bonded manner; and wherein the overlay has a hollow box profile having an open cross-section in a first direction and a closed cross-section in a second direction, and wherein said profile comprises a profile wall adapted to come into contact with said latch bracket or said latch bolt.