IP Library Granted Patent US 8,783,775
Granted Patent B2
US 8,783,775 · App. 13/125,790 · Granted Jul 22, 2014

Locking device, especially for an adjustment fitting and especially for a vehicle seat, and vehicle seat

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Patent No.
US 8,783,775
App. No.
13/125,790
Granted
Jul 22, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A locking device for an adjustment fitting of a vehicle seat includes a locking cam rotatable about a first rotational axis and a locking pawl rotatable about a second rotational axis. The locking device is settable into a locking position and a release position. The locking cam comprises one piece having a first locking region and a first safety region. The locking pawl has a second locking region and a second safety region. The first and second locking regions contact one another in the locking position of the device, and the first and second safety regions lie opposite one another or contact one another in the locking position.

Claims (14)

1. A locking device for an adjustment fitting of a vehicle seat, the locking device comprising a locking cam rotatable about a first rotational axis relative to a fitting part of the adjustment fitting, and a locking pawl rotatable about a second rotational axis relative to the fitting part of the adjustment fitting, the locking device being settable into a locking position and a release position, the locking cam comprising one piece having a first locking region and a first safety region, non-overlapping with the first locking region, wherein the locking pawl has a second locking region and a second safety region, non-overlapping with the second locking region, the first and second locking regions contact one another at a locking angle in the locking position of the locking device, the first and second locking regions are provided on a connecting line between the first rotational axis and a third rotational axis of the fitting part while the locking device is in the locking position, and while the locking device is in the locking position, the first and second safety regions are positioned opposite one another and are separated by a gap in a normal use situation and are configured to contact one another in an accident situation;

wherein the first and second locking regions and the first and second safety regions are disposed for tolerance compensation with rotation of the locking cam about the first rotational axis limited to a maximum of 20°.

2. The locking device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the locking angle is between 4° and approximately 6°.

3. The locking device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the locking angle is between 4.5° and approximately 6°.

4. The locking device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the locking angle is between 5° and approximately 6°.

5. The locking device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the locking angle is between 5.2° and approximately 5.7°.

6. The locking device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first and second safety regions are configured to contact one another at a second locking angle between 2° and approximately 5.7°.

7. The locking device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the second locking angle is between 2° and approximately 4.5°.

8. The locking device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first locking region and the first safety region are disposed at different radial spacings from the first rotational axis.

9. The locking device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first locking region and the first safety region are disposed in different sectors with regard to the first rotational axis.

10. The locking device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the locking cam is spring preloaded, and prestressed into the locking position.

11. A vehicle seat having a seat part, comprising a backrest part, the adjustment fitting, and the locking device as claimed in claim 1 .

12. The locking device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first and second locking regions and the first and second safety regions are disposed for tolerance compensation with rotation of the locking cam about the first rotational axis limited to a maximum of 15°.

13. The locking device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first and second locking regions and the first and second safety regions are disposed for tolerance compensation with rotation of the locking cam about the first rotational axis limited to a maximum of 10°.

Assignments (5)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jul 12, 2021
From: ADIENT LUXEMBOURG HOLDING S.À.R.L.
To: ADIENT LUXEMBOURG HOLDING S.À.R.L.
Reel/Frame 057434/0573 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jul 12, 2021
From: ADIENT LUXEMBOURG HOLDING S.À.R.L.
To: ADIENT YANFENG SEATING MECHANISMS CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 057434/0577 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 12, 2021
From: ADIENT YANFENG SEATING MECHANISMS CO., LTD
To: KEIPER SEATING MECHANISMS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057434/0584 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 29, 2017
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
To: ADIENT LUXEMBOURG HOLDING S.A.R.L.
Reel/Frame 044531/0375 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 19, 2011
From: KIENKE, INGO; WEBER, FRANK; MAHARAJAPURAM, KARTHIKEYAN S.
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
Reel/Frame 026615/0950 →