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Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018

Filed:

Oct. 07, 2014
Applicant:

Johnson Controls Technology Company, Plymouth, MI (US);

Inventors:

Wolfgang Pluta, Heiligenmoschel, DE;

Christian Wolf, Katzenbach, DE;

Thomas Dill, Heiligenmoschel, DE;

Heinrich Hammann, Teschenmoschel, DE;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/02 (2006.01); B60N 2/14 (2006.01); B60N 2/12 (2006.01); B60N 2/235 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/14 (2013.01); B60N 2/12 (2013.01); B60N 2/2356 (2013.01);
Abstract

An easy-entry system (EE) for a vehicle seat () with a backrest () and a seat cushion (), in arrangement with a fitting () for adjusting the inclination of the backrest () relative to the seat cushion () at least within a comfort range and optionally with an extended comfort function for positioning the backrest () beyond an easy-entry position into a loading floor position. The system includes, for initiating an easy-entry function, at least one actuating lever () which is coupled via at least one tension element () to an unlocking lever () for unlocking the inclination adjustment of the backrest (). A translatory movement of the tension element () is transformed by means of a sliding element () of a transmission arrangement () into a rotatory movement of the unlocking lever () for opening the fitting ().


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