Keiper Gmbh Co. Kg

Johnson Controls Components Gmbh & Co Kg

Dirk Brassat

Martin Stilleke

Ralph L Schmitz

Don Smith

Walter W Holzhueter

James S Smith

Ralf Flesch

Todd J Gilson

Tony Ferenc

Michael Eblenkamp

Bill Thaens

Gunter Feickert

Joseph Gallatin

Keith B Cooper

Donald Eugene Smith

Walter Holzhueter

Todd Gilson

A vehicle seat is provided, in particular motor vehicle seat, including a seat part () and a backrest () which are connected by recliner fittings () that are connected together by a shaft () connected to a hand lever () for unlocking each recliner fitting to adjust an angle of the backrest relative to the seat base. The fitting has a first fitting part () and a second fitting part () mounted to be rotatable relative to each other about an axis of rotation. The second fitting part has inwardly facing toothing which extends along at least a portion of an arc. A locking device with a driving elementis connected to the shaft and locking elements movable in response to rotation of the shaft.

Vehicle seat and recliner fitting for vehicle seat

A pinch guard for a vehicle seat () is provided that can be transferred from a normal use position into a step-in position. The vehicle seat () includes a rear foot, which is attached to a base () in the normal use position of the vehicle seat () and in the step-in position of the vehicle seat () the rear foot is arranged at a distance above the base (). The vehicle seat () includes a rear lower pivoting axis firmly fixed to the base. The pinch guard includes at least one movable trim () with a pivoting axis (A), and the pivoting axis (A) of the movable trim () is arranged at a distance from the rear lower pivoting axis, fixed to the base of the vehicle seat ().

Pinch guard for a vehicle seat

In the case of a fitting () for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle seat, having a first fitting part (), a second fitting part () in geared connection with the first fitting part (), and a rotatably mounted eccentric () driven by a driver () to cause relative rolling between the first fitting part () and the second fitting part (), a securing-ring () is clipped on a hub () of the driver () and surrounds a bead () of the hub (), wherein the bead () has a non-constant radius.

Fitting for a vehicle seat

A fitting () for a vehicle seat comprises a first fitting part () and a second fitting part (), which may rotate relative to each other in a circumferential direction, and which form a disc-shaped unit; a clamping ring () that holds the disc-shaped unit together by engaging radially outwardly over the first fitting part () and by being fixed to the second fitting part (); and a group of internal stopper elements () which limit the relative rotation between the first fitting part () and the second fitting part (). Each of the first fitting part () and the clamping ring () has at least one internal stopper element of the group of internal stopper elements ().

A first fitting and a second fitting are driven by a common drive shaft. Each of the fittings has a first fitting part and a second fitting part that are connected to one another by a gear mechanism so that there can be a rolling movement of the second fitting part on the first fitting part, with an angle defined between the fitting parts being changed by the rolling movement. Each of the fittings has a driver rotatably mounted in its first fitting part and driving an eccentric arranged so that rotation of the driver causes the rolling movement of the second fitting part on the first fitting part, when the driver is driven by the drive shaft. A stopper is mounted on the first fitting for limiting the angle between the fitting parts. The driver of the first fitting is made of a material with a high mechanical strength and the driver of the second fitting is made of a material with a lower mechanical strength.

Fitting system for a vehicle seat

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Clarkston, MI, United States of America

Dirk Brassat