Mechanism for a Vehicle Seat for Adjusting the Angle of Inclination
AssigneeFaurecia Autositze GmbH
InventorMichael Naughton
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Abstract
A mechanism for a vehicle seat for adjusting the angle of inclination, and a hub-shaped centering means. The mechanism includes a first arresting fitting, a transfer means, rotatable about an axis of rotation, for release of the first arresting fitting, and a centering means, disposed between the first arresting fitting and the transfer means, configured to center the transfer means in a starting position and, against a return force, to enable a rotation about the axis of rotation and relative to the first arresting fitting out of the starting position about a first angular range in the first direction, and about a second angular range in a second direction.
Claims16
A mechanism for a vehicle seat for adjusting the angle of inclination, comprising:
- a first arresting fitting;
- a transfer means for a release of said first arresting fitting, wherein said transfer means is rotatable about an axis of rotation;
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- a centering means disposed between said first arresting fitting and said transfer means, wherein said centering means is configured to center said transfer means in a starting position and, against a return force, to enable a rotation about said axis of rotation and relative to said first arresting fitting out of said starting position about a first angular range in a first direction, and about a second angular range in a second direction.
A hub-shaped centering means for placement on a transfer means, comprising:
- a first portion, wherein said first portion has at least one groove for a positive engagement of said transfer means that leaves a certain amount of play, and wherein said at least one groove is oriented parallel to an axis of rotation of said centering means;
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- a second portion disposed adjacent to said first portion along said axis of rotation, wherein said second portion is provided with at least one pair of oppositely disposed, resiliently yielding centering fingers for engaging opposite sides of said transfer means to apply a return force for returning said transfer means into a starting position, further wherein said centering fingers are oriented along said axis of rotation, and wherein said centering fingers provide a continuation of said at least one groove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.