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Gear stage for a vehicle seat

US7467827B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14References

17Claims

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Assignee

KEIPER GMBH & CO. KG · DE

Inventors

Bernd Bossmanns · Erkrath, DE
Michael Berres · Leverkusen, DE
Karsten Kalmus · Bochum, DE
Rolf Schüler · Heiligenhaus, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 13, 2007
Grant date	Dec 23, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 13, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T74/1558
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A gear stage (14) for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle seat, has a driving shaft (16) and a driven shaft (18). The gear stage (14) reduces the rotational speed of the driving shaft (16) to a lower rotational speed of the driven shaft (18). The gear stage (14) comprises at least one row (24) of transmission balls upon which tangentially lie at least one, and in particular two driving surfaces (22) of the driving shaft (16), at least one driven surface (26) of the driven shaft (18) and at least one housing surface (28) of a housing (32).

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