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EP 1620624 A2 20060201 - MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR LOCK

Title (en)

MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR LOCK

Title (de)

KRAFTFAHRZEUGTÜRVERSCHLUSS

Title (fr)

FERMETURE DE PORTE DE VEHICULE

Publication

EP 1620624 A2 20060201 (DE)

Application

EP 04730473 A 20040430

Priority

DE 2004000915 W 20040430
DE 10320446 A 20030508

Abstract (en)

[origin: DE10320446A1] The motor vehicle door lock has safety catches (2,3), and a coupling component (7) arranged between an operating lever and a locking lever (6). The coupling component is fixed to a lock casing (10).

IPC 1-7

E05C 3/06

IPC 8 full level

E05B 65/20 (2006.01); E05B 65/32 (2006.01); E05C 3/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E05B 77/28 (2013.01); E05B 81/16 (2013.01); E05B 85/243 (2013.01); E05C 3/06 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2004101930A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 10320446 A1 20041125; DE 502004001541 D1 20061102; EP 1620624 A2 20060201; EP 1620624 B1 20060920; WO 2004101930 A2 20041125; WO 2004101930 A3 20050113

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 10320446 A 20030508; DE 2004000915 W 20040430; DE 502004001541 T 20040430; EP 04730473 A 20040430