Keiper Gmbh Co. Kg

Johnson Controls Technology Company

Adient Luxembourg Holding S.a.r.l.

Hilmar Wahlen

Ludger Mühlenbrock

Andreas Rabbach

Thorsten Klein-Hitpass

Gaetan Fraisse

Ulli Genutt

A vehicle seat and a backrest adjuster () for a vehicle seat are provided in order to adjust the inclination of a backrest () of a vehicle seat (). The backrest adjuster includes a transmission element () that is coupled to a fitting () and to a pivot bearing (). A clamping element () is mounted in the region of the pivot bearing () and in the region of the fitting () lying opposite the pivot bearing. In the region between the pivot bearing () and the fitting (), the clamping element () is arranged at least in part in the transmission element ().

Backrest adjuster for a vehicle seat, and vehicle seat

In the case of a fitting for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle seat, having a first part (), a second part () that is rotatable and lockable relative to the first part (), and a profiled shaft (), the actuation of which unlocks the fitting (), a spring () simultaneously pretensions the shaft () counter to the actuating direction and secures the shaft () relative to the fitting () in the axial direction of the shaft ().

Fitting for a vehicle seat

In the case of a fitting () for a vehicle seat (), in particular for a motor vehicle seat, having a lockable latching fitting () for the fine adjustment of the inclination and locking of a backrest () between a plurality of use positions, and a pivotable free-pivoting device () for moving the backrest () beyond the use positions, a coupling () is provided, by way of which unlocking of the free-pivoting device () only takes place after unlocking of the latching fitting ().

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Hückeswagen, Germany

Hilmar Wahlen