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US 8,702,170 B2Granted
Vehicle seat
AssigneeJohnson Controls GmbH
InventorsJames Abraham, Bernd Engels, Johann Schreier, Peter Szegeny
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Abstract
A vehicle seat includes a seat part and a backrest which is provided at the seat part so as to be rotatable, wherein the seat part and the backrest can be transferred into an easy entry position.
Claims15
A vehicle seat for use in a vehicle, comprising:
- a seat part with a seat part frame that is coupled to a seat positioning assembly such that the seat part is movable in a longitudinal direction in an unlocked state and the seat part is fixed in a locked state;
- a backrest, which is provided rotatably on the seat part frame with at least one lockable recliner, wherein the seat part and the backrest are configured to be brought into an easy-entry position;
- an actuating element on which a deactivating device and a limiting device are arranged;
- a stop;
- and
- a blocking element configured to interact with the stop such that a passage of the seat into an easy-entry region of the seat positioning assembly is prevented when the seat part in the unlocked state is moving into a predetermined seat position,
- wherein the deactivating device is configured to deactivate the blocking element such that the seat in the unlocked state is movable into the easy-entry region of the seat positioning assembly,
- wherein the limiting device is configured to limit an inclination of the backrest in the easy-entry position.
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