Patent ID: 8851531

Claim:
A vehicle body shell ( 1 ), comprising: an opening; a door ( 2 ) provided on said opening that alternately opens or closes said opening, said door having a locking element ( 5 ) provided thereon; and a locking device ( 3 ) for locking the door in a closed position, said locking device ( 3 ) comprised of a locking member ( 4 ), mobile between a locked position P 1 and an unlocked position P 2 , that interacts with said locking element ( 5 ) to alternately lock or unlock with the locking element ( 5 ), an electromagnetic means ( 6 ) that operatively moves the locking member ( 4 ) from said locked position P 1 to said unlocked position P 2 , resilient means ( 7 ) that applies a first elastic force upon the locking member ( 4 ) that urges the locking member ( 4 ) from said unlocked position P 2 to said locked position P 1 , and supporting means ( 8 ) that is mobile at least between a released first position P 3 , corresponding to a mode when the locking member ( 4 ) is in said locked position P 1 , to a stable engaged second position P 4 that permits said supporting means ( 8 ) to interact with the locking member ( 4 ) in said unlocked position P 2 in such a way as to counter the first elastic force of the resilient means ( 7 ) by mechanically maintaining the locking member ( 4 ) in said unlocked position P 2 , said supporting means also being retractable by action of the locking element ( 5 ) during movement of the door ( 2 ), a spring means ( 9 ) applying a second elastic force upon said supporting means ( 8 ) that urges said supporting means ( 8 ) from said released first position P 3 to said engaged second position P 4 , wherein said supporting means ( 8 ), in said stable engaged second position P 4 , maintains the locking member ( 4 ) in said unlocked position P 2 while the door is in a closed position, and wherein when the locking member ( 4 ) is actuated by said electromagnetic means from said locked position P 1 to said unlocked position P 2 , the action of the spring means ( 9 ) causes a simultaneous movement of the supporting means ( 8 ) from the released first position P 3 to said engaged second position P 4 , while the door is in the closed position.