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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2011
Walter Holzhueter, Southgate, MI (US);
Todd Gilson, Livonia, MI (US);
Dirk Brassat, Clarkston, MI (US);
Walter Holzhueter, Southgate, MI (US);
Todd Gilson, Livonia, MI (US);
Dirk Brassat, Clarkston, MI (US);
Keiper GmbH & Co. KG, Kaiserslautern, DE;
Abstract
A vehicle seat is provided, in particular motor vehicle seat, including a seat part () and a backrest () which are connected by recliner fittings () that are connected together by a shaft () connected to a hand lever () for unlocking each recliner fitting to adjust an angle of the backrest relative to the seat base. The fitting has a first fitting part () and a second fitting part () mounted to be rotatable relative to each other about an axis of rotation. The second fitting part has inwardly facing toothing which extends along at least a portion of an arc. A locking device with a driving elementis connected to the shaft and locking elements movable in response to rotation of the shaft.