US 12,352,080 B2
Motor-vehicle lock, in particular motor-vehicle door lock
Madhu S. Basavarajappa, Leverkusen (DE)
Assigned to Kiekert AG, Heiligenhaus (DE)
Appl. No. 18/254,892
Filed by KIEKERT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Heiligenhaus (DE)
PCT Filed Dec. 13, 2021, PCT No. PCT/DE2021/000200
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 13, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/127959, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 23, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2020 133 257.2 (DE), filed on Dec. 14, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0060336 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. E05B 77/12 (2014.01)
CPC E05B 77/12 (2013.01) 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A motor-vehicle lock comprising:
a locking mechanism including a rotary latch and a safety catch,
at least one actuating lever and a release lever,
a coupling element, wherein by the coupling element, the at least one actuating lever and the release lever are engaged with one another in at least one coupled position of the coupling element and are disengaged from one another in an uncoupled position of the coupling element, and
at least one inertia lever for forcing the coupling element into the uncoupled position at least in the event of a crash,
wherein the at least one coupled position includes a first coupled position and a second coupled position, and, the coupling element is moved in a controlled manner into the first coupled position versus the second coupled position by the at least one actuating lever.