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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2013
Johnson Controls Gmbh, Burscheid, DE;
Mark Crossley, Chelmsford Essex, GB;
Ramakant K. Gowli, Pune, IN;
Ashish D. Mulay, Leverkusen, DE;
Prasanth M. Pushparajan, Burscheid, DE;
Raminder Singh, Leverkusen, DE;
Vinay K. Sudke, Pune, IN;
Halil Uezek, Wuppertal, DE;
Vikas Wayal, Pune, IN;
Johnson Controls GmbH, Burscheid, DE;
Abstract
A locking device (), for a vehicle seat (), includes an indicating device () for indicating the locking state of the locking device (). The indicating device () has a locking indicator (), which is visible when the locking device () is locked, and a release indicator (), which is visible when the locking device () is released. The indicating device () has at least one indicator arm (), which is in the locking position when the locking device () is locked and which is in the release position when the locking device () is released. The indicator arm () includes an indicating area (), which has a first locking indicator () and a first release indicator (). A second release indicator (), which is concealed by the indicator arm () when the indicator arm is in the locking position, is provided on a retaining plate ().