Lockable slide, especially for automobile vehicle seats
US5772173A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 25, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jun 30, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60N2/0843
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A slide includes two sections sliding in relation to each other, and a locking device, attached to the first section, which includes at least two elastically flexible blades. Each bade includes, at one end, teeth adapted to mate in a locking position, with notches made in the second section. The slide includes an unlocking device adapted to act simultaneously on the blades by elastically deflecting them, so that the teeth of all the blades are disengaged from the notches. By offsetting the locking teeth on one blade in relation to the other by a distance equal to K*p+p/n (K: whole number; p: notch pitch; n: number of blades), a reduced locking pitch equal to p/n is obtained. The invention is especially useful for adjusting the position of automobile vehicle seats.
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