An electrically actuated locking mechanism may include a microprocessor for control of the locking mechanism, and the locking mechanism may be used to lock a drawer slide in a closed position. The microprocessor may be in a housing of the locking mechanism, and the microprocessor may command a motor to operate in a first direction to drive lock components to a locked status and command the motor to operate in a second direction to drive the lock components to an unlocked state.

A motor vehicle door lock comprising a locking mechanism (1, 2) and a closing/opening device (7 to 16) with at least one drive (7 to 11 and 13, 14), at least one transfer element (12, 15) and a driving pawl (16), in which the drive acts on the driving pawl with the assistance of the transfer element to open and close the locking mechanism, wherein a mechanical and/or electrical opening drive (7 to 11) and a mechanical and/or electrical closing drive (13, 14) each with a respective opening transfer lever (12) and closing transfer lever (15) are provided, in which the opening drive (7 to 11) including the opening transfer lever (12) in addition to the opening function for the locking mechanism (1, 2) is also designed to interrupt a closing function initiated by the closing drive (13, 14) in connection with the closing transfer lever (15).

The invention relates to a method for producing motor vehicle door locks with the locking parts: a rotary latch and a pawl. Said latch and the pawl are stamped from rolled sheet metal defining vertical or approximately vertical edges with corresponding latch surfaces on the rotary latch and the pawl, and subsequently are provided with a covering while maintaining the catch surfaces. After stamping, the locking parts are bent in the region of the main latch and/or another latch resulting in the formation a contour which is void of stamped channels, and are then inserted into the lock housing box.

A low release effort eccentric double pawl vehicle latch includes a ratchet, primary pawl, auxiliary ratchet and secondary pawl in combination with a secure lock lever. The secure lock lever selectively inhibits movement of the secondary pawl to prevent premature or unintended opening of the latch. A drive mechanism sequences movement of the secure lock lever and secondary pawl to open the latch. Upon reset, the drive mechanism drives the auxiliary ratchet back to its closed state and in the process the auxiliary ratchet can engage and return the secondary pawl back to a closed state in the event of an insufficient bias force thereon.

A high security locking system can be used in a conventional pivot door adapted for use with a latch and deadbolt lock combination. The high security system can be a multi-point lock, received in a recess formed in a locking edge side of a door stile, cooperating with a linkage or other mechanism in a conventional deadbolt/location. The lock can be actuated with a keyed cylinder and thumb turn combination.

A door lock device for a vehicle is provided in which a lock release member that is operable between an operating position at which the ratchet is operated toward the side on which the ratchet engages with the latch and a standby position at which free pivoting of the ratchet is allowed and that is urged toward the standby position is driven to the operating position by a drive member which engages with the lock release member when an actuator is operated, the door lock device being capable of releasing a locked state of a door by operation of the actuator and also being capable of releasing the locked state of the door by a manual operation, wherein an engagement release mechanism (96) releases engagement of a drive member (67) and a lock release member (66) in response to a manual operation for releasing the locked state of the door being carried out while the drive member (67) is engaged with the lock release member (66). This enables recovery of a state in which a door can be held in a closed state even in a state in which a drive member has stopped at an operating position due to malfunction of an actuator in a state in which a locked state of the door is released.

A latch is provided including a buffer, a latch housing, and an actuator housing coupled to the latch housing. The buffer includes a center portion and a first side portion. The actuator housing includes a cavity having a first opening. The cavity is configured to receive the buffer. When the buffer is installed in the cavity, the center portion of the buffer abuts an interior surface of the cavity and the first side portion of the buffer extends through the first opening into a hollow interior of the actuator housing.

The disclosure relates to a lock assembly for fenestration systems, such as sash window assemblies. The lock assembly includes an actuator with a shaft extending through a cavity of a body, where the shaft is coupled to a locking cam for rotation therewith. In this arrangement, rotation of the actuator urges rotation of the shaft within the cavity and corresponding rotation of the locking cam, where the shaft and locking cam are designed to facilitate rotation of the shaft through a greater degree of rotational positions relative to the locking cam.

The disclosure relates to a lock assembly for fenestration systems, such as sash window assemblies. The lock assembly includes an actuator with a shaft extending through a cavity of a body, where the shaft is coupled to a locking cam for rotation therewith. In this arrangement, rotation of the actuator urges rotation of the shaft within the cavity and corresponding rotation of the locking cam, where the shaft and locking cam are designed to facilitate rotation of the shaft through a greater degree of rotational positions relative to the locking cam.

Disclosed is a linearly driven rotary locking mechanism comprising: a rotating lock hook (1), a rotating member (3), a biasing force device (5), a slider (7), turntables (9, 14) and a reset mechanism (11), the rotating shaft (4) of the rotating member (3) is secured with the biasing force device (5) and the biasing force device (5) can rotate about the rotating shaft (6) of the biasing force device (5), the turntables (9, 14) and the reset mechanism (11) are respectively capable of rotating about their respective rotating shaft, and the turntables (9, 14) and the reset mechanism (11) are designed for local contact with the slider (7), wherein the rotating lock hook (1) and the rotating member (3) can rotationally mesh with each other, and the slider (5) can linearly slide, and the rotary locking and rotary unlocking of the rotary locking mechanism are driven by the linear sliding of the slider (7).