Bar lock for a locking system

Bar lock for a locking system that is to be used in particular in metal cabinet doors, comprising a lock body (10) having guide slots (11) disposed therein for receiving at least one lock bar (12) that is guided in the lock body (10), and at least one pinion (18) that is disposed in the lock body (10) and that via its external teeth (19) is in engagement with holes (29, 30) formed in the lock bar (12) along the longitudinal axis thereof in such a way that a rotation of the pinion (18) is converted into a longitudinal displacement of the lock bar (12) and that has a centrally arranged engagement opening (20) for the positive engagement of an actuating device such as a handle, pivot lever, socket wrench or the like, characterized in that the lock body (10) is embodied as a monolithic component having the guide slots (11) recessed therein on its opposite longitudinal sides, and a respective recessed area (15), symmetrically arranged on both sides between the guide slots (11), for respectively receiving a pinion (18) disposed in the recessed area (15), whereby the recessed areas (15) are separated from one another by a central member (16) formed in the lock body (10), and the guide slots (11) are provided in the region of the recessed areas (15) with a respective window (17) for the extension of the teeth (19) of the pinion (18) disposed in the recessed area (15) into the plane of the lock bar (12) that is disposed in the guide slots (11), and whereby the pinions (18) are positively interconnected via a connecting body (plug 21) that extends through an opening (28) of the central member (16) and in that the lock bar (12) has two parallel rows of engagement openings (29, 30) for the teeth (19) of the pinion (18), which rows are disposed at the spacing of the pinions (18) disposed in the lock body (10), and first engagement openings disposed at that end of the lock bar (12) that is to be inserted into the lock body (10) are embodied as a laterally open toothing (29) and subsequent engagement openings are embodied as perforations (30).