Fitting for a vehicle seat

US9033419B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• KEIPER GMBH & CO. KG · DE

Inventor

• Peter Thiel · Remscheid, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 24, 2011
• Grant date: May 19, 2015
• Expiry date: Jan 19, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60N2002/126
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

In a fitting for a vehicle seat, a catch assembly has a pivot axis, and the catch assembly has a catch and a lever which can be pivoted relative to one another about an axis spaced from the pivot axis. The catch has a hook-like contour and in the pivoted-out position of the backrest engages with a catch locking element for locking in a punctiform or linear contact region. The catch cooperates with a spring. The lever is mounted pivotably about the pivot axis and the lever rotatably mounts the catch. In the unloaded pivoted-out position, the perpendicular in the contact region runs on one side of the pivot axis or through the pivot axis. When a return pivoting force is imposed on the backrest in the pivoted-out position, the perpendicular in the contact region runs on the opposing side of or outside of the pivot axis.