Patent ID: 6962377

Claim:
Driving rod lock for a sliding door, with a lock housing ( 2 ) which is arranged to the rear of a cuff plate ( 1 ) and which comprises a driving member for a driving rod ( 3 ) for driving bolt elements ( 4 ), which driving rod is displaceable between a blocked position and an open position of the lock by actuation of the driving member along the rear side of the cuff plate, with a tracer ( 5 ) which extends through an opening of the cuff plate ( 1 ) and which, with a blocking section ( 6 ) arranged in the lock housing ( 2 ), blocks displacement of the driving rod ( 3 ) from the open into the closed position and releases displacement in a position pressed in against force of a return spring ( 7 ), wherein the driving member is a latch nut ( 8 ), the lock further comprising a driving rod connecting slide ( 9 ) which is guided in the lock housing ( 2 ) and which is engaged by a driving lever ( 11 ) which is pivotable about a shaft ( 10 ) fixed to the housing and which is actuatable by an arm ( 12 ) of the latch nut ( 8 ), and wherein the driving lever ( 11 ) forms a short lever, which is formed by a cam ( 13 ), and wherein said cam ( 13 ) lies with play in a notch ( 14 ) of the nut arm.