US 12,252,911 B2
Motor vehicle lock, in particular a motor vehicle door lock
Robert J. Hunt, Davisburg, MI (US)
Assigned to Kiekert AG, Heiligenhaus (DE)
Filed by Kiekert AG, Heiligenhaus (DE)
Filed on Jul. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/863,743.
Prior Publication US 2024/0018809 A1, Jan. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. E05B 77/36 (2014.01); E05B 85/26 (2014.01)
CPC E05B 85/26 (2013.01) 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A motor vehicle lock comprising:
a locking mechanism including a rotary latch and a pawl
a latching element which is arranged in an engagement region between the rotary latch and the pawl, and the latching element is pivotably mounted on the rotary latch in a plane of the locking mechanism spanned by the rotary latch and the pawl, and
a guide element for additional axial and/or radial guidance of the latching element, wherein the guide element is designed as a holding plate which overlaps the latching element laterally and is oriented parallel to the plane of the locking mechanism,
wherein:
the holding plate is a pivotably mounted holding plate lever,
an axis of rotation of the holding plate lever coincides with an axis of rotation of the rotary latch,
the holding plate lever is non-rotatably coupled relative to the rotary latch,
the holding plate lever has a first guide pin that extends through a driving opening of the rotary latch, and
the latching element has a second guide pin that engages with the rotary latch in a recess of the rotary latch.