Patent ID: 8720240
Filing Date: 2014-05-13
Classification: E05B,F16D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An arrangement for transmitting movement between a rotary output member, wherein the rotary output member is a motor vehicle door catch and a rotary input member, wherein the rotary input member is a motor vehicle door lock, comprising: a movement transmission device inserted between the rotary input and output members, wherein the movement transmission device comprises a transmission shaft including two ends which, together with the rotary input and output members, constitute articulated transmission joints that allow for some degree of axial misalignment, wherein each of the two ends are in a shape of a ball collaborating with a complementary rotary member part, wherein at least one of the balls at the door catch end of the transmission shaft is a faceted ball, wherein a number of facets of the faceted ball is defined according to an angle (α) between the door catch and the door lock, wherein the movement transmission device is used for both a right and a left door of the motor vehicle, and wherein the use of the movement transmission device for both the right and the left door is facilitated by a choice of the number of facets of the faceted ball.