Method for producing motor vehicle locks with an oblique main latch contour

A procedure to produce a catch and a pawl of a latch, the procedure comprising:

• stamping out the catch such that the catch has a first ratchet surface and stamping out the pawl such that the pawl has a second ratchet surface, wherein the stamping of the catch and pawl forms a plurality of stamped grooves on the first and second ratchet surfaces, wherein the plurality of stamped grooves are configured to be vertical or nearly vertical when the catch and pawl are installed in the latch for operational use, and wherein the first ratchet surface abuts the second ratchet surface when the latch is in a closed position,
• encasing each of the catch and the pawl in a respective casing, wherein the first and second ratchet surfaces are kept free of each of the respective casings, and
• after stamping out the catch and the pawl, processing one of the first or second ratchet surfaces with a tool which produces a plurality of oblique grooves which are angled between 5° and 15° relative to the plurality of stamped grooves, wherein each oblique groove intersects at least two of the plurality of stamped grooves of the other of the catch or the pawl when the latch is in the closed position, thereby reducing contact points between the catch and pawl during operation of the latch.