IP Library Granted Patent US 9,352,668
Granted Patent B2
US 9,352,668 · App. 13/819,691 · Granted May 31, 2016

Vehicle seat with a memory device

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Patent No.
US 9,352,668
App. No.
13/819,691
Granted
May 31, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle seat includes a seat component and a back rest which, in the position of use of the back rest, can be rotated relative to the seat component, out of the position of use and into an easy entry position, for comfort purposes and for simplified access to the rear seats. The back rest has a locking mechanism which locks the back rest in the desired position of use and which is provided with a device which interacts with the locking mechanism and locks the back rest automatically in the original desired position of use as it leaves the easy entry position.

Claims (16)

1. A vehicle seat comprising:

a seat part; and

a backrest which, in a use position of the backrest, can be rotated relative to the seat part, from the use position into an easy entry position, for comfort purposes and for simplified access to rear seats,

wherein the backrest has a locking mechanism which locks the backrest in the desired use position, and

wherein the backrest is provided with a device which interacts with the locking mechanism and locks the backrest, coming from the easy entry position, automatically in the original, desired use position,

wherein the device and the locking mechanism are provided coaxially,

wherein the device has an unlocking lever which is configured to be driven to an unlocking position to unlock the locking mechanism in order to adjust the backrest from the use position into the easy entry position,

wherein the device has a linearly adjustable coupling,

wherein the coupling has a control element,

wherein the control element controls a mechanism that interacts with the unlocking lever to keep the unlocking lever in the unlocking position thereof,

wherein the unlocking lever has a section that extends around a transmission shaft and has a thread in the section that extends around the transmission shaft,

wherein flanks of the thread are configured to interact with an actuating bushing to displace the actuating bushing in a purely linear manner,

wherein the unlocking lever rotatively drives the transmission shaft which unlocks the locking mechanism for the easy entry adjustment of the backrest.

2. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the unlocking lever drives the coupling of the device linearly.

3. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the unlocking lever brings the coupling directly or indirectly into an interlocking, non-positive and/or frictional contact with the backrest, before adjustment of the latter into the easy entry position.

4. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 1 , comprising an actuating mechanism which unlocks the locking mechanism for the comfort adjustment of the backrest.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 30, 2021
From: ADIENT YANFENG SEATING MECHANISM CO., LTD
To: KEIPER SEATING MECHANISMS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057037/0905 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jul 30, 2021
From: ADIENT LUXEMBOURG HOLDING S.À.R.L.
To: ADIENT YANFENG SEATING MECHANISM CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 057037/0931 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 24, 2020
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS GMBH
To: ADIENT LUXEMBOURG HOLDING S.A R.L.
Reel/Frame 055026/0876 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 17, 2013
From: KIRUBAHARAN, ALBERT REGINOLD; MAI, HELMUT
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS GMBH
Reel/Frame 030235/0285 →