# US 2014/0191570 A1 · Switching device for a motor vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0191570 A1 - Document ID: US20140191570A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/097,090 - Filed: 2013-12-04 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2012-12-05 - Assignees: GM Global Technology Operations LLC - Applicants: GM Global Technology Operations LLC - Inventors: Muhammad Bilal Khan NIAZI; Winfried BOECKER-SIEGERT - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140191570A1 ## CPC - B60R 16/03: for supply of electrical power to vehicle subsystems {or for (circuit arrangements for charging batteries H02J7/00)} - B60N 2/02: the seat or part thereof being movable, e.g. adjustable (adjustable arm-rests B60N2/75; adjustable head-rests B60N2/806) - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - B60N: SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A switching device is provided that includes, but is not limited to a switching organ, an actuator for changing a state of a mechanism, a control electronic system for actuating the actuator as a function of the actuating of the switching organ. The actuator is connected mechanically to the mechanism with a push-push mechanism, so that upon a temporary activating of the actuator a first state of the mechanism is changeable from the first state into a second state and following the second state is continuously retrained with the deactivated actuator up to the next temporary activating of the actuator and upon a temporary activating of the actuator a second state of the mechanism is changeable from the second state into a first state and following this the first state is continuously retained with the deactivated actuator up to the next temporary activating of the actuator. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A switching device for a motor vehicle, comprising: a switching organ; an actuator that is configured to change a state; a control electronic system that is configured to actuate the actuator as a function of actuating of the switching organ; a mechanism operationally connected mechanically to the wherein the actuator so that upon a temporary activating of the actuator a first state of the mechanism is changeable from the first state into the second state and following the second state is continuously retained with the actuator up to a next temporary activating of the actuator and upon a temporary activating of the actuator the second state of the mechanism is changeable from the second state into the first state and following the first state is continuously retained with the actuator up to the next temporary activating of the actuator. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The switching device according to claim 1, wherein with each temporary activating of the actuator a state of the mechanism is changeable from the first state into a second state and following remains substantially continuously constant with the actuator up to the next temporary activating of the actuator. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The switching device according to claim 1, wherein the actuator is an electromagnet. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The switching device according to claim 1, wherein the actuator is activated for a period between approximately 10 s and approximately 1 ms supplied with current for changing the state of the mechanism. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The switching device according to claim 1, wherein the switching organ is a push button. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The switching device according to claim 5, Wherein the control electronic system is designed such that from a predetermined period between approximately 1 s and 10 ms of the switching organ the actuator is temporarily activated and the mechanism changed into the second state. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The switching device according to claim 1, wherein the control electronic system is designed such that from a predetermined period between approximately 1 s and 10 ms of the switching organ during which the mechanism is in the second state from the predetermined period of the switching organ of a relaxed push button, the actuator is temporarily activated and the mechanism is changed into the first state. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The switching device according to claim 1, wherein the mechanism is operationally connected mechanically with a connecting part operationally connected mechanically to the actuator and an elastic element acting on a pin. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The switching device according to claim 1, wherein the mechanism is a locking mechanism for a pivot mounting of a back part of a vehicle seat and the first state of the locking mechanism is a locked state and the second state of the locking mechanism is an unlocked state. ### Claim 10 A motor vehicle, comprising: a vehicle seat with a back part and a seat part; a pivot mounting with a locking mechanism for the back part of the vehicle seat; and a switching device that is configured to lock and unlock the locking mechanism, wherein the switching device comprises: a switching organ; an actuator that is configured to change a state; a control electronic system that is configured to actuate the actuator as a function of actuating of the switching organ; a mechanism operationally connected mechanically to the wherein the actuator so that upon a temporary activating of the actuator a first state of the mechanism is changeable from the first state into the second state and following the second state is continuously retained with the actuator up to a next temporary activating of the actuator and upon a temporary activating of the actuator the second state of the mechanism is changeable from the second state into the first state and following the first state is continuously retained with the actuator up to the next temporary activating of the actuator. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The switching device according to claim 1, wherein the mechanism is a pull-pull mechanism. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The switching device according to claim 1, wherein the mechanism is a push-push mechanism. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The switching device according to claim 1, wherein the actuator is activated for a period between approximately 1 s and approximately 10 ms supplied with current for changing the state of the mechanism. ### Claim 14 (depends on 5) The switching device according to claim 5, wherein the switching device are configured such that from a predetermined period preferentially between approximately 1 s and 10 ms of the switching organ and the actuator is temporarily activated and the mechanism changed into the second state. ### Claim 15 (depends on 5) The switching device according to claim 5, wherein the control electronic system is designed such that from a predetermined period between approximately 400 ms and 100 ms of the switching organ the actuator is temporarily activated and the mechanism changed into the second state. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The switching device according to claim 1, wherein the control electronic system is designed such that from a predetermined period between approximately 400 ms and 100 ms of the switching organ during which the mechanism is in the second state from the predetermined period of the switching organ, the actuator is temporarily activated and the mechanism is changed into the first state. ### Claim 17 (depends on 5) The switching device according to claim 5, wherein the switching device are configured such that from a predetermined period of time preferentially between approximately between 400 ms and 100 ms of the actuated switching organ and the actuator is temporarily activated and the mechanism changed into the second state.