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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2014
Johnson Controls Components Gmbh & Co. KG, Kaiserslautern, DE;
Wolfgang Pluta, Heiligenmoschel, DE;
Christian Wolf, Dielkirchen, DE;
Thomas Dill, Heiligenmoschel, DE;
Thomas Christoffel, Herschweiler-Pettersheim, DE;
ADIENT LUXEMBOURGH HOLD S.A.R.L., Luxembourg, LU;
Abstract
The invention relates to a forward pivot mechanism for positioning a seat back of a vehicle seat into at least one forward position and for positioning the seat back beyond the forward position into at least one further forward position, comprising a comfort lock for positioning and locking the seat back into a least one seated position, and comprising an easy entry latch for positioning the seat back into the at least one forward position, wherein a pivot range of the seat back into one of the forward positions can be limited by means of the easy entry latch, wherein the easy-entry latch is designed in such a way that it forms a forward limit stop during the shifting of the seat back from one of the seated positions into one of the forward positions.