Patent ID: 6364380
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: E05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A locking device, suitable for a trunk of a motor vehicle, the device comprising:a support, and a closure bolt disposed on the support, a trunk door having a lock mechanism for engagement with the closure bolt upon a movement of the trunk door in a closing movement toward the closure bolt; a plurality of guide elements disposed on the support on opposite sides of the closure bolt for receiving the lock mechanism upon said closing movement of the trunk door; wherein the guide elements are disposed movably on the support to compensate for a presence of dirt on the lock mechanism; wherein the guide elements are adapted to be brought, acted on by force into a first position, and are adapted to be brought by the lock mechanism into a further position upon the movement of the trunk door; and wherein said force, for each of said guide elements, is provided by a spring.