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Mechanical seat position detection

US10220732B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16Claims

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Assignee

Magna Seating (Germany) GmbH · DE

Inventors

Florian Auer · Wien, AT
Christoph Brehm · Munster, DE
David Preisser · Bad Mergentheim, DE
Andreas Wachtel · Lohr, DE
Bernd Efler · Idstein, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 21, 2017
Grant date	Mar 5, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 16, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60N2002/948
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A seat position detection apparatus for a vehicle seat which is guided using a seat rail in a floor rail of the vehicle. The seat position detection apparatus has a lock for the longitudinal setting of the seat rail and the floor rail in relation to one another, and a mechanical memory device that has a position determination unit and a position detection unit, which may be started symmetrically from both directions of the longitudinal adjustment of the vehicle seat to define a vehicle seat position.

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