Title:
VEHICLE LOCKING APPARATUS FOR A VEHICLE USING A COUPLING DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/095077
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The invention relates to a vehicle locking apparatus (1) for a vehicle using a coupling device for the separable connection of a vehicle door (2) to a vehicle structure part (6), said apparatus comprising a first coupling element (10) with two locking wedges (11, 12) mounted displaceably parallel to one another and having wedge faces (11b, 12b), wherein at least one of the locking wedges (11, 12) is formed with a locking tab (11d, 12d) on the wedge-side end face (11a, 12a), and a second coupling element (20) interacting with the first coupling element (10), said second coupling having two retaining jaws (21, 23) accommodating the first coupling element (10) therebetween with keyways (22, 24) having wedge faces (22a, 24a), wherein the locking wedges (11, 12) are pushed by means of a driving device (30) into the keyways (22, 24) by separation of the wedge faces (11b, 12b) apart from one other and the locking tab (11d, 12d) thereby being accommodated in a locking opening (22b, 24b) arranged in a keyway (22, 24) of a retaining jaw (21, 23).
Inventors:
SCHOCH MARION (DE)
LE GRIFFON JEAN-BERNARD (DE)
LE GRIFFON JEAN-BERNARD (DE)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2013/003881
Publication Date:
August 28, 2014
Filing Date:
December 20, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
AUDI AG (DE)
International Classes:
E05B63/12; E05B63/14; E05B79/04; E05B85/22; E05B81/00; E05B85/04
Foreign References:
| US1366706A | 1921-01-25 | |||
| US1964157A | 1934-06-26 | |||
| DE9105557U1 | 1991-09-05 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
AUDI AG (Neckarsulm, DE)
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