# US 11,077,773 B2 · Vehicle seat having an easy-entry mechanism > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,077,773 B2 - Document ID: US11077773B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/847,177 - Filed: 2020-04-13 - Published: 2020-07-30 - Granted: 2021-08-03 - Earliest claimed: 2017-10-11 - Assignees: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft - Applicants: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft - Inventors: Robert Szlag - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11077773B2 ## CPC - B60N 2/06: slidable (B60N2/12 {, B60N2/2209} take precedence) - B60N 2/12: slidable and tiltable - B60N 2/02: the seat or part thereof being movable, e.g. adjustable (adjustable arm-rests B60N2/75; adjustable head-rests B60N2/806) - B60N 2/20: the back-rest being tiltable, e.g. to permit easy access (B60N2/04, B60N2/22 {, B60N2/3002} take precedence) - B60N 2/30: Non-dismountable {or dismountable} seats storable in a non-use position, e.g. foldable spare seats - B60N 2/3011: {the back-rest being hinged on the cushion, e.g. "portefeuille movement"} - B60N 2/90: Details or parts not otherwise provided for - B60N 2/919: {Positioning and locking mechanisms (B60N2/16, B60N2/18, B60N2/22, B60N2/225 take precedence)} - B60N 2002/948: {the actuation of the positioning or locking mechanism for one seat part being dependent on the position of another seat part, e.g. the seats floor lock being unlocked when the back-rest is inclined or the backrest can be tilted only when the seat is in its rear position} - B60N 2002/971: {the locking system being an element distinct from articulation means, retaining the seat or seat part in its folded position, e.g. controlled by a wire} - B60N: SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A vehicle seat having a backrest, which can be pivoted about a backrest pivot axis, at least one pair of seat rails for adjusting the seat length of the vehicle seat, and a locking device for locking the at least one pair of seat rails, wherein there is at least one lockable fitting for deflecting the backrest relative to a seat part, and the backrest can be pivoted into an easy-entry position, which can be assumed for easier accessibility to a row of seats, wherein the vehicle seat has an easy-entry mechanism, which comprises a latch, which is arranged on a drive element and which can be captured by an easy-entry stop, arranged on the backrest, during pivoting of the backrest into the easy-entry position and can thereby follow the motion of the backrest. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A vehicle seat, comprising: a backrest that is pivotable about a backrest pivot axis; at least one pair of seat rails to adjust a seat length of the vehicle seat; a locking device to lock the at least one pair of seat rails; at least one lockable fitting to deflect the backrest relative to a seat part, the backrest being pivoted pivotable into an easy-entry position for easier accessibility to a row of seats; and an easy-entry mechanism that comprises a latch, which is arranged on a drive element and which is captured by an easy-entry stop arranged on the backrest during pivoting of the backrest into the easy-entry position and thereby follows the motion of the backrest, wherein the latch is moved by an easy-entry actuating element from an easy-entry stop initial position to an easy-entry stop actuating position, in which the latch is captured by the easy-entry stop, wherein movement of the easy-entry actuating element occurs upon actuating an easy-entry triggering element, which is operatively connected to the easy-entry actuating element via a first Bowden cable, wherein a first end of the first Bowden cable is received in a Bowden anchor of the easy-entry actuating element and a second end of the first Bowden cable is connected to the easy-entry triggering element, such that the easy-entry actuating element moves the latch from the easy-entry stop initial position to the easy-entry stop actuating position by an operative connection between the latch and the easy-entry actuating element. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the operative connection between the easy-entry triggering element and the easy-entry actuating element is established by the first Bowden cable, the actuation of which brings about the easy-entry stop actuating position of the latch. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the operative connection between the easy-entry actuating element and the latch is established by a slideway of the easy-entry actuating element which engages on a control pin integrated in the latch, the slideway ensuring a displacement of the control pin, such that a stop-side first contour of the latch arrives at the easy-entry-stop actuating position. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The vehicle seat according to claim 3, wherein the slideway is formed on an end face of a segment of the easy-entry actuating element, the segment projecting radially with respect to the backrest pivot axis. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the easy-entry actuating element has a freewheel mechanism relative to a transmission rod arranged along the backrest pivot axis. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The vehicle seat according to claim 5, wherein the actuation of the easy-entry actuating element by actuation of the easy-entry triggering element, in addition to actuation of the latch into the easy-entry stop actuating position, causes rotation of the transmission rod and thus unlocking of the at least one lockable fitting because the easy-entry actuating element has the freewheel mechanism which causes the transmission rod to be taken along without freewheeling as soon as the easy-entry triggering element is actuated. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle seat has an adjustment lever arranged on a transmission rod for a tilt adjustment of the backrest relative to the seat part with a freewheel mechanism, which is arranged on the easy-entry mechanism but is decoupled on a force flow side from the easy-entry mechanism. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the drive element is mounted on and rotatable about a transmission rod that extends along the backrest pivot axis. ### Claim 9 A vehicle seat comprising: a backrest that is pivotable about a backrest pivot axis; at least one pair of seat rails to adjust a seat length of the vehicle seat; a locking device to lock the at least one pair of seat rails; at least one lockable fitting to deflect the backrest relative to a seat part, the backrest being pivotable into an easy-entry position for easier accessibility to a row of seats; and an easy-entry mechanism that comprises a latch, which is arranged on a drive element and which is captured by an easy-entry stop arranged on the backrest during pivoting of the backrest into the easy-entry position and thereby follows the motion of the backrest, wherein the latch is moved by an easy-entry actuating element from an easy-entry stop initial position to an easy-entry stop actuating position, in which the latch is captured by the easy-entry stop, wherein movement of the easy-entry actuating element occurs upon actuating an easy-entry triggering element, which is operatively connected to the easy-entry actuating element via a first Bowden cable, such that the easy-entry actuating element moves the latch from the easy-entry stop initial position to the easy-entry stop actuating position by an operative connection between the latch and the easy-entry actuating element, and wherein the latch is rotatably mounted in a rotating ring, which is rotatably mounted on the backrest pivot axis, wherein the latch rotates about a latch pivot axis that is arranged parallel to the backrest pivot axis, wherein a pull element is fixedly arranged on the rotating ring, and wherein the rotating ring is the drive element. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The vehicle seat according to claim 9, wherein the pull element has a Bowden anchor for the one that receives a first end of a second Bowden cable, and wherein a second end of the second Bowden cable is operatively connected to the locking device of the at least one pair of seat rails. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The vehicle seat according to claim 10, wherein the easy-entry stop captures the latch on a stop-side first contour of the latch by a movement of the backrest, as a result of which the rotating ring and the pull element are pivoted about the backrest pivot axis so that the second Bowden cable is actuated and the locking device of the at least one pair of seat rails is unlocked.