EP3272977B1 - Motor vehicle lock assembly - Google Patents

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EP3272977B1
EP3272977B1 EP17181226.6A EP17181226A EP3272977B1 EP 3272977 B1 EP3272977 B1 EP 3272977B1 EP 17181226 A EP17181226 A EP 17181226A EP 3272977 B1 EP3272977 B1 EP 3272977B1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B81/00—Power-actuated vehicle locks
    • E05B81/12—Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by the function or purpose of the powered actuators
    • E05B81/20—Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by the function or purpose of the powered actuators for assisting final closing or for initiating opening
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B79/00—Mounting or connecting vehicle locks or parts thereof
    • E05B79/10—Connections between movable lock parts
    • E05B79/20—Connections between movable lock parts using flexible connections, e.g. Bowden cables
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B79/00—Mounting or connecting vehicle locks or parts thereof
    • E05B79/10—Connections between movable lock parts
    • E05B79/22—Operative connections between handles, sill buttons or lock knobs and the lock unit
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B81/00—Power-actuated vehicle locks
    • E05B81/12—Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by the function or purpose of the powered actuators
    • E05B81/14—Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by the function or purpose of the powered actuators operating on bolt detents, e.g. for unlatching the bolt
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B83/00—Vehicle locks specially adapted for particular types of wing or vehicle
    • E05B83/36—Locks for passenger or like doors
    • E05B83/40—Locks for passenger or like doors for sliding doors
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B85/00—Details of vehicle locks not provided for in groups E05B77/00 - E05B83/00
    • E05B85/10—Handles
    • E05B85/103—Handles creating a completely closed wing surface
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B81/00—Power-actuated vehicle locks
    • E05B81/02—Power-actuated vehicle locks characterised by the type of actuators used
    • E05B81/04—Electrical
    • E05B81/06—Electrical using rotary motors

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  • the invention relates to a motor vehicle lock arrangement according to the preamble of claim 1 and a method for operating a motor vehicle lock arrangement according to the preamble of claim 6.
  • a motor vehicle lock of the type mentioned is from the DE 197 06 952 A1 known.
  • the motor vehicle lock arrangement in question has a motor vehicle lock, which primarily serves to produce a releasable holding connection between the motor vehicle body and a motor vehicle door assigned to the motor vehicle lock.
  • the motor vehicle lock is equipped with the usual locking elements “lock latch” and “pawl”.
  • the motor vehicle lock there also has a drive arrangement by means of which the pawl can be lifted out during an opening process. Furthermore, as part of the opening process, an adjustment of the lock latch by means of the drive arrangement in the opening direction is provided, so that the associated motor vehicle door reaches a push-open door position in which an engagement gap results between the motor vehicle door and the motor vehicle body.
  • the known motor vehicle lock arrangement has an adjustable functional element in the form of an outside door handle that is separate from the motor vehicle lock.
  • the outside door handle can be moved out of the engagement gap using its own drive arrangement so that it can be gripped by an operator.
  • a high level of operating comfort can be achieved due to the motorized actuation of the motor vehicle lock on the one hand and the adjustability of the functional element, here the outside door handle.
  • the possibilities for increasing comfort in the known motor vehicle lock arrangement have not yet been exhausted, especially with regard to a simple implementation of the increase in comfort.
  • a motor vehicle lock arrangement with a drive for adjusting a motor vehicle lock and an adjustable functional element separate from the motor vehicle lock is from WO 2015/185364 known.
  • the invention is based on the problem of designing and developing the known motor vehicle lock arrangement in such a way that a high level of operating comfort can be achieved with less effort.
  • the functional element is an outside door handle which is adjustable between a deactivation position and an engaged position, and that as part of the opening process, the motorized adjustment of the pawl causes an adjustment of the outside door handle into the engaged position by a component of the relevant drive train consisting of the drive arrangement and pawl with the outside door handle coupled or can be coupled.
  • drive train here includes all components of the drive arrangement and the relevant closing element that are involved in the transmission of drive movements to the respective closing element.
  • the adjustable functional element that is separate from the motor vehicle lock is an adjustable outside door handle. This ensures that the operator has access to a handle for manually adjusting the motor vehicle door in good time.
  • the proposed control of the outside door handle is advantageous in that the motorized opening process can be used to bring the outside door handle into the engaged position. Contrary to what is known per se, the outside door handle is only brought into its engaged position when the opening process is already underway. The outside door handle is not used to trigger the opening process. This enables the motorized lifting of the pawl to be used to adjust the outside door handle into the engaged position, which can be implemented in a particularly simple way in terms of design.
  • the motor vehicle lock arrangement is a motor vehicle lock arrangement according to the first-mentioned teaching, so that reference may be made to all statements on the first-mentioned teaching.
  • the motor vehicle lock arrangement to which the proposed method relates is equipped with a motor vehicle lock and an adjustable functional element that is separate from the motor vehicle lock.
  • the motor vehicle lock in turn has the usual locking elements lock latch and pawl, as explained above.
  • the motor vehicle lock is equipped with a drive arrangement mentioned above.
  • the functional element is an outside door handle that can be adjusted between a deactivation position and an engaged position, and that as part of the opening process, the outside door handle is adjusted with the motorized adjustment of the pawl by a component of the relevant drive train consisting of the drive arrangement and Pawl is or is coupled to the outside door handle, and that as part of the opening process, the lock latch is moved in its opening direction, so that the motor vehicle door reaches a push-open door position.
  • the motorized adjustment of the pawl overlaps with the adjustment of the functional element.
  • This in turn enables the vehicle lock to be used twice, by using the drive train provided for adjusting the respective closing element to also adjust the functional element.
  • the proposed motor vehicle lock arrangement 1 is equipped with a motor vehicle lock 2 for a motor vehicle door 3.
  • the term “motor vehicle door” is to be understood broadly in this case. It includes a side door, which can be a swing door or a sliding door, a rear door, a trunk lid, a tailgate, a hollow cargo area floor or the like.
  • the motor vehicle lock arrangement 1 is equipped with an adjustable functional element 4 that is separate from the motor vehicle lock 2 and can be, for example, an outside door handle 5 or a door catch 6.
  • the motor vehicle lock 2 has the usual locking elements lock latch 7 and pawl 8, which work together in the usual way.
  • the lock latch 7 is accordingly in a pre-locking position (not shown) and in the in Fig. 2a Main closed position shown can be brought, in which it is in holding engagement with a locking part 9, here with a locking bolt.
  • the lock latch 7 is also in an in Fig. 2b shown open position can be brought, in which the locking part 9 is released from the lock latch 7.
  • the pawl 8 can be inserted into the in Fig. 2a brought into the collapsed position shown, in which it holds the lock latch 7 in the closed position, the pawl 8 being able to be lifted out of holding engagement from the lock latch 7 located in the closed position as part of an opening process.
  • the motor vehicle lock 2 has a drive arrangement 10 which, with at least one of the locking elements 7, 8, forms a drive train for the motorized adjustment of the respective locking element 7, 8.
  • the opening process mentioned above necessarily includes lifting out the pawl 8 so that the lock latch 7 can pivot in its opening direction.
  • the lock latch 7 is moved further in its opening direction by means of the drive arrangement 10, so that the associated motor vehicle door 3 reaches a push-open door position.
  • an engagement gap results between the motor vehicle body 11 and the motor vehicle door 3, so that an operator can reach behind the motor vehicle door 3 to swing it open manually.
  • the functional element 4 is an outside door handle 5, which is adjustable between a deactivation position and an engaged position, and that the motorized adjustment of the pawl 8 causes an adjustment of the outside door handle 5 as part of the opening process.
  • a component of the drive train in question consisting of the drive arrangement 10 and the pawl 7, is coupled or can be coupled to the outside door handle 5.
  • the pawl 8 itself is coupled to the functional element 4 in order to adjust the functional element 4 as part of the opening process.
  • the drive arrangement has a particularly electric drive motor 10a.
  • the motor vehicle lock 2 here the pawl 8 is coupled or can be coupled to the functional element 4 via a transmission line 12, in the illustrated and preferred exemplary embodiment via a Bowden cable.
  • a transmission line 12 in the illustrated and preferred exemplary embodiment via a Bowden cable.
  • Bowden cable other types of transmission lines can also be used, an example of this is a cable pull.
  • the drive arrangement 10 forms a drive train with the drive motor 10a with the pawl 8 for adjusting the pawl 8, here and preferably for lifting the pawl 8.
  • a so-called open-by-wire function i.e. the motor-driven lifting of the pawl 8, is implemented.
  • the drive arrangement 10 with the lock latch 7 forms a drive train for adjusting the lock latch 7 to push open and, if necessary, close the motor vehicle door 3.
  • the drive arrangement 10 preferably has a separate electric drive motor 10b.
  • the drive train for adjusting the pawl 8 or the lock latch 7 includes the respective locking element 8,7.
  • the drive arrangement 10 for the motorized adjustment of both the lock latch 7 and the pawl 8 can only have a single electric drive motor, which can be particularly advantageous from a cost perspective.
  • Fig. 3 shows that the functional element 4 is an outside door handle 5, which is between a deactivation position ( Fig. 3a ) and an engagement position ( Fig. 3b ) is adjustable.
  • the opening process mentioned above results from the transition from Fig. 2a on Fig. 2b as well as from the transition from Fig. 3a on Fig. 3b .
  • the motorized adjustment of at least one of the closing elements 7, 8, here the pawl 8, the adjustment of the outside door handle 5 into the engaged position ( Fig. 3b ) causes.
  • the reason for this is that lifting out the pawl 8, in Fig. 2a clockwise, via the transmission line 12, causing the outside door handle 5 to swing out. This ensures that the operator has a handle for manually adjusting the motor vehicle door 3 in order to be able to open the motor vehicle door 3 manually.
  • the outside door handle 5 has an engagement section 13 which is in the deactivation position ( Fig. 3a ) is inaccessible from the outside and is in the engaged position ( Fig. 3b ) is accessible from the outside.
  • the outside door handle 5 preferably has a pivoting part 14 with a pivot axis 14a, which assumes different pivoting positions in the deactivation position and in the engaged position of the outside door handle 5.
  • the engagement section 13 is arranged on the pivot part 14.
  • the engagement section 13 is arranged separately from the pivoting part 14, for example on the outer door skin 15.
  • the outside door handle 5 merely provides a handle for the manual adjustment of the motor vehicle door 3. This means that the outside door handle 5 has no coupling to the motor vehicle lock 2. In principle, however, it is also conceivable that an additional coupling is provided between the outside door handle 5 and the motor vehicle lock 2, for example to enable emergency unlocking.
  • the functional element 4 mentioned above can in principle also be a door stop 6, which is in Fig. 5 is shown as an example of a sliding door.
  • a door stop 6 can be brought into an activation position and into a deactivation position. In the activation position, the door stop 6 fixes when the motor vehicle door 3 reaches a fixing position ( Fig. 5 ) the motor vehicle door 3, with the door arrester 6 releasing the motor vehicle door 3 in the deactivation position ( Fig. 6 ).
  • the example shown is that, as part of the opening process, the motorized adjustment of at least one of the closing elements 7, 8, here the pawl 8, causes the door stop 6 to be moved into the activation position, so that after the opening process has been completed, the motor vehicle door 3 can be fixed in the fixing position is.
  • the fixing position of the motor vehicle door 3 is here and preferably the one in Fig. 5 open position shown.
  • the motor vehicle lock 2 also has the locking elements lock latch 7 and pawl 8 here, so that reference may be made to the comments on the first exemplary embodiment.
  • the door catch 6 also has a lock latch 16 and a pawl 17, the lock latch 16 being able to be brought into holding engagement in the usual manner with a locking part 18, here with a striker.
  • the opening of the motor vehicle door 3 begins at the in Fig. 4 to Fig. 6 Example shown with an opening process explained above.
  • the motorized lifting of the pawl 8 causes the door stop 6, here the locking pawl 17 of the door stop 6, to be adjusted into an activation position.
  • the motor vehicle lock 2, preferably the pawl 8 is coupled to the door catch 6, preferably the pawl 17, via a transmission line 12 designed as a Bowden cable.
  • the coupling of the pawl 8 of the motor vehicle lock 2 with the pawl 17 of the door lock 6 is preferably provided in opposite directions, such that lifting the pawl 8 of the motor vehicle lock 2 causes the pawl 17 of the door lock 6 to fall in and vice versa.
  • the pawl 17 of the door stop 6 falls into the activation position, in which it is biased onto the lock latch 16. This is in Fig. 6 shown. Only when the motor vehicle door reaches the fixing position, i.e. the open position, does the locking part 18 come into engagement with the lock latch 16 and pivots it in the closing direction until the pawl 17 is in the Fig. 5 shown engagement position falls.
  • the door stop 6 can only be brought into its deactivation position by moving the pawl 8 of the motor vehicle lock 2 in the in Fig. 5 shown remains in the open position and can be adjusted to lift the pawl 17 of the door stop 6 by means of the drive arrangement 10 in the direction of the lock latch 7, so that the locking pawl 17 carries out a corresponding opposite movement and releases the lock latch 16 of the door stop 6.
  • the outside door handle 5 is adjusted as a functional element 4 with the motorized adjustment of the pawl 7 as part of the opening process.
  • the basic idea of also adjusting a separate functional element 4 with the motorized adjustment of the pawl 7 provides the conceptual basis for the proposed motor vehicle lock arrangement 1 explained above. In this respect, reference may be made to the explanations there.
  • the functional element 4 is adjusted with the motorized lifting of the pawl 8.
  • the functional element 4 is an outside door handle 5, which is adjustable between a deactivation position and an engaged position, with the outside door handle 5 being moved into the engaged position with the motorized lifting of the pawl 8 as part of the opening process.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Kraftfahrzeugschlossanordnung gemäß dem Oberbegriff von Anspruch 1 sowie ein Verfahren für den Betrieb einer Kraftfahrzeugschlossanordnung gemäß dem Oberbegriff von Anspruch 6.The invention relates to a motor vehicle lock arrangement according to the preamble of claim 1 and a method for operating a motor vehicle lock arrangement according to the preamble of claim 6.

Ein Kraftfahrzeugschloss der eingangs genannten Art ist aus der DE 197 06 952 A1 bekannt.A motor vehicle lock of the type mentioned is from the DE 197 06 952 A1 known.

Die in Rede stehende Kraftfahrzeugschlossanordnung weist ein Kraftfahrzeugschloss auf, das in erster Linie der Herstellung einer lösbaren Halteverbindung zwischen der Kraftfahrzeugkarosserie und einer dem Kraftfahrzeugschloss zugeordneten Kraftfahrzeugtür dient.The motor vehicle lock arrangement in question has a motor vehicle lock, which primarily serves to produce a releasable holding connection between the motor vehicle body and a motor vehicle door assigned to the motor vehicle lock.

Bei einer bekannten Kraftfahrzeugschlossanordnung ( DE 10 2014 205 371 A1 ) ist das Kraftfahrzeugschloss mit den üblichen Schließelementen "Schlossfalle" und "Sperrklinke" ausgestattet. Das dortige Kraftfahrzeugschloss weist ferner eine Antriebsanordnung auf, mittels der die Sperrklinke im Rahmen eines Öffnungsvorgangs aushebbar ist. Ferner ist im Rahmen des Öffnungsvorgangs eine Verstellung der Schlossfalle mittels der Antriebsanordnung in Öffnungsrichtung vorgesehen, so dass die zugeordnete Kraftfahrzeugtür eine Aufdrück-Türstellung erreicht, in der sich ein Eingriffsspalt zwischen der Kraftfahrzeugtür und der Kraftfahrzeugkarosserie ergibt.In a known motor vehicle lock arrangement ( DE 10 2014 205 371 A1 ), the motor vehicle lock is equipped with the usual locking elements “lock latch” and “pawl”. The motor vehicle lock there also has a drive arrangement by means of which the pawl can be lifted out during an opening process. Furthermore, as part of the opening process, an adjustment of the lock latch by means of the drive arrangement in the opening direction is provided, so that the associated motor vehicle door reaches a push-open door position in which an engagement gap results between the motor vehicle door and the motor vehicle body.

Die bekannte Kraftfahrzeugschlossanordnung weist neben dem Kraftfahrzeugschloss ein von dem Kraftfahrzeugschloss separates, verstellbares Funktionselement in Form eines Türaußengriffs auf. Der Türaußengriff lässt sich mittels einer eigenen Antriebsanordnung aus dem Eingriffsspalt heraus bewegen, so dass er von einem Bediener gegriffen werden kann. Mit der bekannten Kraftfahrzeugschlossanordnung ist durch die motorische Betätigbarkeit des Kraftfahrzeugschlosses einerseits und durch die Verstellbarkeit des Funktionselements, hier des Türaußengriffs, ein hoher Bedienkomfort erreichbar. Allerdings sind die Möglichkeiten der Komfortsteigerung bei der bekannten Kraftfahrzeugschlossanordnung speziell im Hinblick auf eine einfache Umsetzung der Komfortsteigerung noch nicht ausgeschöpft.In addition to the motor vehicle lock, the known motor vehicle lock arrangement has an adjustable functional element in the form of an outside door handle that is separate from the motor vehicle lock. The outside door handle can be moved out of the engagement gap using its own drive arrangement so that it can be gripped by an operator. With the known motor vehicle lock arrangement, a high level of operating comfort can be achieved due to the motorized actuation of the motor vehicle lock on the one hand and the adjustability of the functional element, here the outside door handle. However, the possibilities for increasing comfort in the known motor vehicle lock arrangement have not yet been exhausted, especially with regard to a simple implementation of the increase in comfort.

Eine Kraftfahrzeugschlossanordnung mit einem Antrieb zum Verstellen eines Kraftfahrzeugschlosses und einem von dem Kraftfahrzeugschloss separaten, verstellbaren Funktionselement ist aus der WO 2015/185364 bekannt.A motor vehicle lock arrangement with a drive for adjusting a motor vehicle lock and an adjustable functional element separate from the motor vehicle lock is from WO 2015/185364 known.

Weitere Kraftfahrzeugschlossanordnungen sind aus der EP 1 384 843 A2 , der DE 39 39 768 , der US 2011/0154740 , der JP 2002 081 249 A , der US 2011/0016794 und der EP 1 857 621 A2 bekannt.Further motor vehicle lock arrangements are from the EP 1 384 843 A2 , the DE 39 39 768 , the US 2011/0154740 , the JP 2002 081 249 A , the US 2011/0016794 and the EP 1 857 621 A2 known.

Der Erfindung liegt das Problem zugrunde, die bekannte Kraftfahrzeugschlossanordnung derart auszugestalten und weiterzubilden, dass ein hoher Bedienkomfort mit geringerem Aufwand realisierbar ist.The invention is based on the problem of designing and developing the known motor vehicle lock arrangement in such a way that a high level of operating comfort can be achieved with less effort.

Das obige Problem wird bei einer Kraftfahrzeugschlossanordnung gemäß dem Oberbegriff von Anspruch 1 durch die Merkmale des kennzeichnenden Teils von Anspruch 1 gelöst.The above problem is solved in a motor vehicle lock arrangement according to the preamble of claim 1 by the features of the characterizing part of claim 1.

Wesentlich ist die grundsätzliche Überlegung, dass die motorische Verstellbarkeit zumindest eines der Schließelemente für die Verstellung des von dem Kraftfahrzeugschloss separaten Funktionselements genutzt werden kann. Erfindungsgemäß ist das Funktionselement ein Türaußengriff, der zwischen einer Deaktivierungsstellung und einer Eingriffsstellung verstellbar ist, und dass im Rahmen des Öffnungsvorgangs die motorische Verstellung der Sperrklinke eine Verstellung des Türaußengriffs in die Eingriffsstellung bewirkt, indem eine Komponente des betreffenden Antriebsstrangs aus Antriebsanordnung und Sperrklinke mit dem Türaußengriff gekoppelt oder koppelbar ist.What is essential is the fundamental consideration that the motor-driven adjustability of at least one of the locking elements can be used to adjust the functional element that is separate from the motor vehicle lock. According to the invention, the functional element is an outside door handle which is adjustable between a deactivation position and an engaged position, and that as part of the opening process, the motorized adjustment of the pawl causes an adjustment of the outside door handle into the engaged position by a component of the relevant drive train consisting of the drive arrangement and pawl with the outside door handle coupled or can be coupled.

Der Begriff "Antriebsstrang" umfasst hier also alle Komponenten der Antriebsanordnung und des betreffenden Schließelements, die an der Übertragung von Antriebsbewegungen auf das jeweilige Schließelement beteiligt sind.The term “drive train” here includes all components of the drive arrangement and the relevant closing element that are involved in the transmission of drive movements to the respective closing element.

Durch die Doppelnutzung des Kraftfahrzeugschlosses einerseits für die Steuerung der Verstellung der Schließelemente und andererseits für die Steuerung der Verstellung des separaten Funktionselements ergibt sich die Möglichkeit der Realisierung eines hohen Bedienkomforts mit geringem konstruktivem Aufwand.The dual use of the motor vehicle lock, on the one hand, for controlling the adjustment of the locking elements and, on the other hand, for controlling the adjustment of the separate functional element, makes it possible to achieve a high level of operating comfort with little design effort.

Erfindungsgemäß handelt es sich bei dem von dem Kraftfahrzeugschloss separaten, verstellbaren Funktionselement um einen verstellbaren Türaußengriff. Damit ist sichergestellt, dass dem Bediener rechtzeitig eine Handhabe für die manuelle Verstellung der Kraftfahrzeugtür zur Verfügung steht.According to the invention, the adjustable functional element that is separate from the motor vehicle lock is an adjustable outside door handle. This ensures that the operator has access to a handle for manually adjusting the motor vehicle door in good time.

Die vorschlagsgemäße Steuerung des Türaußengriffs ist insoweit vorteilhaft, als der motorische Öffnungsvorgang genutzt werden kann, um den Türaußengriff in die Eingriffsstellung zu bringen. Anders als an sich bekannt, wird der Türaußengriff also erst in seine Eingriffsstellung gebracht, wenn der Öffnungsvorgang bereits läuft. Der Türaußengriff wird nicht benutzt, um den Öffnungsvorgang auszulösen. Dies ermöglicht die Nutzung des motorischen Aushebens der Sperrklinke für die Verstellung des Türaußengriffs in die Eingriffsstellung, was sich konstruktiv auf besonders einfache Weise umsetzen lässt.The proposed control of the outside door handle is advantageous in that the motorized opening process can be used to bring the outside door handle into the engaged position. Contrary to what is known per se, the outside door handle is only brought into its engaged position when the opening process is already underway. The outside door handle is not used to trigger the opening process. This enables the motorized lifting of the pawl to be used to adjust the outside door handle into the engaged position, which can be implemented in a particularly simple way in terms of design.

Nach einer weiteren Lehre gemäß Anspruch 6, der eigenständige Bedeutung zukommt, wird ein Verfahren für den Betrieb einer Kraftfahrzeugschlossanordnung beansprucht. Bei der Kraftfahrzeugschlossanordnung handelt es sich um eine Kraftfahrzeugschlossanordnung gemäß der erstgenannten Lehre, so dass insoweit auf alle Ausführungen zu der erstgenannten Lehre verwiesen werden darf.According to a further teaching according to claim 6, which has independent meaning, a method for operating a motor vehicle lock arrangement is claimed. The motor vehicle lock arrangement is a motor vehicle lock arrangement according to the first-mentioned teaching, so that reference may be made to all statements on the first-mentioned teaching.

Die Kraftfahrzeugschlossanordnung, auf die sich das vorschlagsgemäße Verfahren bezieht, ist mit einem Kraftfahrzeugschloss und einem von dem Kraftfahrzeugschloss separaten, verstellbaren Funktionselement ausgestattet. Das Kraftfahrzeugschloss weist wiederum die üblichen Schließelemente Schlossfalle und Sperrklinke auf, wie weiter oben erläutert worden ist. Ferner ist das Kraftfahrzeugschloss mit einer oben angesprochenen Antriebsanordnung ausgestattet.The motor vehicle lock arrangement to which the proposed method relates is equipped with a motor vehicle lock and an adjustable functional element that is separate from the motor vehicle lock. The motor vehicle lock in turn has the usual locking elements lock latch and pawl, as explained above. Furthermore, the motor vehicle lock is equipped with a drive arrangement mentioned above.

Wesentlich für das vorschlagsgemäße Verfahren ist, dass das Funktionselement ein Türaußengriff ist, der zwischen einer Deaktivierungsstellung und einer Eingriffsstellung verstellbar ist, und dass im Rahmen des Öffnungsvorgangs der Türaußengriff mit der motorischen Verstellung der Sperrklinke verstellt wird, indem eine Komponente des betreffenden Antriebsstrangs aus Antriebsanordnung und Sperrklinke mit dem Türaußengriff gekoppelt ist oder wird, und dass im Rahmen des Öffnungsvorgangs die Schlossfalle in ihre Öffnungsrichtung bewegt wird, so dass die Kraftfahrzeugtür eine Aufdrück-Türstellung erreicht. Dies bedeutet, dass die motorische Verstellung der Sperrklinke mit der Verstellung des Funktionselements überlappt. Dies ermöglicht wiederum die Doppelnutzung des Kraftfahrzeugschlosses, indem der für die Verstellung des jeweiligen Schließelements vorgesehene Antriebsstrangs genutzt wird, um auch das Funktionselement zu verstellen.What is essential for the proposed method is that the functional element is an outside door handle that can be adjusted between a deactivation position and an engaged position, and that as part of the opening process, the outside door handle is adjusted with the motorized adjustment of the pawl by a component of the relevant drive train consisting of the drive arrangement and Pawl is or is coupled to the outside door handle, and that as part of the opening process, the lock latch is moved in its opening direction, so that the motor vehicle door reaches a push-open door position. This means that the motorized adjustment of the pawl overlaps with the adjustment of the functional element. This in turn enables the vehicle lock to be used twice, by using the drive train provided for adjusting the respective closing element to also adjust the functional element.

Dadurch, dass erkannt worden ist, dass der Türaußengriff vorteilhaft in seine Eingriffsstellung verstellt werden kann, noch bevor der Öffnungsvorgang abgeschlossen ist, ergibt sich die oben angesprochene Möglichkeit der Doppelnutzung des Kraftfahrzeugschlosses. Diese Doppelnutzung wiederum führt zu einem hohen Bedienkomfort, ohne dass dies zu einem hohen konstruktiven Aufwand führt.The fact that it has been recognized that the outside door handle can advantageously be adjusted into its engaged position before the opening process is completed results in the above-mentioned possibility of dual use of the motor vehicle lock. This dual use in turn leads to a high level of ease of use without requiring a lot of design effort.

Im Folgenden wird die Erfindung anhand einer lediglich Ausführungsbeispiele darstellenden Zeichnung näher erläutert. In der Zeichnung zeigt

Fig. 1
ein Kraftfahrzeug mit einer vorschlagsgemäßen Kraftfahrzeugschlossanordnung,
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die wesentlichen Komponenten des Kraftfahrzeugschlosses der Kraftfahrschlossanordnung gemäß Fig. 1a) bei in der Schließstellung befindlicher Schlossfalle und b) bei in der Offenstellung befindlicher Schlossfalle,
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einen Türaußengriff der Kraftfahrzeugschlossanordnung gemäß Fig. 1a) in der Deaktivierungsstellung und b) in der Eingriffsstellung,
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ein Kraftfahrzeug mit einer weiteren vorschlagsgemäßen Kraftfahrzeugschlossanordnung bei geschlossener Kraftfahrzeugtür und
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das Kraftfahrzeug gemäß Fig. 4 bei geöffneter Kraftfahrzeugtür,
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das Kraftfahrzeug gemäß Fig. 4 bei in einer Zwischenstellung befindlicher Kraftfahrzeugtür.
The invention is explained in more detail below using a drawing that only shows exemplary embodiments. Shown in the drawing
Fig. 1
a motor vehicle with a proposed motor vehicle lock arrangement,
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the essential components of the motor vehicle lock according to the motor vehicle lock arrangement Fig. 1a ) with the lock latch in the closed position and b) with the lock latch in the open position,
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an outside door handle according to the motor vehicle lock arrangement Fig. 1a ) in the deactivation position and b ) in the engaged position,
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a motor vehicle with a further proposed motor vehicle lock arrangement with the motor vehicle door closed and
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the motor vehicle in accordance with Fig. 4 with the vehicle door open,
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the motor vehicle in accordance with Fig. 4 with the motor vehicle door in an intermediate position.

Die vorschlagsgemäße Kraftfahrzeugschlossanordnung 1 ist mit einem Kraftfahrzeugschloss 2 für eine Kraftfahrzeugtür 3 ausgestattet. Der Begriff "Kraftfahrzeugtür" ist vorliegend weit zu verstehen. Er umfasst eine Seitentür, bei der es sich um eine Schwenktür oder um eine Schiebetür handeln kann, eine Hecktür, einen Heckdeckel, eine Heckklappe, einen Laderaumhohlboden o. dgl..The proposed motor vehicle lock arrangement 1 is equipped with a motor vehicle lock 2 for a motor vehicle door 3. The term “motor vehicle door” is to be understood broadly in this case. It includes a side door, which can be a swing door or a sliding door, a rear door, a trunk lid, a tailgate, a hollow cargo area floor or the like.

Ferner ist die Kraftfahrzeugschlossanordnung 1 mit einem von dem Kraftfahrzeugschloss 2 separaten, verstellbaren Funktionselement 4 ausgestattet, bei dem es sich beispielsweise um einen Türaußengriff 5 oder um einen Türfeststeller 6 handeln kann.Furthermore, the motor vehicle lock arrangement 1 is equipped with an adjustable functional element 4 that is separate from the motor vehicle lock 2 and can be, for example, an outside door handle 5 or a door catch 6.

Das Kraftfahrzeugschloss 2 weist die üblichen Schließelemente Schlossfalle 7 und Sperrklinke 8 auf, die in üblicher Weise zusammenwirken. Die Schlossfalle 7 ist entsprechend in eine nicht dargestellte Vorschließstellung und in die in Fig. 2a dargestellte Hauptschließstellung bringbar, in der sie mit einem Schließteil 9, hier mit einem Schließbolzen, in haltendem Eingriff steht. Die Schlossfalle 7 ist ferner in eine in Fig. 2b gezeigte Offenstellung bringbar, in der das Schließteil 9 von der Schlossfalle 7 gelöst ist.The motor vehicle lock 2 has the usual locking elements lock latch 7 and pawl 8, which work together in the usual way. The lock latch 7 is accordingly in a pre-locking position (not shown) and in the in Fig. 2a Main closed position shown can be brought, in which it is in holding engagement with a locking part 9, here with a locking bolt. The lock latch 7 is also in an in Fig. 2b shown open position can be brought, in which the locking part 9 is released from the lock latch 7.

Die Sperrklinke 8 lässt sich in die in Fig. 2a gezeigte eingefallene Stellung bringen, in der sie die Schlossfalle 7 in der Schließstellung hält, wobei die Sperrklinke 8 im Rahmen eines Öffnungsvorgangs außer haltenden Eingriff von der in der Schließstellung befindlichen Schlossfalle 7 aushebbar ist.The pawl 8 can be inserted into the in Fig. 2a brought into the collapsed position shown, in which it holds the lock latch 7 in the closed position, the pawl 8 being able to be lifted out of holding engagement from the lock latch 7 located in the closed position as part of an opening process.

Lediglich angedeutet ist in Fig. 2 die Tatsache, dass das Kraftfahrzeugschloss 2 eine Antriebsanordnung 10 aufweist, die mit mindestens einem der Schließelemente 7,8 einen Antriebsstrang zur motorischen Verstellung des jeweiligen Schließelements 7,8 ausbildet.It is only hinted at in Fig. 2 the fact that the motor vehicle lock 2 has a drive arrangement 10 which, with at least one of the locking elements 7, 8, forms a drive train for the motorized adjustment of the respective locking element 7, 8.

Der oben angesprochene Öffnungsvorgang umfasst notwendigerweise das Ausheben der Sperrklinke 8, so dass die Schlossfalle 7 in ihre Öffnungsrichtung schwenken kann. Im Rahmen des Öffnungsvorgangs kann es weiter vorgesehen sein, dass die Schlossfalle 7 mittels der Antriebsanordnung 10 weiter in ihrer Öffnungsrichtung bewegt wird, so dass die zugeordnete Kraftfahrzeugtür 3 eine Aufdrück-Türstellung erreicht. In einem solchen Fall ergibt sich ein Eingriffsspalt zwischen der Kraftfahrzeugkarosserie 11 und der Kraftfahrzeugtür 3, so dass ein Bediener die Kraftfahrzeugtür 3 zum manuellen Aufschwenken hintergreifen kann.The opening process mentioned above necessarily includes lifting out the pawl 8 so that the lock latch 7 can pivot in its opening direction. As part of the opening process, it can further be provided that the lock latch 7 is moved further in its opening direction by means of the drive arrangement 10, so that the associated motor vehicle door 3 reaches a push-open door position. In such a case, an engagement gap results between the motor vehicle body 11 and the motor vehicle door 3, so that an operator can reach behind the motor vehicle door 3 to swing it open manually.

Wesentlich für die vorschlagsgemäße Lehre ist nun, dass das Funktionselement 4 ein Türaußengriff 5 ist, der zwischen einer Deaktivierungsstellung und einer Eingriffsstellung verstellbar ist, und dass im Rahmen des Öffnungsvorgangs die motorische Verstellung der Sperrklinke 8 eine Verstellung des Türaußengriffs 5 bewirkt. Dies wird dadurch bewerkstelligt, dass eine Komponente des betreffenden Antriebsstrangs aus Antriebsanordnung 10 und Sperrklinke 7 mit dem Türaußengriff 5 gekoppelt oder koppelbar ist. Bei dem in Fig. 2 gezeigten Ausführungsbeispiel ist die Sperrklinke 8 selbst mit dem Funktionselement 4 gekoppelt, um das Funktionselement 4 im Rahmen des Öffnungsvorgangs zu verstellen. Hierfür weist die Antriebsanordnung einen insbesondere elektrischen Antriebsmotor 10a auf.What is essential for the proposed teaching is that the functional element 4 is an outside door handle 5, which is adjustable between a deactivation position and an engaged position, and that the motorized adjustment of the pawl 8 causes an adjustment of the outside door handle 5 as part of the opening process. This is accomplished in that a component of the drive train in question, consisting of the drive arrangement 10 and the pawl 7, is coupled or can be coupled to the outside door handle 5. At the in Fig. 2 In the exemplary embodiment shown, the pawl 8 itself is coupled to the functional element 4 in order to adjust the functional element 4 as part of the opening process. For this purpose, the drive arrangement has a particularly electric drive motor 10a.

Hier und vorzugsweise ist das Kraftfahrzeugschloss 2, hier die Sperrklinke 8, mit dem Funktionselement 4 über einen Übertragungsstrang 12, bei dem dargestellten und insoweit bevorzugten Ausführungsbeispiel über einen Bowdenzug, gekoppelt oder koppelbar. Alternativ zu dem Bowdenzug können auch andere Arten von Übertragungssträngen Anwendung finden, ein Beispiel hierfür ist ein Seilzug.Here and preferably, the motor vehicle lock 2, here the pawl 8, is coupled or can be coupled to the functional element 4 via a transmission line 12, in the illustrated and preferred exemplary embodiment via a Bowden cable. As an alternative to the Bowden cable, other types of transmission lines can also be used, an example of this is a cable pull.

Die Antriebsanordnung 10 bildet mit dem Antriebsmotor 10a mit der Sperrklinke 8 einen Antriebsstrang zur Verstellung der Sperrklinke 8, hier und vorzugsweise zum Ausheben der Sperrklinke 8, aus. Bei dem dargestellten und insoweit bevorzugten Ausführungsbeispiel ist also eine sogenannte Open-By-Wire-Funktion, also das motorische Ausheben der Sperrklinke 8, realisiert.The drive arrangement 10 forms a drive train with the drive motor 10a with the pawl 8 for adjusting the pawl 8, here and preferably for lifting the pawl 8. In the illustrated and preferred exemplary embodiment, a so-called open-by-wire function, i.e. the motor-driven lifting of the pawl 8, is implemented.

Zusätzlich ist vorgesehen, dass die Antriebsanordnung 10 mit der Schlossfalle 7 einen Antriebsstrang zur Verstellung der Schlossfalle 7 zum Aufdrücken und gegebenenfalls zum Zuziehen der Kraftfahrzeugtür 3, ausbildet. Hierfür weist die Antriebsanordnung 10 vorzugsweise einen separaten elektrischen Antriebsmotor 10b auf.In addition, it is provided that the drive arrangement 10 with the lock latch 7 forms a drive train for adjusting the lock latch 7 to push open and, if necessary, close the motor vehicle door 3. For this purpose, the drive arrangement 10 preferably has a separate electric drive motor 10b.

Es darf darauf hingewiesen werden, dass, wie aus den obigen Erläuterungen hervorgeht, der Antriebsstrang zur Verstellung der Sperrklinke 8 bzw. der Schlossfalle 7 das jeweilige Schließelement 8,7 mit einschließt.It should be noted that, as can be seen from the above explanations, the drive train for adjusting the pawl 8 or the lock latch 7 includes the respective locking element 8,7.

Es darf weiter darauf hingewiesen werden, dass die Antriebsanordnung 10 für die motorische Verstellung sowohl der Schlossfalle 7 als auch der Sperrklinke 8 nur einen einzigen elektrischen Antriebsmotor aufweisen kann, was insbesondere aus Kostengesichtspunkten vorteilhaft sein kann.It should further be pointed out that the drive arrangement 10 for the motorized adjustment of both the lock latch 7 and the pawl 8 can only have a single electric drive motor, which can be particularly advantageous from a cost perspective.

Fig. 3 zeigt, dass das Funktionselement 4 ein Türaußengriff 5 ist, der zwischen einer Deaktivierungsstellung (Fig. 3a) und einer Eingriffsstellung (Fig. 3b) verstellbar ist. Der oben angesprochene Öffnungsvorgang ergibt sich aus dem Übergang von Fig. 2a auf Fig. 2b sowie aus dem Übergang von Fig. 3a auf Fig. 3b. Aus einer Zusammenschau dieser Figuren wird deutlich, dass im Rahmen des Öffnungsvorgangs die motorische Verstellung mindestens eines der Schließelemente 7,8, hier der Sperrklinke 8, die Verstellung des Türaußengriffs 5 in die Eingriffsstellung (Fig. 3b) bewirkt. Der Grund hierfür besteht darin, dass das Ausheben der Sperrklinke 8, in Fig. 2a im Uhrzeigersinn, über den Übertragungsstrang 12 ein Ausschwenken des Türaußengriffs 5 verursacht. Damit ist gewährleistet, dass dem Bediener eine Handhabe für die manuelle Verstellung der Kraftfahrzeugtür 3 zur Verfügung steht, um die Kraftfahrzeugtür 3 manuell öffnen zu können. Fig. 3 shows that the functional element 4 is an outside door handle 5, which is between a deactivation position ( Fig. 3a ) and an engagement position ( Fig. 3b ) is adjustable. The opening process mentioned above results from the transition from Fig. 2a on Fig. 2b as well as from the transition from Fig. 3a on Fig. 3b . From a synopsis of these figures it becomes clear that as part of the opening process, the motorized adjustment of at least one of the closing elements 7, 8, here the pawl 8, the adjustment of the outside door handle 5 into the engaged position ( Fig. 3b ) causes. The reason for this is that lifting out the pawl 8, in Fig. 2a clockwise, via the transmission line 12, causing the outside door handle 5 to swing out. This ensures that the operator has a handle for manually adjusting the motor vehicle door 3 in order to be able to open the motor vehicle door 3 manually.

Für die Ausgestaltung des Türaußengriffs 5 sind verschiedene konstruktive Möglichkeiten denkbar. Bei dem dargestellten und insoweit bevorzugten Ausführungsbeispiel weist der Türaußengriff 5 einen Eingriffsabschnitt 13 auf, der in der Deaktivierungsstellung (Fig. 3a) von außen unzugänglich ist und der in der Eingriffsstellung (Fig. 3b) von außen zugänglich ist. Hierfür weist der Türaußengriff 5 vorzugsweise ein Schwenkteil 14 mit einer Schwenkachse 14a auf, das in der Deaktivierungsstellung und in der Eingriffsstellung des Türaußengriffs 5 unterschiedliche Schwenkstellungen einnimmt. Dabei ist es weiter vorzugsweise so, dass der Eingriffsabschnitt 13 an dem Schwenkteil 14 angeordnet ist. Denkbar ist aber auch, dass der Eingriffsabschnitt 13 separat von dem Schwenkteil 14, beispielsweise an der Türaußenhaut 15 angeordnet ist.Various design options are conceivable for the design of the outside door handle 5. In the illustrated and preferred exemplary embodiment, the outside door handle 5 has an engagement section 13 which is in the deactivation position ( Fig. 3a ) is inaccessible from the outside and is in the engaged position ( Fig. 3b ) is accessible from the outside. For this purpose, the outside door handle 5 preferably has a pivoting part 14 with a pivot axis 14a, which assumes different pivoting positions in the deactivation position and in the engaged position of the outside door handle 5. It is further preferred that the engagement section 13 is arranged on the pivot part 14. However, it is also conceivable that the engagement section 13 is arranged separately from the pivoting part 14, for example on the outer door skin 15.

Wie oben angesprochen, stellt der Türaußengriff 5 lediglich eine Handhabe für die manuelle Verstellung der Kraftfahrzeugtür 3 bereit. Dies bedeutet, dass der Türaußengriff 5 im Übrigen keine Kopplung zu dem Kraftfahrzeugschloss 2 aufweist. Grundsätzlich ist es aber auch denkbar, dass eine zusätzliche Kopplung zwischen dem Türaußengriff 5 und dem Kraftfahrzeugschloss 2 vorgesehen ist, beispielsweise um eine Notentriegelung zu ermöglichen.As mentioned above, the outside door handle 5 merely provides a handle for the manual adjustment of the motor vehicle door 3. This means that the outside door handle 5 has no coupling to the motor vehicle lock 2. In principle, however, it is also conceivable that an additional coupling is provided between the outside door handle 5 and the motor vehicle lock 2, for example to enable emergency unlocking.

Hier wird deutlich, dass das Ausschwenken des Türaußengriffs 5 mit dem Öffnungsvorgang, und nicht vor dem Öffnungsvorgang, eine neue Bedienlogik für die Kraftfahrzeugschlossanordnung 1 bereitstellt. Der Öffnungsvorgang wird nämlich nicht durch den Türaußengriff 5 ausgelöst, da der Türaußengriff 5 vor dem Öffnungsvorgang ja noch in seiner Deaktivierungsstellung steht. Vielmehr ist für die vorschlagsgemäße Kraftfahrzeugschlossanordnung ein zusätzliches Bedienereignis für das Auslösen des Öffnungsvorgangs erforderlich. Bei diesem Bedienereignis kann es sich beispielsweise um die Annäherung einer Hand des Bedieners an einen vorbestimmten Bereich der Kraftfahrzeugtür 3 handeln.Here it becomes clear that swinging out the outside door handle 5 with the opening process, and not before the opening process, provides a new operating logic for the motor vehicle lock arrangement 1. The opening process is not triggered by the outside door handle 5, since the outside door handle 5 is still in its deactivation position before the opening process. Rather, an additional operating event is required for the proposed motor vehicle lock arrangement to trigger the opening process. This operating event can, for example, be the approach of an operator's hand to a predetermined area of the motor vehicle door 3.

Bei dem oben angesprochenen Funktionselement 4 kann es sich gemäß einer alternativen Ausgestaltung, die nicht Gegenstand der vorliegenden Erfindung ist, grundsätzlich auch um einen Türfeststeller 6 handeln, der in Fig. 5 beispielhaft für eine Schiebetür dargestellt ist. Ein solcher Türfeststeller 6 ist in eine Aktivierungsstellung und in eine Deaktivierungsstellung bringbar. In der Aktivierungsstellung fixiert der Türfeststeller 6 beim Erreichen einer Fixierstellung der Kraftfahrzeugtür 3 (Fig. 5) die Kraftfahrzeugtür 3, wobei der Türfeststeller 6 in der Deaktivierungsstellung die Kraftfahrzeugtür 3 freigibt (Fig. 6).According to an alternative embodiment, which is not the subject of the present invention, the functional element 4 mentioned above can in principle also be a door stop 6, which is in Fig. 5 is shown as an example of a sliding door. Such a door stop 6 can be brought into an activation position and into a deactivation position. In the activation position, the door stop 6 fixes when the motor vehicle door 3 reaches a fixing position ( Fig. 5 ) the motor vehicle door 3, with the door arrester 6 releasing the motor vehicle door 3 in the deactivation position ( Fig. 6 ).

Wesentlich für das in Fig. 5 und Fig. 6 gezeigte Beispiel ist, dass im Rahmen des Öffnungsvorgangs die motorische Verstellung mindestens eines der Schließelemente 7,8, hier der Sperrklinke 8, die Verstellung des Türfeststellers 6 in die Aktivierungsstellung bewirkt, so dass nach Abschluss des Öffnungsvorgangs eine Fixierung der Kraftfahrzeugtür 3 in der Fixierstellung möglich ist. Bei der Fixierstellung der Kraftfahrzeugtür 3 handelt es sich hier und vorzugsweise um die in Fig. 5 gezeigte Offenstellung.Essential for the in Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 The example shown is that, as part of the opening process, the motorized adjustment of at least one of the closing elements 7, 8, here the pawl 8, causes the door stop 6 to be moved into the activation position, so that after the opening process has been completed, the motor vehicle door 3 can be fixed in the fixing position is. The fixing position of the motor vehicle door 3 is here and preferably the one in Fig. 5 open position shown.

Das Kraftfahrzeugschloss 2 weist auch hier die Schließelemente Schlossfalle 7 und Sperrklinke 8 auf, so dass insoweit auf die Ausführungen zum ersten Ausführungsbeispiel verwiesen werden darf.The motor vehicle lock 2 also has the locking elements lock latch 7 and pawl 8 here, so that reference may be made to the comments on the first exemplary embodiment.

Auch der Türfeststeller 6 weist eine Schlossfalle 16 und eine Sperrklinke 17 auf, wobei die Schlossfalle 16 in wiederum üblicher Weise mit einem Schließteil 18, hier mit einem Schließbügel, in haltenden Eingriff bringbar ist.The door catch 6 also has a lock latch 16 and a pawl 17, the lock latch 16 being able to be brought into holding engagement in the usual manner with a locking part 18, here with a striker.

Das Öffnen der Kraftfahrzeugtür 3 beginnt bei dem in Fig. 4 bis Fig. 6 dargestellten Beispiel mit einem weiter oben erläuterten Öffnungsvorgang. Hier ist es jedoch so, dass das motorische Ausheben der Sperrklinke 8 eine Verstellung des Türfeststellers 6, hier die Sperrklinke 17 des Türfeststellers 6, in eine Aktivierungsstellung verstellt. Hierfür ist das Kraftfahrzeugschloss 2, vorzugsweise die Sperrklinke 8, mit dem Türfeststeller 6, vorzugsweise der Sperrklinke 17, über einen als Bowdenzug ausgestalteten Übertragungsstrang 12 gekoppelt. Die Kopplung der Sperrklinke 8 des Kraftfahrzeugschlosses 2 mit der Sperrklinke 17 des Türfeststellers 6 ist vorzugsweise gegenläufig vorgesehen, derart, dass ein Ausheben der Sperrklinke 8 des Kraftfahrzeugschlosses 2 das Einfallen der Sperrklinke 17 des Türfeststellers 6 und umgekehrt bewirkt.The opening of the motor vehicle door 3 begins at the in Fig. 4 to Fig. 6 Example shown with an opening process explained above. Here, however, it is the case that the motorized lifting of the pawl 8 causes the door stop 6, here the locking pawl 17 of the door stop 6, to be adjusted into an activation position. For this purpose, the motor vehicle lock 2, preferably the pawl 8, is coupled to the door catch 6, preferably the pawl 17, via a transmission line 12 designed as a Bowden cable. The coupling of the pawl 8 of the motor vehicle lock 2 with the pawl 17 of the door lock 6 is preferably provided in opposite directions, such that lifting the pawl 8 of the motor vehicle lock 2 causes the pawl 17 of the door lock 6 to fall in and vice versa.

Mit dem Öffnungsvorgang, also dem motorischen Öffnen der Sperrklinke 8 des Kraftfahrzeugschlosses 2, fällt die Sperrklinke 17 des Türfeststellers 6 in die Aktivierungsstellung, in der sie auf die Schlossfalle 16 vorgespannt ist. Dies ist in Fig. 6 dargestellt. Erst wenn die Kraftfahrzeugtür die Fixierstellung, also die Offenstellung, erreicht, kommt das Schließteil 18 in Eingriff mit der Schlossfalle 16 und schwenkt diese in Schließrichtung, bis die Sperrklinke 17 in die in Fig. 5 gezeigte Eingriffsstellung fällt.With the opening process, i.e. the motorized opening of the pawl 8 of the motor vehicle lock 2, the pawl 17 of the door stop 6 falls into the activation position, in which it is biased onto the lock latch 16. This is in Fig. 6 shown. Only when the motor vehicle door reaches the fixing position, i.e. the open position, does the locking part 18 come into engagement with the lock latch 16 and pivots it in the closing direction until the pawl 17 is in the Fig. 5 shown engagement position falls.

Der Türfeststeller 6 lässt sich in seine Deaktivierungsstellung nur dadurch bringen, dass die Sperrklinke 8 des Kraftfahrzeugschlosses 2 nach dem Öffnungsvorgang in der in Fig. 5 gezeigten Offenstellung verharrt und zum Ausheben der Sperrklinke 17 des Türfeststellers 6 mittels der Antriebsanordnung 10 in Richtung Schlossfalle 7 verstellbar ist, so dass die Sperrklinke 17 eine entsprechend gegenläufige Bewegung durchführt und die Schlossfalle 16 des Türfeststellers 6 freigibt.The door stop 6 can only be brought into its deactivation position by moving the pawl 8 of the motor vehicle lock 2 in the in Fig. 5 shown remains in the open position and can be adjusted to lift the pawl 17 of the door stop 6 by means of the drive arrangement 10 in the direction of the lock latch 7, so that the locking pawl 17 carries out a corresponding opposite movement and releases the lock latch 16 of the door stop 6.

Bei der Ausgestaltung des von dem Kraftfahrzeugschloss 2 separaten Funktionselements 4 als Türfeststeller 6 ergibt sich eine Anordnung von besonders einfachem Aufbau, da auf einen separaten Antrieb für den Türfeststeller 6, anders als aus dem Stand der Technik bekannt, verzichtet werden kann.When designing the functional element 4, which is separate from the motor vehicle lock 2, as a door stop 6, an arrangement of particularly simple construction results, since a separate drive for the door stop 6, unlike what is known from the prior art, can be dispensed with.

Nach einer weiteren Lehre, der eigenständige Bedeutung zukommt, wird ein Verfahren für den Betrieb einer insbesondere vorschlagsgemäßen Kraftfahrzeugschlossanordnung 1 beansprucht. Hinsichtlich des grundsätzlichen Aufbaus der Kraftfahrzeugschlossanordnung 1 darf auf die obigen Ausführungen verwiesen werden.According to a further teaching, which has independent significance, a method for operating a motor vehicle lock arrangement 1 in particular according to the proposal is claimed. With regard to the basic structure of the motor vehicle lock arrangement 1, reference may be made to the above statements.

Wesentlich nach dem weiteren Verfahren ist, dass im Rahmen des Öffnungsvorgangs der Türaußengriff 5 als Funktionselement 4 mit der motorischen Verstellung der Sperrklinke 7 verstellt wird. Die grundsätzliche Idee, mit der motorischen Verstellung der Sperrklinke 7 auch ein separates Funktionselement 4 zu verstellen, liefert die gedankliche Basis für die oben erläuterte, vorschlagsgemä-ße Kraftfahrzeugschlossanordnung 1. Insoweit darf auf die dortigen Erläuterungen verwiesen werden.According to the further method, it is essential that the outside door handle 5 is adjusted as a functional element 4 with the motorized adjustment of the pawl 7 as part of the opening process. The basic idea of also adjusting a separate functional element 4 with the motorized adjustment of the pawl 7 provides the conceptual basis for the proposed motor vehicle lock arrangement 1 explained above. In this respect, reference may be made to the explanations there.

Dabei ist vorgesehen, dass im Rahmen des Öffnungsvorgangs das Funktionselement 4 mit dem motorischen Ausheben der Sperrklinke 8 verstellt wird. Vorschlagsgemäß ist es hier vorgesehen, dass das Funktionselement 4 ein Türaußengriff 5 ist, der zwischen einer Deaktivierungsstellung und einer Eingriffsstellung verstellbar ist, wobei im Rahmen des Öffnungsvorgangs der Türaußengriff 5 mit dem motorischen Ausheben der Sperrklinke 8 in die Eingriffsstellung verstellt wird. Auch insoweit darf auf die Ausführungen zu der Funktionsweise der vorschlagsgemäßen Türschlossanordnung 1 verwiesen werden.It is provided that as part of the opening process, the functional element 4 is adjusted with the motorized lifting of the pawl 8. According to the proposal, it is provided here that the functional element 4 is an outside door handle 5, which is adjustable between a deactivation position and an engaged position, with the outside door handle 5 being moved into the engaged position with the motorized lifting of the pawl 8 as part of the opening process. In this respect, reference may also be made to the comments on the functionality of the proposed door lock arrangement 1.

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  1. Motor-vehicle-lock arrangement having a motor-vehicle lock (2) for a motor-vehicle door (3) and having an adjustable functional element (4) which is separate from the motor-vehicle lock (2), wherein the motor-vehicle lock (2) has a latch mechanism (7) and a catch (8) as locking elements, wherein the latch mechanism (7) is able to be brought into a preliminary locking position and into a main locking position, in which it is in holding engagement with a locking part (9), wherein the latch mechanism (7) is able to be brought into an open position, in which the locking part (9) is in a state released from the latch mechanism (7), wherein the droppedin catch (8) holds the latch mechanism (7) in the locking position, and wherein, during an opening procedure, the catch (8) is able to be lifted out of holding engagement with the latch mechanism (7), which is in the locking position, wherein the motor-vehicle lock (2) has a drive arrangement (10) which forms with at least one of the locking elements (7, 8) a drive train for motorized adjustment of the locking element (7, 8),
    wherein the drive arrangement (10) forms with the catch (8) a drive train for adjustment of the catch (8), wherein the drive arrangement (10) forms with the latch mechanism (7) a drive train for adjustment of the latch mechanism (7), and wherein the drive train (10) forms with the latch mechanism (7) a drive train for opening of the motor-vehicle door (3) by pushing, and
    wherein the functional element (4) is a door outer handle (5) which is adjustable between a deactivation position and an engagement position, characterized
    in that, during the opening procedure, the motorized adjustment of the catch (8) brings about an adjustment of the door outer handle (5) into the engagement position in that a component of the respective drive train, made up of drive arrangement (10) and catch (8), is coupled or couplable to the door outer handle (5).
  2. Motor-vehicle-lock arrangement according to Claim 1, characterized in that the motor-vehicle lock (2) is coupled or couplable to the functional element (4) via a transmission strand (12), in particular via a cable pull and/or a Bowden cable.
  3. Motor-vehicle-lock arrangement according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the drive arrangement (10) forms with the latch mechanism (7) a drive train for closure of the motor-vehicle door (3) by pulling.
  4. Motor-vehicle-lock arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the door outer handle (5) has an engagement portion (13) which is inaccessible from the outside in the deactivation position and which is accessible from the outside in the engagement position, preferably in that the door outer handle (5) has a pivoting part (14) which assumes different pivoting positions in the deactivation position and in the engagement position of the door outer handle (5), further preferably in that the engagement portion (13) is arranged on the pivoting part (14) or in that the engagement portion (13) is arranged separately from the pivoting part (14).
  5. Motor-vehicle-lock arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the door outer handle (5) is otherwise not coupled to the motor-vehicle lock (2).
  6. Method for operating a motor-vehicle-lock arrangement having a motor-vehicle lock (2) and having an adjustable functional element (4) which is separate from the motor-vehicle lock (2), wherein the motor-vehicle lock (2) has a latch mechanism (7) and a catch (8) as locking elements, wherein the latch mechanism (7) is able to be brought into a preliminary locking position and into a main locking position, in which it is in holding engagement with a locking part (9), wherein the latch mechanism (7) is able to be brought into an open position, in which the locking part (9) is in a state released from the latch mechanism (7), wherein the droppedin catch (8) holds the latch mechanism (7) in the locking position, and wherein, during an opening procedure, the catch (8) is able to be lifted out of holding engagement with the latch mechanism (7), which is in the locking position,
    wherein the motor-vehicle lock (2) has a drive arrangement (10) which forms with at least one of the locking elements (7, 8) a drive train for motorized adjustment of the locking element (7, 8), wherein, during the opening procedure, the functional element (4) is adjusted by way of motorized adjustment of one of the locking elements (7, 8) in that a component of the respective drive train, made up of drive arrangement (10) and locking element (7, 8), has been or is coupled to the functional element (4),
    wherein the drive arrangement (10) forms with the catch (8) a drive train for adjustment of the catch (8), wherein the drive arrangement (10) forms with the latch mechanism (7) a drive train for adjustment of the latch mechanism (7), and wherein the drive train (10) forms with the latch mechanism (7) a drive train for opening of the motor-vehicle door (3) by pushing, and wherein the functional element (4) is a door outer handle (5) which is adjustable between a deactivation position and an engagement position,
    characterized
    in that, during the opening procedure, the door outer handle (5) is adjusted into the engagement position by way of motorized lifting-out of the catch (8) in that a component of the respective drive train, made up of drive arrangement (10) and catch (8), has been or is coupled to the door outer handle (5), and in that, during the opening procedure, the latch mechanism (7) is moved in its opening direction so that the motor-vehicle door (3) reaches a push-open door position.
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