Patent ID: 8579098

Claim:
A parking lock device ( 1 ) for an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle, the parking lock device comprising: a locking pawl ( 3 ) being pivotally fixed to a housing and having a guiding element ( 3 b ), the guiding element ( 3 b ) projecting away from the locking pawl ( 3 ) and being spaced from a free end of the locking pawl ( 3 ), a guide plate ( 5 ) being fixed and supported by the housing, the guiding element ( 3 b ) of the locking pawl ( 3 ) being guided laterally in the guide plate ( 5 ), and one of (a) a low-friction supporting element ( 7 , 8 ) and (b) an electrically insulating supporting element in a form of an insulating body ( 107 ) laterally guiding the locking pawl ( 3 ).