Adjusting mechanism especially for an automobile seat
OwnerJörg Schwarzbichinventor
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Abstract
An adjusting mechanism, in particular for seat adjusters in automotive vehicles, includes a drive member having a toothing and being movable in either of two mutually opposite directions. An actuating member is provided with two claws movably mounted on the actuating member such that, when the actuating member is moved out of a neutral position into one of two directions along the toothing of the drive member, one of the claws meshes with the toothing and the other claw is lifted away from the toothing by a guide contour. A switching member is movable along the toothing and is arranged to be entrained by the movement of the actuating member and to cancel the meshing engagement between the one claw and the toothing when the actuating member returns towards the neutral position.
Claims7
Adjusting mechanism comprising:
- a drive member having a toothing and being movable in each of two mutually opposite directions,
- an actuating member having a neutral position,
- a guide contour,
- two claws movably mounted on said actuating member such that, when the actuating member is moved out of said neutral position into one of said two directions along the toothing of the drive member, one of the two claws meshes with the toothing and the other one is lifted away from the toothing by said guide contour, and
- a switching member movable along said toothing and being arranged to be entrained by the movement of said actuating member and to cancel the meshing engagement between said one claw and the toothing when the actuating member returns towards the neutral position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.