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Vehicle seat

US5873629A · kind A · utility

22Cited by
7References
10Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 12, 1997
Grant dateFeb 23, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 12, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60N2/123
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle seat, particularly a motor vehicle seat, with a pair of runners (7) for longitudinal adjustment, a seat-back (3) which can be tilted forward after releasing a locking device, and a runner latching device (10), which is unlatched at release of the locking device to longitudinally displace the seat. A mechanical detection system (12) detects the distance of the momentary seat position from the initial position based on longitudinal displacement, and is active only at release of the locking device. A tracking and blocking device (13) cooperating with the detection system (12) is provided. The latter allows opening and closing of the runner latching device (10) and/or the locking device only at the zero position of the detection system (12).

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