Patent ID: 9039048
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: B60N,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A locking mechanism for a motor vehicle seat, the locking mechanism comprising: a counter element; a latch for locking to the counter element, the latch being pivotably mounted about a bearing pin; at least one securing element which secures the latch in a locked state in which said latch is locked to said counter element; a lock housing, which bears the latch and the at least one securing element, the lock housing having an integrated stop for the counter element, which acts in a damping manner when bearing against the counter element, wherein a region of said lock housing located behind said integrated stop has at least one material recess; and a lock cover, wherein the lock housing is configured to be half-open and is at least substantially closed by the lock cover, said lock cover having another stop against which the counter element comes to bear after deformation of the integrated stop, said at least one securing element comprising a clamping element and a capture element, wherein when the latch is in the locked state, said clamping element is pretensioned in a normal case exerting a closing moment on said latch and in the event of a crash, said capture element supports said latch, said clamping element and said capture element being both pivotably mounted about another bearing pin and said capture element being arranged, relative to said another bearing pin, axially adjacent to said clamping element on a side of said clamping element remote from said lock housing, wherein said capture element and said clamping element are mechanically connected to one another with free travel via a slot-pin guide.