Patent · US Expired

Articulated fitting for a vehicle seat

US6540232B2 · kind B2 · utility

19Cited by

6References

20Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Keiper GmbH & Co. · DE

Inventors

Richard Hansel · Flonheim, DE
Wolfgang Boltze · Kaiserslautern, DE
Eckhard Nock · Wolnzach, DE
Mario Klein · Blumberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 11, 2001
Grant date	Apr 1, 2003
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 11, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60N2002/962
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In an articulated fitting (1) for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor-vehicle rear-seat bench, having a lower fitting part (5) and an upper fitting part (8), which can rotate relative to the lower fitting part (5), for attaching the backrest of the vehicle seat, the backrest (4) being pivotable by means of the articulated fitting (1) between at least one upright seat position, which can be locked by means of the articulated fitting (1), and a flat table position and/or lying position, which can be secured by means of the articulated fitting (1), a control cam (24) is provided on one of the two fitting parts (8), said control cam interacting with a control element (23) of the upper fitting part (5) in order to control the locking and/or securing by the articulated fitting (1).

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