Bearing
AssigneeKochendorfer & Kiep Metallverarbeitung GmbH
InventorsHubert Metzler, Stefan Emmrich
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Abstract
A bearing for a part of a seat, such as, a pivotal armrest or a folding backrest. The bearing comprises a bearing arm which is connected to a fixed bearing block in an articulated manner. A locking element should be assigned to the bearing arm. The locking element proceeds to a stop when the bearing arm is quickly rotated around a joint but releases the bearing arm when the same is slowly rotated.
Claims10
A bearing for a part of a seat which can be folded over, comprises a bearing arm (1.1, 1.2) which is connected in an articulated manner on a joint on a positionally fixed bearing bracket (2.1, 2.2), the bearing arm (1.1, 1.2) includes a locking element which is guided in a slotted guide (12), the slotted guide (12) has a curved slot (13, 13.1) and a lug-shaped recess (14) which runs downwards and leads away from the curved slot wherein, in the event of a rapid rotation of the bearing arm (1.1, 1.2), the locking element rotates around the joint and abuts a stop (15), and in the event of slow rotation the locking element releases the bearing arm (1.1, 1.2).
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