Brose Fahrzeugteile Gmbh & Co Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg

Brose Fahrzeugteile Se & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg

Dhiraj Kharche

Leo Ioppolo

Sean Sabo

A method of assembling a release assembly for use in a vehicle seat. The method including attaching a spring to a coupling, the spring including a first end and a second end, wherein the coupling defines a first receptacle and a channel, and inserting the first end of the spring into the channel defined by the coupling. Inserting a portion of the coupling into a second receptacle defined by an actuation lever, the actuation lever fixed to a transverse member, and configured to pivot about an axis defined transverse member to engage a locking lever of the locking device to unlock the translatable rail from the fixed rail. The method further including rotating the coupling in a first rotational direction, relative to the second receptacle, to a first rotational position so that the second end of the spring engages the actuation lever.

Vehicle seat longitudinal adjustment assembly

The invention relates to a seat cushion arrangement comprising a first cushion member; a second cushion member being adjustable relative to the first cushion member; and a seat depth adjustment device for adjusting the second cushion member relative to the first cushion member along a longitudinal adjustment axis, wherein the seat depth adjustment device in particular comprises an adjustment member to which the second cushion member is fastened and which is adjustable between a foremost position and a rearmost position relative to a guiding member for adjusting the second cushion member relative to the first cushion member; a trim member connected to both the first and second cushion members, which trim member covers a gap between the first and second cushion members at least in the foremost position of the adjustment member and is at least partially retracted into the gap in the rearmost position of the adjustment member; and an elastic member (a) connected to the trim member and to at least one of the guiding member and a seat front part of the seat depth adjustment device and (b) configured to pull the trim member into the gap upon adjustment of the adjustment member from the foremost position towards the rearmost position.

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