Patent · US Expired

Motor vehicle seat

US7017994B2 · kind B2 · utility

4Cited by

12References

17Claims

0Family size

Assignee

BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KG, COBURG · DE

Inventors

Wolfgang Suck · Coburg, DE
Peter Rausch · Coburg, DE
Christina Schwerdiner · Neustadt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 22, 2002
Grant date	Mar 28, 2006
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 22, 2022

Classification

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

Abstract

A motor vehicle seat having a seat frame; a pivotally mounted seat back of the seat frame that, on the one hand, can be displaced within an area of use between two different positions of use and, on the other hand, can be tilted forward toward the seat surface of the seat frame by being pivoted; a seat longitudinal guide for adjusting the longitudinal position of the seat; a fixing device for locking a previously adjusted longitudinal position of the seat, and; a coupling mechanism via which the back seat back is coupled to the fixing device whereby enabling the fixing device to be released when tilting the seat back forward toward the seat surface. Compensating features are provided for preventing the fixing device from releasing when the seat back pivots at least over a portion of the area of use.

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