Patent ID: 6845685

Claim:
A control mechanism with a switchable transmission path comprising mechanism links mounted on a frame, and a switching pinion gear, for incorporating at least two mechanism links in a transmission path for switching purposes, wherein, the two mechanism links are moveably held on a mount of the frame via switching elements and wherein the switching pinion gear acts through a switching path to engage or disengage one of the two mechanism links on the switching elements, and wherein the mount encompasses a bearing element as part of the switching path and movable relative to the frame; wherein at least one connecting element disposed between the bearing element and one of the switching elements can be shifted to at least two positions, wherein in a first switching position the connecting element fixes the switching element relative to the bearing element and releases it relative to the frame, and wherein in a second locked position the connecting element releases the switching element relative to the bearing element and fixes the switching element relative to the frame; wherein the at least one connecting element can be shifted as part of the switching path by the bearing element between the first switching position and the second locked position, and wherein the at least one connecting element is a spring element, which can be shifted by the bearing element into the first switching position and the second locked position.