Patent ID: 8684464

Claim:
A locking mechanism for a motor vehicle seat, the locking mechanism comprising: a counter element; a latch for locking to the counter element, the latch being pivotably mounted about a bearing pin and having a hook opening with an edge; at least one securing element which secures the latch in a locked state; and a cap located on the latch, said cap at least partially covering the edge of the hook opening of the latch, said cap comprising projections, which protrude parallel to said bearing pin from a flat region of said cap, wherein each of said projections is inserted through an opening in said latch and positively connected to said latch, wherein the projections are clipped to the latch and connected by ultrasonic riveting, said at least one securing element being pivotably mounted about another bearing pin which is arranged parallel to said bearing pin, wherein said at least one securing element comprises a clamping element and a capture element, in the locked state the clamping element in the normal case exerting a closing moment on the latch and in the event of a crash the capture element supporting the latch, said clamping element being pretensioned, said clamping element and said capture element being pivotably mounted about the another bearing pin, said capture element and said clamping element being mechanically connected to one another with free travel via a slot-pin guide.