Covering device for a vehicle and actuator

A covering device for a vehicle, wherein the covering device has the following:

• a cover which is formed to cover an opening or a recess in the vehicle;
• a drive element which is formed to enable a movement of the cover,
• wherein the drive element brings about a force which acts on the cover and which enables the movement of the cover, wherein the covering device furthermore has a force-limitation apparatus which limits the force brought about by the drive element to a limit force so that the covering device is protected in the event of an overload acting on the covering device and/or a user is protected when using the covering device;
• wherein the force-limitation apparatus has a force-take-up part and a force-output part;
• wherein the force-limitation apparatus is a locking body clutch which has the following:
• at least one groove;
• at least one locking body which, in a transmission state of the force-limitation apparatus, lies in the at least one groove;
• and
• at least one pretensioning body which pushes the at least one locking body into the at least one groove,
• wherein the at least one locking body reversibly slips out of the at least one groove when the limit torque is reached.