Adjuster

US8240768B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Johnson Controls, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Ingo Kienke · Wermelskirchen, DE
• Juergen Otto · Burscheid, DE
• Mario Budweg · Hückeswagen, DE
• Albert Reginold Kirubaharan · Burscheid, DE
• Bruce A. Hiemstra · Ann Arbor, US
• Michael Kapusky · South Lyon, US
• Michael R. Bittner · Canton, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 2, 2008
• Grant date: Aug 14, 2012
• Expiry date: Jan 2, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T74/1836
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An adjustment device for a vehicle component, in particular for the back rest of a vehicle seat, is proposed having a first fitting and a second fitting, wherein the relative position of the two fittings to one another can be changed by means of eccentric means, wherein a rotation of the eccentric means by means of a drive element is provided, wherein the adjustment device has a central element which is connected in a rotationally fixed fashion to the first fitting, wherein the drive element is provided mounted in an overlapping region by means of the central element. Furthermore, the invention relates to an adjustment device for a vehicle component, in particular for the back rest of a vehicle seat, having a first fitting (8) and a second fitting (11), wherein the relative position of the two fittings to one another can be changed by means of an eccentric (1) which transmits a torque from a drive (4) to the first fitting (8) so that said first fitting (8) rolls on the second fitting (11), and wherein the eccentric comprises at least one eccentric means (2) which can be driven by a driver (3) which is arranged on the drive (4).