Lock for a motor vehicle

A lock for a motor vehicle, the lock comprising:

• a lock housing,
• a locking mechanism including a rotary latch and at least one pawl, wherein the rotary latch and the at least one pawl each is rotatably mounted in the lock housing by a metal spindle, and
• a reinforcement plate, wherein the metal spindle of each of the rotary latch and the at least one pawl is connected by the reinforcement plate to define a respective axis of rotation of each of the rotary latch and the at least one pawl, and wherein the reinforcement plate is operatively connected to the lock housing in such a way that stabilization of the lock housing is achieved,
• wherein the lock housing has stiffening ribs,
• wherein the reinforcement plate has a connecting web extending along a length from a first end to a second end between the connections of the metal spindles to the reinforcement plate,
• wherein a first metal spindle of the metal spindles is arranged adjacent the first end of the connecting web and a second metal spindle of the metal spindles is arranged adjacent the second end of the connecting web,
• wherein the reinforcement plate further includes an extension that includes an opening for attaching the reinforcement plate to the lock housing and a bent portion that directly engages the stiffening ribs, and
• wherein the extension is positioned such that the opening is arranged adjacent a portion of the length of the connecting web between the first end and the second end.