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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2012
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg, DE;
Witte Automotive Gmbh, Velbert, DE;
VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Wolfsburg, DE;
WITTE AUTOMOTIVE GMBH, Velbert, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a locking and inclination-adjustment assembly for locking and adjusting the inclination of a part, especially a pivotable backrest (R, R, R) of a vehicle, comprising a lock striker () arranged on the car body and a lock (S) arranged on the part, said lock (S) being joined to the lock striker () when in a locked position (I, II) and being detachable from the lock striker () when in an unlocked position (III). It is provided that the lock (S) arranged on the part has rotary catches () with corresponding locking pawls (), whereby the part can be moved and locked in several reversible latching positions (I, II) on the lock striker () that engages with the lock (S), and the part can be moved into the unlocked position (III) separately from the lock striker ().