Patent ID: 7000992
Filing Date: 2006-02-21
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A locking device for a vehicle seat, with the locking device operating advantageously in the event of a crash, and the locking device comprising: a detent pawl having an edge and an edge region, wherein the detent pawl surrounds a bearing pin; a counterpart mounted for moving relative to the bearing pin that is surrounded by the detent pawl, wherein the detent pawl is mounted for pivoting about a pivot pin into and out of engagement with the counterpart, and the pivot pin is positioned at the edge of the detent pawl or in the edge region of the detent pawl; and a movably mounted interception element for holding the detent pawl in engagement with the counterpart in the event of the crash, with the locking device being in a locked state while the detent pawl is in engagement with the counterpart, wherein the detent pawl includes a guide slot that extends around the bearing pin, and the guide slot is larger than the bearing pin so that the detent pawl can move relative to the bearing pin.