Patent ID: 7416229

Claim:
Motor vehicle lock, comprising: a latch, the latch being movable out of a fully latched position into a release position and vice versa, a ratchet, the ratchet being movable out of an engagement position which keeps the latch in the fully latched position into a raised position which releases the latch, the ratchet being part of a ratchet arrangement having ratchet kinematics which are connected to the latch and are engageable with the ratchet, and wherein the ratchet includes a forced movement mechanism for the latch which is moved with movement of the ratchet, the forced opening movement mechanism being adapted to positively engage the ratchet kinematics so as to forcibly move the latch toward the release position; wherein the ratchet arrangement is movable into at least a holding position and a release position, wherein the ratchet is adapted to keep the latch in the fully latched position in the holding position, wherein the ratchet kinematics are adapted to be moved by moving the latch out of the fully latched position toward the release position, and wherein, when the ratchet arrangement is in the holding position, the ratchet blocks movement of the ratchet kinematics via engagement with the ratchet kinematics and thus blocks the shifting of the latch.