LOCKING DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE PART

摘要

The invention relates to a locking device for a moveable vehicle part (2), particularly a displaceable part of the roof of a vehicle that can be opened, comprising a locking element (3) for fixing the vehicle part (2) in a final position of movement, wherein a pivoting carrier (5) is provided, said carrier being pivotable between a rest position and an operational position, and the locking element (3) is moveably mounted on the pivoting carrier (5), is covered on the viewing side by the pivoting carrier (5) when it is arranged in a rest position and can be moved by the pivoting carrier (5), which pivots into an operational position, into a position of proximity out of which it can move when in a locking position in order to fix the moving vehicle part (2) in a final position of movement. The invention also relates to a method for locking a moveable vehicle part, particularly a displaceable roof part of the roof of a vehicle that can be opened, by means of a locking device.