Abstract: A vehicle seat for a motor vehicle has a backrest frame with a back region and at least one lateral region, and at least one force converter. The force converter has an impact region arranged on the lateral region for absorbing an input force, a deflecting region, and a thrust region arranged on the back region for outputting an output force. The force converter converts the input force into the output force. The impact region is designed such that in the event of a lateral impact, the impact region contacts a vehicle occupant, and the input force caused by the inertia of the vehicle occupant thus produces an input displacement of the impact region relative to the lateral region. The deflecting region is designed such that the input force absorbed by the impact region and the input displacement are deflected onto the thrust region.

Abstract: A safety belt lock unit includes a belt lock and a belt lock tongue which is connected to a safety belt. The belt lock has a locking arrangement with a locking mechanism which brings about a positive-locking engagement with the belt lock tongue. The belt lock has an unlocking mechanism where the locking mechanism can be brought out of engagement with the belt lock tongue by applying an unlocking force. A pressure-relief mechanism is disposed between the belt lock tongue and the belt lock. The pressure-relief mechanism moves the belt lock tongue into the belt lock when the belt lock tongue tilts in the belt lock which occurs in a vehicle collision by a tensioning triggered by a belt tensioning device of the safety belt and/or takes up some of a tensile force which is brought about by the belt tensioning device.