US 12,410,642 B2
Motor vehicle lock housing arrangement
Holger Schiffer, Meerbusch (DE); Michael Scholz, Essen (DE); Ömer Inan, Dorsten (DE); and Peter Szegeny, Engelskirchen (DE)
Assigned to Kiekert AG, Heiligenhaus (DE)
Appl. No. 18/260,269
Filed by Kiekert AG, Heiligenhaus (DE)
PCT Filed Dec. 20, 2021, PCT No. PCT/DE2021/101021
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 3, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/156845, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 28, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2021 101 502.2 (DE), filed on Jan. 25, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0374830 A1, Nov. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. E05B 85/02 (2014.01); E05B 77/34 (2014.01); E05B 81/64 (2014.01); E05B 81/04 (2014.01)
CPC E05B 85/02 (2013.01) [E05B 77/34 (2013.01); E05B 81/64 (2013.01); E05B 81/04 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A motor vehicle lock housing arrangement comprising:
at least one lock housing and at least one carrier housing, wherein the lock housing receives at least one locking-mechanism-side component that interacts with a locking mechanism,
wherein the carrier housing receives at least one electronics carrier including at least one electronics component,
wherein the lock housing and the carrier housing are connected together in a media-tight manner,
wherein the carrier housing and the electronics carrier define a pre-assembled structural unit which is coupled modularly to the lock housing,
wherein the pre-assembled structural unit additionally has a base carrier,
wherein the base carrier is arranged between the electronics carrier and the lock housing,
at least one seal interposed between the lock housing and the carrier housing, wherein the at least one seal directly engages the lock housing and the carrier housing to connect the lock housing and the carrier housing in the media-tight manner,
further comprising a lock plate on which the locking mechanism is mounted,
the lock plate is modularly connected to a housing comprising the lock housing and the carrier housing, and,
a second seal that seals the housing with respect to the lock plate.