A motor with a shaft and a shaft axis is disposed within a housing. A lead screw has an axis and is rotatably mounted in the housing. A deadbolt linearly extends from the housing based on rotation of the lead screw. A gear set with a plurality of gears, each having an axis, is disposed in the housing and operably connects the motor and the lead screw. A circuit board is disposed within the housing and has a plurality of portions communicatively connected by a ribbon. Each portion is disposed substantially orthogonal to the motor shaft axis, the lead screw axis, and the plurality of gear axes.

A method of assembling a latching assembly comprising providing a lever, mounting the lever, mounting a latching part to the lever, wherein at least one of the receiving spaces is a loading slot and wherein, in respect of at least one loading slot, the respective mounting member is located in a mounting position by movement of the mounting member relative to the loading slot such that the at least part of the mounting member, received in the loading slot, is moved at least part way along the length of the loading slot and, in respect of at least one loading slot, arranging a retainer the respective mounting member such that the mounting member is substantially retained, in the length-wise direction of the slot, in the mounting position.

A vehicle door handle with a handle housing, wherein the handle housing is formed of at least two shell elements. At least one circuit board with electronic components is accommodated in the handle housing and coupled to an electrical connector, which is arranged outside the housing so as to make contact with the circuit board. The electrical connector has a plurality of contacts, which are connected to the circuit board via electrical cables. The circuit board is situated on a support in the handle housing and the support is formed integrally with the electrical connector as an injection-molded part. The electrical cables are overmolded as metallic conductors in the support and at least some of the metallic conductors protrude out of the injection-molded part in the region of the electrical connector and the circuit board for the purpose of making contact.

Mechanically or electromechanically positioning a deadbolt used to lock or unlock a door is disclosed. An electromechanical lock can include a deadbolt to be positioned to lock or unlock a door. The deadbolt can be mechanically positioned based on the rotation of a paddle of the electromechanical lock or electromechanically positioned via a motor being turned on to position the deadbolt. A disengagement mechanism can disengage an engagement cog from a worm gear hub of a gear train of the motor upon the mechanical positioning, but remain engaged upon the electromechanical positioning.

The present invention provides a burr in the form of a generally cylindrical rod, the burr having a proximal end for mounting in a tool for rotating the burr and a distal cutting end, the burr having a cutting portion defined by a portion of a surface of the burr which comprises a plurality of teeth, the cutting portion including and extending from the distal end back towards the proximal end, wherein the cutting portion comprises a cylindrical portion of a first diameter and a distal end portion of a second diameter that is greater than the first diameter. The burr is particularly suited to the drilling of cylinder locks.

A tubular has a hollow housing, a lock core, a pin seat, multiple pin assemblies, and a covering assembly. Multiple upper through holes are separately formed through a head portion of the lock core. Multiple lower through holes are separately formed through the pin seat and align with the upper through holes of the lock core respectively. An assembler assembles the housing, the lock core, and the pin seat in a preliminary assembling step, then puts the pin assemblies into the upper through holes and the lower through holes from a rear end face of the pin seat in a detail assembling step, and then covers the lower through holes with the covering assembly in a packaging step. The pin assemblies do not fall from the upper through holes and the lower through holes easily. The tubular lock has simplified assembling steps and lowered difficulty of assembling.

A motor vehicle door handle arrangement includes a handle support and an outer shell which is fastened to the handle support. At least one electronics assembly comprising electronic components is arranged between the handle support and the outer shell. The handle support has at least one first chamber for receiving electronic components which are potted with a potting compound after the electronic components are inserted. A second chamber for receiving electronic components is formed between the handle support and the outer shell and the handle support has at least one aperture through which the second chamber can be filled with potting compound after the outer shell is fastened to the handle support. A method for producing a motor vehicle door handle arrangement of this kind is disclosed.

A powered latch system for a door of a vehicle including a latch assembly, actuatable inside and outside handles, a powered actuator and a door controller that causes the powered actuator to unlatch the latch assembly upon actuation of the inside and outside door handles. The latch assembly may be mechanically unlatched by a user within a vehicle interior even if the powered actuator does not actuate due to a loss of electrical power or other failure. The controller can be programmed to unlatch the latch assembly according to various criteria as required to meet the specific requirements of different markets.

The invention relates to a motor vehicle door locking system, comprising a motor vehicle door lock (1) on a motor vehicle door (2) and a lock retainer (3), interacting therewith, on a motor vehicle body (4), or vice versa, according to patent application DE 10 2014 007 119.7, characterized in that a hold-back element (5) is provided which keeps clear an inlet opening (6) for the lock retainer (3) in the motor vehicle door lock (1) even in the event of deformations of the motor vehicle door (2) caused by an accident, wherein the hold-back element (5) keeps the opening clear on account of a shaping of the hold-back element.

Determining a position of a deadbolt used to lock and unlock a door is disclosed. An electromechanical lock can include a deadbolt that can retract or extend along a linear path as the door is to be locked and unlocked. A sensor such as an accelerometer can rotate along a non-linear path as the deadbolt moves along a linear path. The accelerometer can determine a gravity vector that can be indicative of a position of the accelerometer along the non-linear path. A controller can then determine a position of the deadbolt based on the gravity vector.