Patent ID: 6938513

Claim:
Locking device with a locking element for selective locking of at least a first selector shaft ( 4 . 5 , 6 , 7 ) actuated by a shift finger ( 2 a ) and a second selector shaft ( 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 ), wherein the shift finger ( 2 a ) pivoted around a tilt axis ( 9 a , 34 ) is alternatively moveable to positively engage in one of the selector shafts ( 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 ), and wherein the selector shaft ( 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 ) in which the shift finger ( 2 a ) engages, is longitudinally displaceable in at least one direction by means of the shift finger ( 2 a ) pivoting around a pivot axis ( 8 a , 36 ), and simultaneously the other of the selector shafts ( 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 ) is longitudinally fixed by a locking member with respect to the selected displaceable selector shaft ( 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 ) when the shift finger ( 2 a ) is pivoted around the tilt axis ( 9 a , 34 ) wherein the locking member is a locking finger ( 12 ), the locking finger ( 12 ) alternatively positively engages in a slot ( 4 b ), open in a direction of the tilt axis ( 9 a , 34 ) and also in the pivoting directions of the locking finger ( 12 ) pivoted around the tilt axis ( 9 a , 34 ), on one of the selector shafts ( 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 ), and wherein the first selector shaft ( 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 ) is longitudinally fixed, when the shift finger ( 2 a ) pivoted around the tilt axis ( 9 a , 34 ) positively engages in the second selector shaft ( 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 ); wherein the second selector shaft ( 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 ) is longitudinally fixed by means of the locking finger ( 12 ) when the shift finger ( 2 a ) pivoted around the tilt axis ( 9 a , 34 ) positively engages in the first selector shaft ( 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 ); wherein the locking finger ( 12 ) pivoting around the tilt axis ( 9 a , 34 ) is pivotable in slots ( 4 b ) lying one behind another in a pivoting direction of the locking finger ( 12 ) and mutually aligned, until the shift finger ( 2 a ) positively engages in one of the selected longitudinally movable selector shafts ( 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 ) and also the locking finger ( 12 ) engages in the slot ( 4 b ) of at least one selector shaft ( 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 ) to be fixed; wherein the locking finger ( 12 ) positively extends out from a casing ( 10 , 31 ) to engage in at least one of the slots ( 4 b ); and wherein the locking finger ( 12 ) is formed integrally with and extends from the casing ( 10 , 31 ) which are formed from one piece of bent-up sheet metal.