Johnson Controls Gmbh

Adient Luxembourg Holding S.a.r.l.

Peter Grüdl

Ingo Kienke

Jörg Linnenbrink

Bernd Engels

Martin Zynda

Gerhard Rothstein

Jörgen Von Bodenhausen

Guido Herkenrath

Andreas Irgang

Andreas Gustavel

Gerhard Rohtstein

Ralf Janisch

Andreas Güstavel

A locking mechanism (), in a motor vehicle, includes two elements () that abut one another along a contact region (). At least one element () has a coating () at least in the contact region. The coating alters under stress during an accident, such that the contact region () between the two elements becomes larger and/or a coefficient of friction between the two elements increases.

Locking mechanism with increased safety feature

A fold-out component body (), in particular an armrest of a vehicle seat, can be rotated about an axis of rotation () from a stowage position () into a usage position (). In the event of an accident, the fold-out component () can be secured in the stowage position thereof by a locking element ().

Secured fold-out component or secured armrest

A vehicle seat includes a seat part having a seat substructure. The seat part is displaceable along a transverse axis with respect to the seat substructure and the seat part is at least partially swivelably about the transverse axis. The seat includes a displacement element having a displacement length, a fixed lower part and an upper part. A first longitudinal movement of the seat part and a first transverse movement of the seat part occurs along a first section of the adjustment length. A second longitudinal movement of the seat part and a second transverse movement of the seat part occurs along a second section of the adjustment length. The ratio of the first longitudinal movement to the first transverse movement differs from the ratio of the second longitudinal movement to the second transverse movement.

Vehicle seat

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Jülich, Germany

Peter Grüdl