Second scissor element for a lowering mechanism comprising a first scissor element and the second scissor element , wherein the lowering mechanism is provided for a seal with a lowerable sealing strip , - wherein the second scissor element can be pivotably connected in a second bearing (L2) with an inner profile of the sealing strip , wherein the second bearing (L2) has a pivot axis, which lies in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the seal, and the scissor element has a bearing pin for forming the second bearing (L2), - wherein the second scissor element and the first scissor element can be mounted pivotably relative to one another in a third bearing (L3), - wherein the second and third bearings (L2, L3) are pivot bearings, - wherein the second scissor element has an end located beyond the third bearing when viewed from the second bearing (L2), which can be connected to a rod of the seal via a fourth bearing (L4), wherein the fourth bearing (L4) is a bearing with two degrees of freedom, which permit a rotation and a displacement of the end of the second scissor element relative to the rod , characterized in that - the second scissor element for the third bearing (L3) has a recess , in which a bearing pin of the first scissor element can engage - the end of the second scissor element and a section between the end and the third bearing (L3) have a window, through which the rod can be guided, - circular segment-like structures are provided at the end of the second scissor element , which rest against an inner side of a web of a housing of the seal or can be arranged at only a small distance from the inner side of the web and can move along the inner side of the housing when the seal is actuated, if necessary at a distance. - wherein the second scissor element can be pivotably connected in a second bearing (L2) with an inner profile of the sealing strip , wherein the second bearing (L2) has a pivot axis, which lies in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the seal, and the scissor element has a bearing pin for forming the second bearing (L2), - wherein the second scissor element and the first scissor element can be mounted pivotably relative to one another in a third bearing (L3), - wherein the second and third bearings (L2, L3) are pivot bearings, - wherein the second scissor element has an end located beyond the third bearing when viewed from the second bearing (L2), which can be connected to a rod of the seal via a fourth bearing (L4), wherein the fourth bearing (L4) is a bearing with two degrees of freedom, which permit a rotation and a displacement of the end of the second scissor element relative to the rod , characterized in that - the second scissor element for the third bearing (L3) has a recess , in which a bearing pin of the first scissor element can engage - the end of the second scissor element and a section between the end and the third bearing (L3) have a window, through which the rod can be guided, - circular segment-like structures are provided at the end of the second scissor element , which rest against an inner side of a web of a housing of the seal or can be arranged at only a small distance from the inner side of the web and can move along the inner side of the housing when the seal is actuated, if necessary at a distance. <EOS>