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Geared fitting for a vehicle seat

US7497519B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14Claims

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Assignee

KEIPER GMBH & CO. KG · DE

Inventors

Thomas Dill · Winnweiler, DE
Ulf Schäffling · Gaugrehweiler, DE
Viktor Enns · Kaiserslautern, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 13, 2005
Grant date	Mar 3, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 22, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60N2205/20
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a geared fitting (11) for a vehicle seat, in particular for an automotive seat, having a first internal geared wheel (13), an eccentric (21) rotatable about an axis of rotation (A), a pinion (22) driven by the eccentric (21) and meshing with the first internal geared wheel (13), and a second internal geared wheel (31) in which the pinion (22) meshes and which is mounted on the first internal geared wheel (13), at least one wedge system (27) is provided axially offset from the eccentric (21), with respect to the axis of rotation (A), the wedge system (27) acting to compensate for the play between one of the internal geared wheels (13, 31) and the other internal geared wheel (13, 31) and/or the pinion (22).

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