Patent ID: 7716787

Claim:
A locking device for locking a hinge part to a hinge pin, wherein the hinge part is pivotable with respect to the hinge pin, the locking device comprising: a first part, a second part, and a shaft which connects the first part and the second part to one another in a pivotable manner, wherein the second part is coupled to, or is constructed integrally with, the hinge part, wherein the shaft is coupled to, or is constructed integrally with, the hinge pin, wherein a rotational movement of the shaft entrains the first part in rotation, wherein the second part is rotatably mounted on the shaft, wherein the first part is arranged on the shaft in an axially moveable fashion, wherein one of the first part and the second part comprises a protruding element which can be positively engaged with a latching element of the other of the first part and the second part for locking the first part to the second part so that the first part cannot rotate with respect to the second part, and wherein at least one damping element is disposed between the first part and the shaft for damping of a relative movement between the first part and the shaft.