Patent ID: 7185459

Claim:
A locking and unlocking device for a swinging sliding door on a vehicle, wherein the swinging sliding door in a closed state thereof is provided in a sidewall plane of the vehicle in a door frame, the device comprising; at least one engagement element disposed on an inside of the door, at a defined spacing distance from the inside of the door and substantially laterally inside the door, said engagement element being engageable from behind, and pointing in a lateral direction of the door; a locking unit disposed in a mount at the inside of the door frame in a region of a vertical longitudinal side of a closing edge of the door, the locking unit including: a horizonatally pivotable spring-loaded locking hasp disposed opposite said engagement element inside the door frame, said locking hasp having a semicircular or claw-shaped recess formed therein and a locking section protruding laterally over said recess; during a closing movement of the door, via a pressing movement in the lateral direction, said locking section engaging said engagement element from behind, said engagement element engaging said recess of said locking hasp, and said locking hasp assuming a position extending parallel to the door; and a locking element movably guided on an inside of the door frame and connected to at least one rod movably disposed in a vertical direction, and in a closed state of the door, said locking element engaging said locking section for locking said locking hasp.