Patent · US Expired

Slide for automobile vehicle seats

US6113051A · kind A · utility

52Cited by
5References
9Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 13, 1998
Grant dateSep 5, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 13, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60N2/0875
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The slide includes a fixed section and a movable section sliding in the fixed section. An edge of the fixed section, equipped with a row of notches, is located in the direct vicinity of a sidewall of the movable section. A lock, movable crosswise to the sliding direction, is equipped with teeth guided in the cutouts made in the wall and mating with the notches to lock the slide. The wall includes a stop, such as a folded portion, located opposite the edge. The dimensions and the material of the teeth are determined so that when a sliding force exceeding a predetermined value is applied, the teeth deform by deflecting parallel to the folded portion and their ends are then located opposite the folded portion preventing the lock from unlocking.

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