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US 7,264,566 B2Granted
Geared fitting for a vehicle seat
AssigneeKEIPER GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsThomas Dill, Erdal Kuscu
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Abstract
In the case of a geared fitting (11) for a vehicle seat, in particular for an automotive seat, having a first internal geared wheel (13), a pinion (21) which is driven by an eccentric (15) and meshes with the first internal geared wheel (13), and a second internal geared wheel (31) in which the pinion (21) meshes, the eccentric (15) forms part of an axial clamping (15, 41).
Claims20
A geared fitting for a vehicle seat, the geared fitting comprising:
- a first fitting part having an internal gear,
- a second fitting part having an internal gear,
- a pinion meshed with both the internal gear of the first fitting part and the internal gear of the second fitting part,
- an eccentric operative for
- (a) driving the pinion and thereby causing relative pivoting, about an axis, between the first fitting part and the second fitting part, and
- (b) at least partially restricting any relative movement, in a direction that extends along the axis, between the first fitting part and the second fitting part, and
- retaining clamps for at least partially restricting any relative movement, in the direction that extends along the axis, between the first fitting part and the second fitting part,
- wherein for at least one of the retaining clamps and at least one fitting part selected from the group consisting of the first fitting part and the second fitting part, the retaining clamp is connected to the fitting part by at least one collar-type drawn-through portion of the retaining clamp that is press-fit into an opening of the fitting part.
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A geared fitting for a vehicle seat, the geared fitting comprising:
- a first fitting part having an internal gear;
- a second fitting part having an internal gear;
- a pinion meshed with both the internal gear of the first fitting part and the internal gear of the second fitting part;
- an eccentric operative for
- (a) driving the pinion and thereby causing relative pivoting, about an axis, between the first fitting part and the second fitting part, and
- (b) at least partially restricting any relative movement, in a direction that extends along the axis, between the first fitting part and the second fitting part;
- a retaining clamp connected to the first fitting part and at least partially hearing the eccentric;
- and
- a ring fixedly attached to the eccentric and bearing against the retaining clamp's outer side,
- wherein the eccentric includes a flange bearing against the first fitting part's outer side,
- whereby at least the eccentric and the ring are cooperative for at least partially restricting any relative movement, in the direction that extends along the axis, between the first fitting part and the second fitting part.
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A vehicle seat, comprising:
- a structural part;
- and
- a geared fitting comprising
- (a) a first fitting part having an internal gear,
- (b) a second fitting part having an internal gear,
- (c) a pinion meshed with both the internal gear of the first fitting part and the internal gear of the second fitting part,
- (d) an eccentric operative for
- (1) driving the pinion and thereby causing relative pvioting, about an axis, between the first fitting part and the second fitting part, and
- (2) at least partially restricting any relative movement, in a direction that extends along the axis, between the first fitting part and the second fitting part, and
- (e) at least one retaining claim for at least partially restricting any relative movement, in the direction that extends along the axis, between the first fitting part and the second fitting part,
- wherein for at least one fitting part selected from the group consisting of the first fitting part and the second fitting part, the retaining clamp is connected to the fitting part by at least one collar-type drawn-through portion of the retaining clamp that is press-fit into an opening of the fitting part, and
- wherein the geared fitting is fastened to the structural part of the vehicle seat through the collar-type drawn-through portion of the retaining clamp.
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A geared fitting for a vehicle seat, the geared fitting comprising:
- a first fitting part having an internal gear;
- a second fitting part having an internal gear;
- a pinion meshed with both the internal gear of the first fitting part and the internal gear of the second fitting part;
- an eccentric operative for driving the pinion and thereby causing relative pivoting, about an axis, between the first fitting part and the second fitting part;
- a retaining clamp connected to the first fitting part and at least partially bearing the eccentric;
- and
- a ring fixedly attached to the eccentric and bearing against the retaining clamp's outer side;
- wherein the eccentric includes a flange bearing against the first fitting part's outer side,
- whereby at least the eccentric and the ring are cooperative for at least partially restricting any relative movement, in the direction that extends along the axis, between the first fitting part and the second fitting part.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.