Patent ID: 9371670
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: E05B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. Locking system, for use in a motor vehicle door lock, the locking system comprising: at least one lever; and a position-securing unit for the lever, wherein the position-securing unit has at least one spring element and is designed for defining at least one stable position of the lever, wherein the spring element extends through an opening in the lever and wherein the opening permits pivoting movements of the lever in relation to the spring element within a predetermined pivoting angle range; wherein the opening in the lever is defined by two spaced apart contact surfaces, essentially facing each other and on opposite sides of the spring element, between which the spring element linearly extends; wherein the spaced apart contact surfaces comprise a deflection surface and a contact surface, with the deflection surface abutting the spring element during all pivoting movements of the lever, whilst the contact surface only moves against the spring element to define the stable position; and wherein the spring element is clamped at respective end points whilst an intermediate area between the end points is subjected to elastic deformation caused by the lever.