A motor vehicle lock comprising a locking mechanism having a rotary latch and at least one pawl, wherein the rotary latch can be latched in at least one latching position by means of the pawl; a release lever, wherein the locking mechanism can be transferred from the latching position into a release position by means of the release lever; and an electric drive unit for actuating the release lever, wherein the locking mechanism is arranged in a wet region of the motor vehicle lock, and at least part of the actuating mechanism for unlocking the locking mechanism is arranged in a dry region of the motor vehicle lock.

A motor vehicle lock comprising a locking mechanism having a rotary latch and at least one pawl, wherein the rotary latch can be engaged in at least one engaging position by means of the pawl, a release lever, wherein the locking mechanism can be transferred from the engaging positions into a release position by means of the release lever, and an electrical drive unit for actuating the release lever. According to the invention, the pawl and the actuation lever and the release lever are accommodated in the motor vehicle lock such that they can swivel about a central axis.

A motor vehicle lock comprising a locking mechanism having a rotary latch and at least one pawl, wherein the rotary latch can be engaged in at least one engaging position by means of the pawl, a release lever, wherein the locking mechanism can be transferred from the engaging positions into a release position by means of the release lever, and an electrical drive unit for actuating the release lever. According to the invention, the pawl and the actuation lever and the release lever are accommodated in the motor vehicle lock such that they can swivel about a central axis.

A motor vehicle lock, in particular a motor vehicle door lock. This has one or more high-strength structural components, for example a rotary latch and a pawl. The relevant structural component is made of plastic composite material consisting of fibers in a matrix of a plastic resin or has such a plastic composite material as an essential component. According to the invention, a forged fiber composite material is used as the plastic composite material.

A vehicle door latch includes a housing having an opening, a claw having a jaw providing, in combination with the housing, a recess for receiving a striker in a closed position of the door and a tunnel for accessing the recess, the claw being arranged to rotate between a closed position wherein the tunnel is obturated by the jaw and an opened position enabling the passage of the striker through the tunnel, and a pawl to block the rotation of the claw in an intermediate position wherein the striker is restrained by the jaw in the tunnel. The jaw includes a tooth for restraining the striker in the tunnel in the intermediate position.

The present invention relates to a latch apparatus for vehicles including a claw that is rotatably provided in a housing and in which a restraining groove into which a striker is insertable is formed and a pawl unit that restrains rotation of the claw, and the pawl unit includes an operating pawl portion that regulates the rotation of the claw and a saddle pawl that is provided on the claw, protrudes toward the operating pawl portion, and selectively contacts the operating pawl portion to restrain the rotation of the claw.

A motor vehicle lock, in particular a motor vehicle door lock, which is equipped with a locking mechanism consisting essentially of a rotary latch and a pawl as locking mechanism components. In addition, a latching element, which is mounted on the rotary latch and/or the pawl so as to be pivotable primarily in a locking mechanism plane, is provided in an engagement region between the two locking mechanism components. In order to axially secure the latching element, according to the invention, at least one locking mechanism component is equipped with a cover which is made of the same material and at least partly extends over the latching element.

A motor vehicle lock, in particular a motor vehicle door lock, which is equipped with a locking mechanism consisting essentially of a rotary latch and a pawl as locking mechanism components. In addition, a latching element, which is mounted on the rotary latch and/or the pawl so as to be pivotable primarily in a locking mechanism plane, is provided in an engagement region between the two locking mechanism components. In order to axially secure the latching element, according to the invention, at least one locking mechanism component is equipped with a cover which is made of the same material and at least partly extends over the latching element.