Johnson Controls Gmbh

Johnson Controls Technology Company

Guido Haladuda

Eric Bernard Michalak

Peter Szegeny

Stefan Flucht

Walter Link

Helmut Jeck

David Alexander

Michael Hoerl

Michael Comes

Patrick Stachel

Alexander David

The present invention relates to a retractable striker () and a vehicle seat for a vehicle with a retractable striker (), wherein the retractable striker () is arranged on a seat structure (), wherein the retractable striker () is at least partly retractable into the seat structure ().

Retractable striker and seat with a retractable striker

A vehicle seat having a seat part and a backrest that can be inclined relative to the seat part to allow transfer between an in-use position and a stowed position includes structure that causes the length of the backrest to change during the transfer. In a particular embodiment, the length of the backrest is greater in the in-use position than in the stowed position to provide satisfactory comfort and safety to an occupant seated in the vehicle seat when it is in the in-use position and to provide a compact arrangement in the stowed position.

Vehicle seat

A seat for use in a vehicle that is configured to be movable between a generally upright in-use position and a retracted cargo position includes a seat base, a seat part having a rear region and a front region, a first articulated arm having a first end coupled to the rear region of the seat part and an opposite second end coupled the seat base, the first articulated arm having a horizontal axes of rotation, and a backrest rotatably coupled to the first end of the first articulated arm and movable between the in-use position and the cargo position. The backrest is lowerable together with the seat part toward the seat base into the cargo position providing an increased freight space above the backrest.

Vehicle seat with a pivotable backrest

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Leichlingen, Germany

Guido Haladuda