Patent ID: 7357429

Claim:
A safety lock for an openable closing-off device, comprising: an actuating unit and a locking unit; the actuating unit comprising an actuator which is guided in a displaceable manner and pushable into the locking unit, the actuator, with the closing-off device closed, is lockable therein via an electromagnetically actuable, pivotable catch, by way of interengaging engagement surfaces; wherein the actuator comprises a trigger element; wherein the locking unit comprises a response element which, with the actuator pushed in, reacts to the trigger element by emitting an electric signal which triggers the locking action; wherein the catch is pivotable about an axis extending parallel to the movement direction of the actuator; wherein the engagement surfaces of the catch and of the actuator run perpendicularly to the movement direction and the engagement surfaces of the catch are provided on a lateral side of the catch in the direction of its latching pivotization; and wherein the locking unit has an insert which is inserted into its housing, in which the catch is mounted in a pivotable manner and which forms a channel for the actuator.