Locking mechanism component for a motor vehicle lock

A method for producing a locking mechanism component for a motor vehicle lock, the locking mechanism component being configured for retaining and securing a closing member in a closed position of a door or hatch of a motor vehicle, the method comprising:

• punching out at least one first punched metal sheet and one second punched metal sheet, which have a different punched metal sheet material and/or a different punched metal sheet thickness;
• bending out a protrusion of the second punched metal sheet orthogonally to a plane of the second punched metal sheet, wherein the protrusion is configured for load-bearing for a force-transmitting component of the motor vehicle lock;
• using a jig to position the first and second punched metal sheets in a stacked arrangement one above the other in such a way that sections with an identical outer contour are disposed flush with one another on an outside of the locking mechanism component;
• connecting the first and second punched metal sheets to each other in a non-detachable manner with at least one bolt with a press fit and/or with a rivet;
• inserting the stacked and connected first and second punched metal sheets are into an injection mold in which the first and second punched metal sheets are overmolded with plastic.