A locking device for a vehicle seat

A locking device for a vehicle seat, especially for a motor vehicle seat, with a latch bolt (13) pivotable pawl (15), a for cooperating with the pawl (15) provided in the locked state counter-element (18), a bearing pin (23) having an eccentric section (23 ''), wherein a the center of the eccentric portion (23 '') Exzentermitte forming (e) displaced eccentrically to the central axis (M) of the bearing bolt (23) is disposed and hinged a around the eccentric portion (23 '') catching piece ( 25), which 'supports) the pawl (15) in the event of a crash, wherein the pawl (15) a bearing surface (15' by means of a catch surface (25 'has), wherein the abutment surface (15') for cooperating with the catching surface (25) and the catching surface (25 ') arranged in the normal case at a small distance to each other and at an angle (α) are aligned with each other, which is located within the self-locking region, wherein the normal (N) of the fan gflache (25 ') extends at a distance to Exzentermitte (E).