Patent ID: 6942260

Claim:
A closing device for a vehicle door comprising: a vehicle door with an external skin, a door lock, an operating element for actuating the door lock, an external door actuator fixed on the external skin and which has an adjuster part which moves along a first direction when the external door actuator is operated, a force transfer device through which the external door actuator is coupled to the operating element, a deflector element of the force transfer device that converts a movement of the adjuster part along the first direction to a movement along a second direction, a coupling element of the force transfer device through which the deflector element acts on the operating element, and a distance compensation element associated with the coupling element and which enables the deflector element to move relative to the operating element, wherein the external door actuator and the deflector element are connected to the external skin so that if the external skin is deformed, the external door actuator and the deflector element move substantially in unison, the distance compensation element enables movement of the deflector element relative to the operating element when a position of the deflector element changes together with the external door actuator as a result of deformation of the exterior skin, wherein the deflector element includes opposed ends and is coupled at a first end to the external door actuator that is coupled to a door handle dish and at the opposed end to the operating element by way of a ratchet coupling, the operating element forming a lever-type lock operator, wherein the deflector element is mounted for swivel movement, and wherein a linear movement of the adjuster part along the first direction is converted by the deflector element into a rotary movement of the deflector element.