Patent ID: 6068309
Filing Date: 2000-05-30
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
Motor vehicle door lock comprising a housing and a key collar, said housing including a lock catch supported therein to swivel around a real swivel axis and a detent pawl which fixes said lock catch in a closed position, said lock catch including a receiving opening for receiving a leading bridge of said key collar, said key collar including a collar support plate fixed on a support sheet, and a collar element supported on said collar support plate, said collar element, in use, operatively engaging said lock catch; wherein said collar element is supported on said collar support plate on two bearing points, a first of said bearing points providing pivotal connection for a trailing bridge of the key collar which is pivotable around an axis perpendicular to the collar support plate and a second of the bearing points receiving said leading bridge which is displaceable in an arc-shaped slot; and wherein said lock catch is fixed by the detent pawl in the closed position thereof at a location in which said swivel axis lies approximately on a line connecting the leading and trailing bridges of the key collar.