Patent ID: 7032937

Claim:
A lock for a motor vehicle having a drive ( 14 ) and a lock mechanism operated by the drive ( 14 ), the drive ( 14 ) being in the form of an electric motor of reversible construction, characterised in that the drive ( 14 ) acts on a gear wheel ( 16 ) operatively connected to at least two clutches ( 18 , 19 ) positioned on opposite sides of the gear wheel, wherein when the drive ( 14 ) is actuated in a first driving direction a first clutch ( 18 ) couples the drive to first components ( 20 , 22 , 24 , 30 ) of the lock mechanism in order to activate an opening function of the lock mechanism, and when the drive ( 14 ) is actuated in a second driving direction, opposite the first driving direction, a second clutch ( 19 ) couples the drive ( 14 ) to second components ( 40 , 28 , 24 ) of the lock mechanism in order to activate a closing function of the lock mechanism.