Patent ID: 6808213
Filing Date: 2004-10-26
Classification: E05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A closing device for doors and hatches of motor vehicles, comprising:at least one lock including a sliding block; a drive device including an electric motor for generating a driving force for moving said sliding block; a transmission means for transmitting a driving force to the sliding block, said transmission means including a compression/tension cable to control an opening and closing process of the closing device via linear motion of said sliding block; a closing lever and a locking lever both pivotally supported and spaced apart from one another, wherein a position of the sliding block, relative to the closing lever and the locking lever, controls the opening and closing process of the lock, and wherein the closing lever includes an actuating journal such that, with the sliding block being in its neutral position, the lock is positionable in a preliminary catch position in which the closing lever holds a body-side locking bait while the actuating journal fits into a first catch of the locking lever.