US 11,745,676 B2
Motor vehicle locking device
Bryan Bishop, Howell, MI (US); and Hector Verde, Farmington Hills, MI (US)
Assigned to Kiekert AG, Heiligenhaus (DE)
Filed by Kiekert AG, Heiligenhaus (DE)
Filed on Jan. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/571,769.
Prior Publication US 2023/0219510 A1, Jul. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. B60R 16/023 (2006.01); E05B 81/80 (2014.01)
CPC B60R 16/023 (2013.01) [E05B 81/80 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A motor vehicle locking device comprising:
a motor vehicle locking module and an electronics module, said electronics module being spatially and functionally separated from the motor vehicle locking module, wherein the motor vehicle locking module and the electronics module are connected to exchange data; and
a first plug connector for connecting the electronics module directly to the motor vehicle locking module to establish a mechanical and data connection between the electronics and motor vehicle locking modules;
wherein the first plug connector is configured to be plugged into the electronics and motor vehicle locking modules to establish the mechanical and data connection and plugged out of the modules to sever the mechanical and data connection,
wherein the first plug is configured for extension through an opening in an interior wall of the motor vehicle to selectively establish and sever the mechanical and data connection between the motor vehicle locking module on a first side of the wall and the electronics module on a second side of the wall opposite the first side,
wherein the interior wall is a dividing wall between a wet space and a dry space of the motor vehicle door, and wherein the first side of the wall is wet space and the second side is the dry space.