Patent ID: 7731202

Claim:
A stabilizer for a motor vehicle the stabilizer comprising: two shafts, which extend in the transverse direction of the vehicle; and a mechanical coupling for coupling said two shafts together, the two shafts being in functional connection with tires of the motor vehicle with their ends facing away from said mechanical coupling, said mechanical coupling including a first coupling portion wherein a first shaft of said two shafts is connected to said first coupling portion designed as a locking disk and a second shaft is connected to a second coupling portion, which cooperates with said locking disk and is designed as a locking means, wherein said locking means has a ratchet element, which can be actuated by a cam disk that can be rotatingly driven by a drive source against a spring means, and a blocking member connected thereto, via which said two shafts are connected in such a way that they rotate in unison in a first end position of said cam disk because of a positive connection between said locking disk and said blocking member, and the positive connection is abolished in a second end position of said cam disk, said ratchet element comprising two lever arms, which are rigidly connected to one another and have a common fulcrum point, wherein said lever arms comprise a contact area each, via which said lever arms are in contact with said cam disk, said blocking member comprising a bolt rigidly connected to one of said lever arms.