Patent ID: 8225921

Claim:
A transmission parking lock for a transmission, the transmission parking lock comprising: a pawl ( 1 ) that is pivotable about a pivot axis ( 5 ); the pawl ( 1 ) supports a ramp ( 10 ) having a helical surface ( 12 ); an actuating element ( 19 ) that moves in an actuation direction ( 11 ) of the ramp ( 10 ) from a first position, in which the pawl ( 1 ) is in a neutral position, through a second position in which the actuating element ( 19 ) engages and biases the ramp ( 10 ) such that the pawl ( 1 ) is pivoted to an intermediate position, and to a third position in which the pawl ( 1 ) is in a locking position in which the transmission is locked by a detent tooth of the pawl ( 1 ); and the actuating element ( 19 ) comprises at least one roller ( 23 ) which rolls along the ramp ( 10 ).