Device for adjusting the length of the seat base for a motor vehicle seat and seat comprising such a device
US8579373B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 18, 2011 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60N2/62
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A seat base length adjustment device including a seat nose plate assembled on a carriage movable with respect to the seating frame, means for slidably guiding the carriage, and means for maintaining the carriage in position with respect to said frame. The sliding guide means comprises a guide rail located in a middle portion of the carriage, the carriage supports a toothed wheel, rotatably assembled on the carriage along an axis perpendicular to the seating frame and to the sliding direction, and meshing with a rack arranged close to the guide rail, and the means for maintaining the carriage in position comprises a lock acting on the rotation of the toothed wheel.
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