Patent ID: 6923480

Claim:
An actuating device, particularly for a vehicle door lock, having: a cam wheel ( 11 ), selectively rotatable about a rotation axis ( 11 a ) in two directions; at least one cam ( 13 ) extending out from the cam wheel, the at least one cam being at least one of rectangular and triangular; an adjustment lever ( 12 ) having a dog ( 14 ) having a first actuation curve ( 12 a ) and at least one second actuation curve ( 14 b ), the adjustment lever being pivotable about a rotation axis ( 12 a ) between two positions defined by two stops through interaction between the at least one cam ( 13 ) and the dog ( 14 ); wherein interaction between the at least one cam ( 13 ) and the first actuation curve ( 14 a ) on the dog causes no pivoting of the adjustment lever ( 12 ), and interaction of the at least one cam ( 13 ) with the at least one second actuation curve ( 14 b ) initiates pivoting of the adjustment lever ( 12 ) between the two stops, the dog ( 14 ) moving in the direction of a plane extending through the rotation axis ( 12 a ) of the adjustment lever ( 12 ) and the rotation axis ( 11 a ) of the cam wheel ( 11 ).