Patent ID: 7856858

Claim:
A steering lock for locking the steering spindle of a motor vehicle steering system, the steering lock comprising: a) a blocking element which is displaced in the direction of a longitudinal axis of the blocking element, is actuable from a locking position into an unlocking position by means of an electromechanical drive and, in the unlocking position, is securable by a securing element which is in the form of a lever and is pivotable from a rest position into a release position about a pivot axis fixed on a housing of the steering lock; b) wherein for displacement of the blocking element, the blocking element is supported by at least a first cam on a first control contour of a driving wheel of the electromechanical drive, wherein the axis of rotation of the driving wheel is arranged perpendicularly with respect to the longitudinal axis of the blocking element; c) wherein the securing element is connected to a second cam which is likewise arranged in a supportable manner on a control contour connected to the driving wheel, with the control contour which is assigned to the securing element having a profile which is selected in such a manner that, after the electromechanical drive is activated in order to displace the blocking element from an unlocking position into the locking position, the securing element is first pivoted from the rest position into the release position and only subsequently is a movement of the blocking element into the locking position possible, wherein the securing element comprises, at one end, a blocking part which is formed by an L-shaped limb, and the blocking part is pivotable under a step-shaped projection of the blocking element in order to secure the blocking element in the unlocking position.