Patent ID: 8631916

Claim:
An apparatus for a parking lock of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising: a parking lever; a cinematic chain coupled to the parking lever, the cinematic chain including a transmission element, the transmission element having a first end and a second end and the transmission element extending therebetween, the second end forming a cam; a braking mechanism mechanically linked to the parking lever by the cinematic chain, the braking mechanism directly coupled to a hinge element, the braking mechanism defining an upper surface and having a locking element, the locking element configured for movement in a first direction towards and into engagement with a corresponding notch in at least one vehicle component that is cinematically or hydraulically linked to wheels or tracks of the vehicle, the locking element being moved in the first direction when the cam contacts the upper surface as the transmission element is rotated; and a yielding device including a separate plate defining a hole configured to receive the hinge element, the yielding device further including an elastic means received within the hole and positioned between the plate and the hinge element, the yielding device configured such that the braking mechanism and the hinge element are movable together with respect to the plate and the notch in a second direction substantially transverse to the first direction of the braking mechanism such that the locking element is movable transversely during engagement in order to aid alignment of the notch and locking element.