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Vehicle seat console

US11214174B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11Claims

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Assignee

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Andreas Huf · Neusäß, DE
Klaus Hufnagl · Munich, DE
Sylvia Kleindl · Munich, DE
Fabian Koehler · Valley, DE
Robert Martin · Milford, US
Robert Painer · Munich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 24, 2020
Grant date	Jan 4, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 24, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16H55/26
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle seat console has at least one vehicle-side guide element and at least one seat-side guide element that is arranged parallel to the vehicle-side guide element. At least one longitudinal adjustment device that is acted upon by a drive device is designed to bring about a relative adjustment between the vehicle-side guide element and the seat-side guide element. The longitudinal adjustment device is provided with a toothed rack and a gearwheel that is in meshing engagement with the toothed rack. The teeth of the gearwheel and/or the teeth of at least one section of the toothed rack are made of materials of different shear strength.

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