Patent ID: 9637027
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: B60N,Y10T

Claim:
1. A device for locking a vehicle seat, comprising a pawl pivotable about a first pivot axis and, in a closed position, being in engagement with a positionally fixed fitting and, in an open position, being free from said fitting, said pawl having a projection on which a first clamping surface is at least partially formed, said projection having a first material, a locking element for locking said pawl in said closed position, said locking element being pivotable about a second pivot axis and having a second clamping surface which, in a locking position, bears against said first clamping surface and, thereby, keeps said pawl in said closed position, and, in an unlocking position, is free from said first clamping surface, said locking element, in the region of said second clamping surface, having a second material which is softer than said first material which said pawl has in the region of said first clamping surface, so that the projection of the pawl bores into the second clamping surface of the locking element in the event of high opening torques being exerted by the pawl on the locking element in the event of an impact, an actuating element interacting with said locking element in order to transfer said locking element into said unlocking position, and a stop provided for said actuating element in such a manner that, upon action of a torque exerted by said pawl on said locking element, said actuating element interacts in a blocking manner with said stop and blocks further movement of said locking element before said locking element reaches said unlocking position, wherein the projection extends along a direction of pivoting movement of the pawl about the first pivot axis.