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Release device for the locking means of a seat rail

US9827877B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

KEIPER GMBH & CO. KG · DE

Inventors

Falko Jähner · Bloomfield Hills, US
Georg Ruess · Oberarnbach, DE
Jürgen Krebs · Rockenhausen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 21, 2012
Grant date	Nov 28, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 29, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T403/595
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A release device for the upper rail and the lower rail of a longitudinal seat adjustment system of a motor vehicle seat, the release device having a lever rotatably supported on the upper rail of the seat. An end of the lever interacts with the locking means and optionally releases the locking means. A handle is provided at the other end. If the handle is operated, the lever moves relative to the upper rail from a passive position to a release position and moves the locking means from a locking position to a releasing position. So the release device automatically moves into a passive position of the release device, a spring element is provided, which preloads the lever into the passive position of the lever. The spring element additionally supports the lever on the upper rail.

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