US 12,460,455 B2
Lock arrangement—in particular, for an engine hood of a vehicle
Miroslav Svoboda, Plzen (CZ)
Assigned to Witte Automotive GmbH, Velbert (DE)
Filed by WITTE Automotive GmbH, Velbert (DE)
Filed on Mar. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/186,988.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2022 202 736.1 (DE), filed on Mar. 21, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0295965 A1, Sep. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. E05B 79/20 (2014.01); E05B 79/22 (2014.01); E05B 83/24 (2014.01)
CPC E05B 83/243 (2013.01) [E05B 79/20 (2013.01); E05B 79/22 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A lock arrangement, comprising:
a claw for a locking element,
a safety catch for the locking element,
a pawl which interacts with the safety catch,
wherein the safety catch is mounted on a first bearing bolt so as to be rotatable about a first axis of rotation, and
the pawl is mounted on a second bearing bolt so as to be rotatable about a second axis of rotation, and
wherein the safety catch has a base body having a recess which receives the second bearing bolt, such that the second bearing bolt is arranged in the recess,
wherein, when the safety catch is pivoted, the recess is movable or is moved relative to the second bearing bolt, and
wherein the claw is laterally offset from the safety catch along the first bearing bolt.