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Device for locking and unlocking a first hardware component and a second hardware component, particularly of a motor vehicle seat, relative to each other

US9056565B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15References

9Claims

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Assignee

Johnson Controls, Inc. · US

Inventors

Juergen Otto · Burscheid, DE
Ingo Kienke · Wermelskirchen, DE
Andreas Schug · Oberhausen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 12, 2010
Grant date	Jun 16, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 30, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T403/591
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A device locks and unlocks a first hardware component and a second hardware component relative to each other, particularly for a motor vehicle seat. The first hardware component and the second hardware component form a housing having an interior and are disposed on a common axis. At least one latching device is disposed in a first plane perpendicular to the axis and at least one second latching device is disposed in a second plane also perpendicular to the axis and displaced along the axis relative to the first plane. The first latching device comprises a first latch and first retaining cam and the second latching device comprises a second latch and a second retaining cam.

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