Height adjustment device
View Patent ↗The object to provide a user-friendly handling for the adjustment of the height of components, in particular head rests is solved by the device for height adjustment of a component of a seat in accordance with the invention which consists of a carrier element carrying the component, a locking element designed and arranged to prohibit height adjustability in a first position and to permit height adjustability in a second position, wherein the locking element is connected with an adjusting element via a motion link, and the adjusting element is pulled upward by pulling means so as to transfer the locking element from the first position to the second position.
1. A device for height adjustment of a head rest of a child safety seat, consisting of
a carrier element carrying the head rest of the child safety seat,
a locking element configured and arranged to prohibit height adjustability in a first position and to permit height adjustability in a second position,
an adjusting element configured to be pulled upward by dimensionally instable pulling means,
a motion link operably connecting the adjusting element and the locking element,
wherein the adjusting element is configured to transfer the locking element from the first position to the second position via the motion link in response to being pulled upward by the dimensionality instable means, and
wherein the adjusting element is further configured to transfer the locking element from the second position to the first position via the motion link upon release of the dimensionally instable pulling means via a driving element biasing the adjusting element.
2. The device for height adjustment according to claim 1 , wherein the locking element engages with positive locking in a structure.
3. The device for height adjustment according to claim 2 , wherein the structure is a toothed strip.
4. The device for height adjustment according to claim 3 , wherein the toothed strip is arranged at the rear side of a seat shell.
5. The device for height adjustment according to claim 1 , wherein the seat comprises a handling element at the upper end thereof which is connected with the adjusting element via the dimensionally instable pulling means.
6. The device for height adjustment according to claim 1 , wherein the motion link urges the locking element to be transferred to the second position, and wherein the adjusting element has a ramp shape.
7. The device for height adjustment according to claim 1 , wherein the motion link urges the locking element to be transferred to the second position.
8. The device for height adjustment according to claim 1 , wherein the adjusting element has a ramp shape.