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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kai Schumann, Rieschweiler, DE;
Ingo Teufel, Rockenhausen, DE;
Joachim Mühlberger, Obersülzen, DE;
Assignee:
Keiper GmbH & Co. KG, Kaiserslautern, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 3/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 3/20 ;
Abstract
In a vehicle seat, particularly a motor vehicle seat, having a height adjuster ( ) for setting the height of a seat frame ( ) of the vehicle seat ( ) relative to an understructure ( ) connected with the vehicle structure, a substantially irreversible change in the geometry of the height adjuster ( ) in the event of a crash activates at least one crash locking device ( ), allowing an alternative force transfer between the seat frame ( ) and the understructure ( ).