EP1532334B1 - Housing for motor vehicle door lock and motor vehicle door lock - Google Patents

Abstract

A motor vehicle door lock having a casing ( 1 ), a drive ( 2 ) and a fixing device ( 5 ) for the drive ( 2 ). The fixing device ( 5 ) has a receiving element ( 6 ) for the drive ( 2 ) and the drive is fixed in the receiving element ( 6 ) by the fixing device ( 5 ). The receiving element ( 6 ) is configured at least partly in a resilient manner and has a resiliently movable part ( 8 ), the receiving element ( 6 ) can be placed in a position that fixes or releases the drive ( 2 ) in the receiving element ( 6 ), preferably by elastic deformation. The fixing device ( 5 ) has an actuatable locking device ( 9 ). By actuating the locking device ( 9 ), it engages with the receiving element ( 6 ) and brings the receiving element ( 6 ) into a position by which retains the drive ( 2 ).

Description

The present invention relates to a housing for a motor vehicle door lock with the features of the preamble of claim 1, a motor vehicle door lock according to claim 17 and a method for mounting a drive in a housing of a motor vehicle door lock according to claim 18, are present in the term Motor vehicle door lock all types of door, hood or flap locks summarized.

The motor vehicle door lock in question has a drive which can be a central locking drive, an auxiliary opening drive, a drive for switching between different lock states or the like. In this case, the drive can consist only of a drive motor with drive shaft or of the combination of a drive motor, transmission elements or a transmission.

In most cases, the drive is fixed in its assembled state by a fastening device with a corresponding receptacle. One possible fixation consists in the clipping of the drive into a plastic housing part, as exemplified in the DE 296 09 204 U1 is disclosed.

The power vehicle door lock from which the invention is based ( DE 296 09 204 U1 ), shows a fastening device with a receptacle which engages the drive, in this case the drive motor with drive shaft, at its end faces. The receptacle is designed such that the drive for mounting is first inserted into the receptacle. To fix the drive, so to avoid slipping out of the drive against the mounting direction, a lid is provided which serves as a hold-down. The function of this hold-down device can, for example, also be taken over by a further housing part or the like.

Advantageously, the above-mentioned solution by the particularly simple feasibility and by the ability to transmit very high torque through the drive can, without changing the position of the drive in the recording.

However, the problem with the above-mentioned concept is that a hold-down device, namely a housing cover or the like, can not be dispensed with. This results in a drastic constructive restriction for the space above the drive, which is basically at least partially free for the above-mentioned hold-down. This constructive limitation is incompatible with the requirement for high compactness and consequently for high integration density.

The invention is based on the problem of designing the housing of the aforementioned, known motor vehicle door lock and this motor vehicle door lock itself in such a way and further that there are no constructive restrictions at unchanged high load capacity of the fastening device for the space above the drive.

The above-indicated problem is solved for the housing of a motor vehicle door lock according to the preamble of claim 1 by the features of the characterizing part of claim 1.

It is essential, first, that the fastening device in addition to the recording additionally has an actuatable lock, by the actuation of the recording can be brought into a state in which the pick-up drive fixed state or held there. For this purpose, the inclusion as such is at least partially compliant and can be brought by preferably elastic deformation in the fixing or releasing state. The entire holding force required for fixing the drive is now applied by the receptacle, so that it is possible to dispense with a hold-down device or the like.

Of course, there are a variety of ways to design and develop the teaching of the invention. For this purpose, reference may be made to the dependent claims.

In a preferred embodiment according to claim 2, it is provided that already the undeformed recording is in its fixing state. Then it is sufficient if the lock comes into positive engagement with the resilient part of the recording with the operation of the lock. In this case, when a force or torque from the drive acts on the receptacle, the lock holds the receptacle in the fixing state. The lock provides a kind of reinforcement of the resilient part of the recording. This has, inter alia, the advantage in the assembly that even when the lock is not actuated, a certain holding force acts on the drive.

But it can also be provided that with the operation of the lock, the locking comes into frictional engagement with the resilient part of the recording, thereby deforms the recording and finally brings into the fixing state. This can be particularly advantageous if in the assembled state, a force from the recording on the drive is constantly required.

A preferred embodiment of the receptacle is the subject of claim 4. The web-like configuration of the recording allows a simple, material-saving and at the same time flexible realization.

Claim 5 shows a further preferred embodiment, which allows additional degrees of freedom in the detailed design.

Subject matter of claims 6 to 11 is the embodiment of the lock as a slide, wherein the actuation of the lock by the displacement - actuation - of the slide is provided in an actuating direction. Particularly noteworthy is according to claim 12, the configuration such that the drive can be inserted by a mounting movement with a mounting direction in the receptacle and that the actuation direction of the lock, in particular the slider assembly direction of the assembly movement substantially corresponds. This leads to a particularly simple assembly, in particular with regard to their automation.

Claim 13 represents a preferred alternative to the above-mentioned slide. A pivotable lock can also lead to a particularly simple installation of the drive.

Claim 14 shows a way to further reduce the effort during assembly by the lock, in particular the slider, prior to assembly in the unactuated state via a predetermined breaking point, preferably a film hinge o. The like., Is fixed. Upon actuation of the slide breaks the predetermined breaking point and allows further operation of the slide. Thus, the slider is already part of the motor vehicle door lock before assembly and must not be separately supplied for installation.

Claim 15 relates to a further preferred embodiment, namely that the fastening device is designed in several parts. Preferably, in each case a receptacle and a lock on the two end faces of the drive is provided. This leads to a particularly favorable holding force distribution between the two shots.

As has already been explained above, the installation space above the drive with the fastening device described basically has no structural limitations. This is especially true when seen in the appropriate direction, the mounting device shallower than the drive. The fact that the holding forces are completely taken over by the recording, a hold-down for the drive is therefore not required, this can be realized in almost all possible boundary conditions.

Claim 16 leads to a particularly cost-effective and easy to manufacture variant, according to which the fastening device is at least partially an integral part of the housing. This is particularly advantageous in the case of housings produced by injection molding.

The invention is also a motor vehicle door lock with a housing of the aforementioned construction. This is the subject of claim 17. For the rest may be referred to the above statements.

Finally, according to another teaching, which also has independent significance, claims a method for mounting in a housing of a motor vehicle door lock with the features of claim 18.

It is essential that both the drive is inserted into the receptacle in a single assembly movement with a single mounting direction as well then the lock is actuated. Such a method is particularly suitable for robot-assisted assembly.

Fig. 1

das Gehäuse eines Kraftfahrzeug-Türschlosses vor der Montage in perspektivischer Ansicht,

Fig. 2

das Gehäuse aus Fig. 1 mit eingelegtem Antrieb und unbetätigter Verriegelung in perspektivischer Ansicht,

Fig. 3

das Gehäuse aus Fig. 1 mit eingelegtem Antrieb und betätigter Ver- riegelung-in perspektivischer Ansicht,

Fig. 4

eine Aufnahme mit Verriegelung des Kraftfahrzeug-Türschlosses aus Fig. 1 in Seitenansicht.

In the following the invention will be explained in more detail with reference to a descriptive only one embodiment drawing. In the drawing shows:

Fig. 1

the housing of a motor vehicle door lock before assembly in perspective view,

Fig. 2

the housing off Fig. 1 with inserted drive and unactuated locking in perspective view,

Fig. 3

the housing off Fig. 1 with inserted drive and actuated locking-in perspective view,

Fig. 4

a recording with locking the motor vehicle door lock Fig. 1 in side view.

This in Fig. 1 shown housing 1 is provided for a motor vehicle door lock, which has a drive 2 in the functional state. The function of the drive 2 is presently of no importance, it may be, for example, to one of the specified in the general part of the description drives. The drive 2 has a drive motor 3 and a transmission element 4. The drive motor 3 and the transmission element 4 are in Fig. 2 shown.

Next is when in Fig. 1 illustrated embodiment, a fastening device 5 is provided, which has a receptacle 6 for the drive 2. A side view of the recording 6 shows Fig. 4 , As will be shown below, fixes the fastening device 5 the drive 2 in the mounted state in the receptacle. 6

For clarification it may be pointed out that the fastening device 5 in the illustrated embodiment has two receptacles, of which in the following, first in Fig. 1 shown in the foreground recording 6 is used for explanation.

The receptacle 6 is designed in this case partially compliant. The flexibility results from the shape of the receptacle 6 and their choice of material. The receptacle 6 has a rigid part 7 and a resilient part 8, which is deformed by the action of force - preferably elastic. Out Fig. 2 and 4 can be seen that the receptacle 6 is hardly or not deformed when the drive 2 and that the drive 2 by elastic deformation of the resilient part 8 in Fig. 4 is released to the left and removable from the receptacle 6.

The fastening device 5 has an actuatable lock 9, which in the Fig. 1 and 2 in the unactuated state and in Fig. 3 is shown in the actuated state. In Fig. 4 the actuated lock 9 is shown in phantom. With the operation of the lock 9, the lock 9 comes into engagement with the receptacle 6, in particular with the resilient part 8 of the receptacle 6 and holds the receptacle 6 in the fixing state. In the illustrated embodiment, it is thus so that the latch 9 holds the receptacle 6 in its undeformed state, which in the present case corresponds to the fixing state.

However, it does not have to be the case that already the undeformed receptacle 6 fixes the drive 2 in the receptacle 6. It is also conceivable that the undeformed receptacle 6 releases the drive 2, thus allowing insertion and removal of the drive 2 unhindered. Then it is preferably provided that with the actuation of the lock 9, the lock 9 comes into non-positive and / or positive engagement with the resilient part 8 of the receptacle 6 and brings the receptacle 6 in the fixing state. As already explained in the general part of the description, can be achieved that a constant force effect of Recording 6 on the drive 2 is guaranteed. In particular, to avoid play between recording 6 and drive 2, this is particularly advantageous.

It should be noted that the unactuated latch 9 in this case can already be in interaction with the receptacle 6, as long as the above-described effect of the operation of locking 9 is ensured. This is in the Fig. 1 and 2 shown. In Fig. 4 By contrast, a variant is shown in which there is no interaction between the lock 9 and the receptacle 6 when the lock 9 is not actuated.

In the illustrated embodiment, the receptacle 6 on a receiving surface 10, which is arranged on the one hand on the rigid part 7 of the receptacle 6 and on the other hand on the resilient part 8 of the receptacle 6. Out Fig. 2 and 4 shows that the receptacle 6 with mounted drive 2 on the receiving surface 10 with the drive 2 is in a substantially positive engagement and that the possibly necessary for fixing the drive 2 holding force on the receiving surface 10 acts on the drive 2.

In the present case, the receiving surface 10 is substantially cylindrical. Depending on the design of the drive 2, the receiving surface 10 is adjusted accordingly to obtain the best possible positive locking. In certain applications, it may also be advantageous to dispense with the positive connection between recording 6 and drive 2 and provide a frictional connection.

In the illustrated embodiment, the exception 6 is designed web-shaped. The receiving surface 10 is formed by a arranged in the wall surface 11 of the web-shaped receptacle 6 recess 12. Particularly clearly shows in the drawing, the advantage of the web-shaped configuration of the receptacle 6, namely that with minimal material cost optimum mechanical properties can be achieved, which further ensures a high degree of flexibility in the design. Instead of the aforementioned web-shaped configuration of the receptacle 6, other embodiments come into question. Reference may be made to known from the prior art solutions.

The recess 12 is presently open to an edge 13 of the web-shaped receptacle 6 and thus forms an inlet slot 14 for the drive 2. For this purpose, the recess 12 is preferably at least partially funnel-shaped, so that the drive 2 via the inlet slot 14 easily into the receptacle 6 can be inserted and optionally an elastic deformation of the resilient part 8 of the receptacle 6 when inserting the drive 2 is carried out automatically. In the present case allows the inlet slot 14 mounting in the drawing from top to bottom, here also other directions can be provided depending on the configuration of the motor vehicle door lock.

The web-shaped configuration of the receptacle 6 has a further advantage. By targeted material weakenings, in this case through a slot 15, it is easily possible to vary the compliance of the resilient part 8 of the receptacle 6, in particular to increase.

A particularly preferred embodiment provides that the resilient part 8 of the receptacle 6 is configured separately from the receptacle 6 in the other. Possible here, for example, an inserted metal clip, with a particularly high holding power can be achieved.

For a particularly simple assembly leads provided in the illustrated embodiment embodiment of the lock 9 with a sliding guide 16 in a slide 17. In this case, the actuation of the lock 9 by the displacement, ie the operation of the slider 17 in an actuating direction. In the present case, the actuating direction is provided in the drawing from top to bottom. The advantage of such actuation of the latch 9 is that only a linear movement is required for actuation and thus the automated assembly of the drive 2 is further simplified.

In the illustrated embodiment, the slider 17 is configured as elongated seen in its operating direction. This can then, if, for example, a deformation of the receptacle 6 is to take place by the operation of the slide 17, with a corresponding design of the slide 17 and receptacle 6 lead to particularly low operating forces.

For the guide 16 of the slider 17, a number of possibilities are known from the prior art. Particularly compact on the one hand and reliable on the other hand, the embodiment that the slider 17 is configured on a longitudinal side 18 in cross-section T-shaped and in a corresponding to the T-shaped cross section guide 16 is displaceable.

Preferably, on its other longitudinal side 19, the slider 17 has an actuating surface 20 which comes into engagement with the receptacle 6 during the actuation of the slide 17 and holds it in the fixing state. It can also be provided that the receptacle 6 is brought into the fixing state by the operation of the slider 17, as already explained above. Then it is particularly advantageous if the slider 17 is designed wedge-shaped seen in the direction of actuation and the receptacle 6 is deformed in accordance with its operation.

It may be noted at this point that numerous possibilities are known for the design of the slide 17 of the prior art. This may be referred to. For example, also in cross-section substantially round or roundish slide 17 are conceivable.

At the latest here, the question arises as the slider 17 is fixed in its actuated position. This can for example be realized in that the slide 17 comes in its operation in frictional connection with the receptacle 6 and is simply held by friction in the actuated position.

In a preferred embodiment, it is further provided that the slide 17 on a longitudinal side 19, a molding and the receptacle 6 has a corresponding Gegenausformung and that with the operation of the slide 17, the molding and counter-forming non-positively and / or positively engage with each other. It is particularly provided here that upon actuation of the slider 17, an elastic deformation of the receptacle 6 takes place, so that the slider 17 can finally "snap" into said positive engagement.

Another possibility for fixing the slider 17 in its actuated position is that the slider 17 on one longitudinal side 18, 19 engaging elements which engage by the operation of the slider 17 in counter-engagement elements on the receptacle 6 or on the guide 16 of the slider 17 and hold the slider 17 in the actuated position accordingly. Such engagement elements can be realized, for example, as individual hook-shaped formations, as pinions running over the longitudinal side 18, 19 of the slide 17, or simply as a particularly rough surface.

Finally, it is envisaged to provide the slide 17 on a longitudinal side 18, 19 with crush ribs, which come in the operation of the slider 17 into engagement with the receptacle 6 or with the guide 16 of the slider 17 and thereby deform such that the slider 17 is fixed by clamping in its actuated position. The design of the slider 17 with crush ribs is a particularly simple and at the same time secure attachment variant.

It may also be advantageous that the lock 9 not only has a single slider, but two slides. This is at the in Fig. 1 shown in the background recording 21 of the case. The receptacle 21 also has here a rigid part 22, in contrast to the receptacle 6, however, two resilient parts 23, 24. The lock 25 has correspondingly two, in each case in a guide 26, 27 slidable slide 28, 29, which can be brought into engagement with the receptacle 21 at the corresponding points of the receptacle 21. An advantage of the embodiment of the lock 9 with two slides 28, 29 consists in the symmetrical arrangement with the resulting symmetrical loading of the receptacle 21 by the necessary for fixing the drive 2 holding force. Depending on the boundary condition, it may also be advantageous to associate a further latch 9, 25 with another slide.

For the embodiment of the lock 9 17 further advantageous alternatives are conceivable in addition to the above-mentioned slide. A particularly preferred embodiment provides that the lock 9 has a pivotable flap and that the actuation of the lock 9 by the pivoting - the operation - the flap in a pivoting direction - actuating direction - is provided. The flap is preferably a plastic angle which is pivotally suspended from a film hinge or the like.

Due to the design of the lock 9 with the flap described the assembly of the drive is particularly simple, especially with regard to the automation. The automated actuation of the lock 9 can take place here, for example, by a roller which rolls over the flap and pivots it accordingly.

The flap preferably has an actuating surface, wherein upon actuation of the flap, the actuating surface comes into engagement with the receptacle 6 and brings them into the fixing state or holds there. For fixing the flap in the actuated position, the measures already described for the slide 17 are applicable. Reference may be made to the statements there.

From the drawing it can be seen that the drive 2 can be inserted by a mounting movement in a mounting direction in the receptacle 6 and that the actuation direction of the lock 9, in particular of the slider 17, the mounting direction of the assembly movement substantially corresponds. The above-mentioned coincidence of mounting direction and operating direction is particularly advantageous in the automated assembly, in which now a single assembly movement in a single direction is sufficient to insert the drive 2 in the receptacle 6 and then immediately press the lock 9. This applies equally to the receptacle 21 with the described latch 25.

A further simplification during assembly is shown when the lock 9, in particular the slide 17, is fixed by a predetermined breaking point 30 before assembly, that breaks the predetermined breaking point 30 by the operation of the lock 9 during assembly and thus the further actuation of the Lock 9 is possible. In the present case, the predetermined breaking point 30 is realized by a molded onto the guide 16 film hinge. This "provisional" fixation of the slider 17 leads to a further simplification during assembly, since a separate supply of the slider 17 is not required.

It has already been pointed out that in the present embodiment, the fastening device 5, the receptacles 6, 21 with the corresponding Latches 9, 25 has. It's like in Fig. 2 illustrated, preferably so that the one receiving 6 engage on a front and the second receptacle 21 on a rear arranged on the drive 2 flange But it may also be that more than two shots are provided, for example, for lateral support of the drive 2. This can be advantageous in the requirement of particularly high holding power.

In Fig. 3 is further seen that the mounting device 5 when installed drive 2 and actuated lock 9 seen in the mounting direction shallower than the drive 2 itself. This is possible that only the receptacles 6, 21 apply a holding force on the drive 2 and laterally on Drive 2 attack. A hold-down with a force application point on the top of the drive 2 is no longer required here. As a result, the space on the top of the drive 2 is free, so that there are no constructive restrictions.

The Fig. 1 to 3 show the housing 1 of the motor vehicle door lock, wherein the fastening device 5 is at least partially an integral part of the housing 1. The slides 17, 28, 29 are not to be seen here as an integral part of the housing 1, since they are only "provisionally" connected to the housing 1. Preferably, the housing 1 is produced by injection molding, so that the realization of the fastening device 5 with minimal effort is possible assembly steps for the "installation" of the fastening device 5 in or on the housing 1 are not required.

Another independent teaching concerns that in the Fig. 1 to 3 shown housing 1, which has the described fastening device 5 for the drive 2. Reference may be made to the above statements.

After a further independent teaching a method for mounting the drive 2 is claimed in the motor vehicle door lock. It is essential here that in a single assembly movement with a single mounting direction both the drive 2 inserted into the receptacle 6 and then the lock 9 is actuated. Conceivable here would be a robot gripper, which first inserts the drive 2 into the receptacle 6 in a single linear movement and then actuates the lock 9 by continuing the same movement. The described automated assembly of the drive 2 is fast and technically particularly easy to implement.

Finally, it should be pointed out that all the above statements on the receptacle 6 and the latch 9 are applicable to the receptacle 21 and the latch 25 accordingly.

Claims (18)

1. Housing which is intended for a motor-vehicle door lock and has a fastening arrangement (5) for a drive (2), wherein the fastening arrangement (5) has a mount (6) for the drive (2), wherein the drive (2) can be fixed in the mount (6) by the fastening arrangement (5), wherein the mount (6) as such is, at least in part, of compliant configuration and has a compliant part (8), and wherein the mount (6) can be moved, by preferably elastic deformation, into a state in which it fixes or releases the drive (2), which is introduced into the mount (6), characterized in that the fastening arrangement (5) has an actuable locking means (9), and in that, upon actuation of the locking means (9), the locking means (9) comes into engagement with the mount (6) and moves the mount (6) into the fixing state, or holds it there.
2. Housing according to Claim 1, characterized in that, upon actuation of the locking means (9), the locking means (9) comes into form-fitting engagement with the compliant part (8) of the mount (6) and holds the mount (6) in the fixing state, and/or in that, upon actuation of the locking means (9), the locking means (9) comes into force-fitting engagement with the compliant part (8) of the mount (6) and moves the mount (6) into the fixing state.
3. Housing according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the mount (6) has an accommodating surface (10), in that the mount (6), in the fixing state and with the drive (2) installed, is in engagement with the drive (2) via the accommodating surface (10), and in that the holding force which may possibly be necessary for fixing the drive (2) acts on the drive (2) via the accommodating surface (10), preferably in that the accommodating surface (10), at least in certain sections, is essentially cylindrical.
4. Housing according to Claim 3, characterized in that the mount (6) is configured in the form of a crosspiece, and in that the accommodating surface (10) is formed by a recess (12) from the wall surface (11) of the crosspiece-form mount (6), preferably in that the recess (12) is open in the direction of a periphery (13) of the crosspiece-form mount (6) - insertion slot (14) - and in that the drive (2) can be introduced into the mount (6) via the insertion slot (14), and/or preferably in that the crosspiece-form mount (6) has material weakenings, preferably one or more slits (15) or the like for increasing the compliance of the mount (6).
5. Housing according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the compliant part (8) of the mount (6), moreover, is configured separately from the mount (6).
6. Housing according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the locking means (9) has a slide (17) which can be displaced in a guide (16), and in that actuation of the locking means (9) is afforded by displacement - actuation - of the slide (17) in an actuating direction, preferably in that the slide (17) is of elongate configuration, as seen in its actuating direction.
7. Housing according to Claim 6, characterized in that the slide (17) is of cross-sactionally T-shaped configuration on one longitudinal side (18) and can be displaced in a guide (16) corresponding to the T-shaped cross section.
8. Housing according to Claim 6 or 7, characterized in that the slide (17) has an actuating surface (20) on one longitudinal side (19), and in that, upon actuation of the slide (17), the actuating surface (20) comes into engagement with the mount (6) and moves the latter into the fixing state, or holds it there.
9. Housing according to one of Claims 6 to 8, characterized in that the slide (17) is of wedge-shaped configuration, as seen in the actuating direction, and, when actuated, deforms the mount (6).
10. Housing according to one of Claims 6 to 9, characterized in that the slide (17) has a shaped formation on one longitudinal side (19) and the mount (6) has a corresponding mating shaped formation, and in that, upon actuation of the slide (17), the shaped formation and mating shaped formation come into force-fitting and/or form-fitting engagement with one another, and in that the slide (17) is thus held in its actuated position, and/or preferably in that the slide (17) has engagement elements preferably on one longitudinal side (19), and these engagement elements, upon actuation of the slide (17), engage in mating engagement elements on the mount (6), or on the guide (16) of the slide (17), and hold the slide (17) in the actuated position, and/or further preferably in that the slide (17) has compressive ribs preferably on one longitudinal side (19), in that the compressive ribs, upon actuation of the slide (17), come into engagement with the mount (6), or with the guide (16) of the slide (17), and deform in the process such that the slide (17) is fixed with clamping action in its actuated position.
11. Housing according to one of Claims 6 to 10, characterized in that the locking means (9) has at least two, preferably precisely two, slides (28, 29) each displaceable in a guide (26, 27), and in that the slides (28, 29), when actuated, come into engagement with the mount (21) at various locations of the mount (21).
12. Housing according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the drive (2) can be introduced into the mount (6) by an installation movement with an installation direction, and in that the actuating direction of the locking means (9) in particular of the slide (17), essentially corresponds to the installation direction of the installation movement.
13. Housing according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the locking means (9) has a pivotable flap, and in that actuation of the locking means (9) is afforded by pivoting - actuation - of the flap in a pivoting direction - actuating direction.
14. Housing according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the locking means (9) is fixed, prior to installation, via a predetermined breaking point (30), preferably a film hinge or the like, and in that actuation of the locking means (9), in particular of the slide (17), breaks the predetermined breaking point (30) and further actuation of the locking means (9), in particular of the slide (17) is possible.
15. Housing according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the fastening arrangement (5) is of multi-part configuration and has a plurality of mounts (6, 21) with corresponding locking means (9, 25), preferably in that the fastening arrangement (5) is of two-part configuration with a first mount (6) and a first locking means (9) and with a second mount (21) and a second locking means (25), and in that the mounts (6, 21) with the drive (2) introduced into the mounts (6, 21) and with the locking means (9, 25) actuated, act on a front and a rear flange (31) arranged on the drive (2).
16. Housing according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the fastening arrangement (5) is, at least in part, an integral constituent part of the housing (1).
17. Motor-vehicle door lock having a housing (1) according to one of Claims 1-16.
18. Method which is intended for installing a drive (2) in a housing (1) of a motor-vehicle door lock,
    wherein the housing (1) of the motor-vehicle door lock has a fastening arrangement (5) with a mount (6) for the drive (2),
    wherein the mount (6) as such is, at least in part, of compliant configuration and has a compliant part (8) and can be moved, by preferably elastic deformation, into a state in which it fixes or releases a drive (2), which is introduced into the mount (6),
    wherein the fastening arrangement (5) has an actuable locking means (9), wherein the drive (2) can be introduced into the mount (6) by an installation movement with an installation direction, and wherein the actuating direction of the locking means (9) essentially corresponds to the installation direction of the installation movement, and wherein, upon actuation of the locking means (9), the latter comes into engagement with the mount (6) and moves the mount (6) into the fixing state, or holds it there, and in which, by way of a single installation movement in a single installation direction, both the drive (2) is introduced into the mount (6) and, subsequently, the locking means (9) is actuated.

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