Patent ID: 6742845
Filing Date: 2004-06-01
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A locking device for a vehicle seat, the locking device comprising:at least two locking elements mounted so that: there can be relative movement between the locking elements, and the locking elements can be brought into engagement with one another to provide a locked state; and at least one securing element mounted: for pivoting about a rotational axis between at least first and second positions, and in a balanced manner with respect to the rotational axis, wherein: the securing element is for maintaining the locking elements in engagement with one another while the securing element is in the first position, and the securing element at least allows disengagement between the locking elements while the securing element is in the second position, a first of the locking elements is a detent pawl mounted for pivoting relative to a second of the locking elements, the securing element is a clamping eccentric having a curved clamping surface which engages the detent pawl to maintain the detent pawl and the second locking element in engagement with one another while the clamping eccentric is in the first position, and the locking device further comprises an intercepting element for holding the detent pawl in engagement with the second locking element in the event of a crash, wherein the intercepting element is mounted for pivoting about the rotational axis both with and relative to the clamping eccentric.