Detent fitting for a vehicle seat
AssigneeKEIPER GmbH & Co. KG
InventorPeter Thiel
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Abstract
In the case of a detent fitting (1) for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle seat, with a first fitting part (2), a second fitting part (3) which is movable relative to the first fitting part (2), at least one locking element (13) which interacts with the first fitting part (2) and is guided by the second fitting part (3), an eccentric (11) which acts on the locking element (13) and can be rotated about an axis (A), and at least one spiral-shaped spring (17) which acts upon the eccentric (11), the spring (17) encircles the axis (A).
Claims20
A detent fitting for a vehicle seat, the detent fitting comprising:
- a first fitting part;
- a second fitting part mounted for being movable relative to the first fitting part,
- at least one locking element operatively associated with the first and second fitting parts for
- (a) being movable between an inward position and an outward position,
- (b) being guided by the second fitting part while being moved between the inward position and the outward position, and
- (c) interacting with at least the first fitting part, while the locking element is in the outward position, to at least partially lock the detent fitting;
- an eccentric mounted for being rotated at least in a first direction about an axis to thereby act on the locking element and move the locking element from the inward position to the outward position;
- and
- at least one spiral-shaped spring that encircles the axis, wherein
- the spring is operatively associated with at least the eccentric for rotating the eccentric in the first direction,
- the locking element includes a projection, and
- a portion of the spring is positioned radially outwardly of the projection.
A detent fitting for a vehicle seat, the detent fitting comprising:
- a first fitting part;
- a second fitting part mounted for being movable relative to the first fitting part,
- at least one locking element operatively associated with the first and second fitting parts for
- (a) being movable between an inward position and an outward position,
- (b) being guided by the second fitting part while being moved between the inward position and the outward position, and
- (c) interacting with at least the first fitting part, while the locking element is in the outward position, to at least partially lock the detent fitting;
- an eccentric mounted for being rotated at least in a first direction about an axis to thereby act on the locking element and move the locking element from the inward position to the outward position;
- and
- at least one spiral-shaped spring that encircles the axis, wherein
- the spring is operatively associated with at least the eccentric for rotating the eccentric in the first direction, and
- an inner portion of the spring comprises a ring that is mounted on the eccentric in a form-fitting manner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.