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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 28, 1997
Roland Och, Rottendorf, DE;
ITW-ATECO GmbH, Norderstedt, DE;
Abstract
Actuation lever for the actuation of a control lever in an automobile, in particular for the actuation of a seat, comprising an eccentric element having an eccentric circumferential surface and a bore, a bearing pin having a threaded portion at one end thereof, the threaded portion being adapted to be threaded into the bore of the eccentric element, the other end of the pin having engagement surfaces for a tool, said actuation lever having a bore, the pin being rotatable supported within the bore of the with a rotation of the eccentric element changing the spacing between the circumferential surface and the control lever, rotation limiting elements being provided upon the eccentric element and upon the control lever adjacent the bore such that in a first axial position of the bearing pin the limiting elements engage each other in order to prevent the eccentric element from rotating, and in a second axial position spaced from the first position the limiting elements are disengaged so as to permit rotation of the eccentric element.