Keiper Gmbh Co. Kg

Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

Ulf Schäffling

Thomas Dill

Heinrich Hammann

Viktor Enns

Jürgen Maier

Jens Winter

Jürgen Krebs

Georg Ruess

Peter Strubel

Reinhard Goy

Andreas Rüth

A longitudinal adjuster for a vehicle seat () with a spindle (), which is arranged in a hollow space formed by a pair of rails (), and with spindle holders (). The area of connection of at least one of the spindle holders () to one of the rails () lies outside of the hollow space formed by the rails (). The spindle holder () extends with a partial area, with which it is connected to an end () of the spindle (), into the hollow space.

Longitudinal adjuster for a vehicle seat with spindle and spindle holder

A seat arrangement is provided that includes, but is not limited to a first and a second vehicle seat, which are disposed adjacent to one another in a seat row and of which the first vehicle seat has a backrest, which can be pivoted from a substantially upright usage position in the seat direction forward into a substantially horizontal non-usage position. The backrest, includes, but is not limited to at least one height-adjustable cushion portion which, in the non-usage position of the backrest, can be moved by means of a four-bar mechanism having four articulation axes from a lower armrest non-usage position into an upper first armrest position to form an armrest for the second vehicle seat. The articulation axes extend transversely to the seat direction and are inclined with respect to a horizontal transverse to the seat direction. In an alternative embodiment, the articulation axes extend in the seat direction in the non-usage position of the backrest.

Seat arrangement comprising two vehicle seats in a seat row

A seat arrangement is provided for an automobile comprising a vehicle seat, a longitudinal guide for displacement of the vehicle seat in the longitudinal direction, and a transverse guide for displacement of the vehicle seat in the transverse direction. A forced guidance is furthermore provided, this being configured in such a manner that during displacement in the longitudinal or transverse direction, the vehicle seat is automatically also displaced in the transverse or longitudinal direction.

Seat arrangement with a forced guidance

In a geared fitting () for a vehicle seat, in particular for an automotive seat, having a first internal geared wheel (), an eccentric () rotatable about an axis of rotation (A), a pinion () driven by the eccentric () and meshing with the first internal geared wheel (), and a second internal geared wheel () in which the pinion () meshes and which is mounted on the first internal geared wheel (), at least one wedge system () is provided axially offset from the eccentric (), with respect to the axis of rotation (A), the wedge system () acting to compensate for the play between one of the internal geared wheels () and the other internal geared wheel () and/or the pinion ().

Geared fitting for a vehicle seat

In a longitudinal adjuster () for a vehicle seat, in particular for an automobile seat, with a first seat rail (), a second seat rail () adapted for sliding movement relative to the first seat rail (), and an engagement member () arranged on the second seat rail (), the first seat rail () includes a stop plate () with first stop surfaces. The first stop surfaces cooperate with second stop surfaces of the engagement member () for limiting the movement of the seat rail ().

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Gaugrehweiler, Germany

Ulf Schäffling