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US 12,600,277 B2Granted
Backrest for a vehicle seat and a method for mounting
AssigneeAdient US LLC
InventorsJörg Haubrich, Andrea Antonio Mose
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Abstract
A carrier structure for a backrest for a vehicle seat, has at least a carrier element, where on the carrier element at least one positioning element, in particular a pre-positioning element, is arranged on the carrier top side and has at least one opening for receiving a headrest holder. And, at least one latching element is arranged on at least one of a carrier underside and/or a lateral carrier side. A backrest and a method for mounting the backrest is also provided.
Claims17
A backrest for a vehicle seat, comprising:
- a backrest frame with a frame top side and a frame underside and two lateral frame sides which each connect together the frame top side and frame underside, and
- a carrier structure which forms a back wall of the backrest and can be releasably connected to the backrest frame, wherein the carrier structure comprises at least one carrier element,
- wherein the carrier element has at least a carrier underside, a carrier top side and two lateral carrier sides, wherein on the carrier element,
- at least one positioning element is arranged on the carrier top side and has at least one opening for receiving a headrest holder, and
- at least one latching element is arranged on at least one of the following carrier sides of the carrier underside and one of the lateral carrier sides,
- wherein via the positioning element, the carrier structure is orientable on the frame top side and positionable relative to the backrest frame and can then be releasably connected by the latching element to the backrest frame at one of the following carrier sides of the frame underside and one of the lateral frame sides,
- wherein the at least one latching element is configured as a hook with a latching recess to engage the backrest frame.
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A method for mounting a backrest, wherein
- in a first step, a backrest frame, a carrier element, a positioning element arranged on the carrier element and a latching element, configured as a hook with a receiving channel, arranged on the carrier element are provided,
- in a second step, the positioning element of the carrier element is oriented at and/or on a frame top side of the backrest frame until an opening of the positioning element is arranged opposite a passage opening provided in the frame top side and/or a sliding sleeve or push sleeve for a headrest holder,
- in a third step, the positioning element is placed on the frame top side of the backrest frame and/or pressed onto the sliding sleeve or push sleeve, and
- in a fourth step, the carrier element is pivoted relative to the backrest frame until the latching element comes into latching engagement with a frame underside and/or one of a number of lateral frame sides of the backrest frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.