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US 9,340,125 B2Granted
Easy entry adjustable end stop
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsPeter Stutika, Peter Jenco, Martin Kravcik
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Abstract
A seat adjuster may include an end stop bracket and an adjustable end stop lever. An adjustable end stop lever may be configured to rotate between a first position in which the adjustable end stop lever engages the end stop bracket and prevents movement of a seat from a comfort range into an easy entry range, and a second position in which the adjustable end stop does not prevent movement of the seat from the comfort range into the easy entry range.
Claims20
A seat adjuster, comprising:
- a cross member;
- an end stop bracket;
- and
- an adjustable end stop lever;
- wherein the adjustable end stop lever is configured to rotate between a first position in which the adjustable end stop lever engages the end stop bracket and prevents movement of a seat from a comfort range into an easy entry range, and a second position in which the adjustable end stop does not prevent movement of the seat from the comfort range into the easy entry range;
- wherein the cross member is rotatably supported by the adjustable end stop lever and the cross member is configured for rotating independently of the adjustable end stop lever.
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A seat adjuster, comprising:
- an adjustable end stop lever;
- a cross member rotatably supported by the adjustable end stop lever;
- an end stop bracket;
- and
- wherein the adjustable end stop lever is configured to rotate between a first position in which the adjustable end stop lever engages the end stop bracket and prevents movement of a seat from a comfort range into an easy entry range, and a second position in which the adjustable end stop lever does not prevent movement of the seat from the comfort range into the easy entry range;
- wherein the end stop bracket includes a movement restriction portion configured to restrict movement of a movable seat track relative to a fixed seat track in at least one direction, and the movement restriction portion includes a raised portion that extends laterally outward from movement restriction portion;
- wherein the end stop bracket includes a first aperture and a second aperture, and the raised portion disposed at least partially between the first aperture and the second aperture.
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A seat adjuster, comprising:
- an end stop bracket including a movement restriction portion configured to restrict movement of a movable seat track relative to a fixed seat track in at least one direction;
- an adjustable end stop lever;
- a cross member rotatably supported by the adjustable end stop lever;
- a base bracket configured to rotatably support the adjustable end stop lever, and
- a movement restriction element fixed to the base bracket,
- wherein the movement restriction element comprises a flexible material and is configured to engage the movement restriction portion of the end stop bracket;
- wherein the adjustable end stop lever is configured to rotate between a first position in which the adjustable end stop lever engages the end stop bracket and prevents movement of a seat from a comfort range into an easy entry range, and a second position in which the adjustable end stop lever does not prevent movement of the seat from the comfort range into the easy entry range.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.