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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2017
Brose Fahrzeugteile Gmbh & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg, Coburg, DE;
Umesh Handigol, Rochester, MI (US);
Ulf Hartmann, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to a vehicle seat comprising: a seating portion having a seat frame; a backrest portion pivotably supported on the seating portion; a seat base for supporting the seating portion; and an easy-entry mechanism for displacing the seating portion and the backrest portion with respect to the seat base at least along a longitudinal axis between a use position and an easy-entry position, the easy-entry mechanism comprising: at least one arm pivotably connected with the seat frame and pivotably connected to the seat base at a first position; and at least one sliding pivot joint for supporting the seat frame on the seat base at a second position, the first position being spaced apart from the second position along the longitudinal axis.