IP Library Granted Patent US 9,463,719
Granted Patent B2
US 9,463,719 · App. 14/362,719 · Granted Oct 11, 2016

Fitting for a vehicle seat, and vehicle seat

Inventor: Christoph Peters (Wermelskirchen, DE)
Assignee: Johnson Controls Components GmbH & Co. KG
B60N2/236B60N2/02B60N2/44B60N2/4435C23C14/06C23C14/0605C23C14/0635C23C14/34C23C14/3464B60N2205/30
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,463,719
App. No.
14/362,719
Granted
Oct 11, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fitting ( 5 ) for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle seat, includes a first fitting part ( 7 ), a second fitting part ( 8 ) that can be rotated relative to the first fitting part ( 7 ) about an axis (A), a drivable eccentric ( 11 ), rotatably supported about the axis (A), and at least one catch ( 13 ), which is guided by the first fitting part ( 7 ) such as to be movable in a radial direction relative to the axis (A) and which moves radially outward under the action of the eccentric ( 11 ) to lock the fitting ( 5 ) and interacts radially outwardly with the second fitting part ( 8 ). The at least one catch ( 13 ) includes a first bar part ( 13 a ) and a second bar part ( 13 b ), each of which has teeth ( 13 a ′, 13 b ′) for interacting with teeth of the second fitting part ( 8 ) designed as a toothed ring ( 8 a ).

Claims (33)

1. A fitting for a vehicle seat, the fitting comprising:

a first fitting part;

a second fitting part which is rotatable relative to the first fitting part about an axis, the second fitting part having a toothed ring with second fitting part toothing;

a driveable eccentric which is mounted so as to be rotatable about the axis;

at least one catch which is guided by the first fitting part so as to be movable in a radial direction with respect to the axis and which, for the locking of the fitting, can be moved radially outward under the action of the eccentric and interacts radially at the outside with the second fitting part, wherein the at least one catch comprises a first catch part and a second catch part, and each of the first catch part and the second catch part has a toothing for interacting with the second fitting part toothing, wherein the first catch part is connected to the second catch part with a form fit, and during the unlocking of the fitting, the first catch part is pulled radially inward by the second catch part owing to said form fit, wherein a clasp ring holds the first fitting part and the second fitting part together axially; and

a control disk which is connected rotationally conjointly to the eccentric and which interacts with a lug of the at least one catch in order, during the unlocking process, to move the toothed ring and the at least one catch out of engagement.

2. The fitting as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one catch is split into the two catch parts along a parting line, and a direction of the parting line deviates from the radial direction in regions.

3. The fitting as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the lug is integrally formed on the second catch part of the at least one catch, and the parting line is guided past the lug.

4. The fitting as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the eccentric exerts a force on each of the two catch parts in different directions, such that the two catch parts are subjected to torques in mutually opposite directions of rotation about in each case a primary contact point between the first catch part and the toothed ring and a primary contact point between the second catch part and the toothed ring.

5. The fitting as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a base circle radius of the toothings of the first catch part and a base circle radius of the toothings of the second catch part are smaller than a base circle radius of the toothed ring.

6. The fitting as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the fitting has precisely two catches.

7. A vehicle seat comprising at least one fitting, the at least one fitting comprising:

a first fitting part;

a second fitting part which is rotatable relative to the first fitting part about an axis, the second fitting part having a toothed ring with second fitting part toothing;

a driveable eccentric which is mounted so as to be rotatable about the axis;

at least one catch which is guided by the first fitting part so as to be movable in a radial direction with respect to the axis and which, for the locking of the fitting, can be moved radially outward under the action of the eccentric and interacts radially at the outside with the second fitting part, wherein the at least one catch comprises a first catch part and a second catch part, and each of the first catch part and the second catch part has a toothing for interacting with the second fitting part toothing, wherein the at least one catch is split into the two catch parts along a parting line, and a direction of the parting line deviates from the radial direction in regions; and

a control disk which is connected rotationally conjointly to the eccentric and which interacts with a lug of the at least one catch in order, during the unlocking process, to move the toothed ring and the at least one catch out of engagement.

8. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the lug is integrally formed on the second catch part of the at least one catch, and the parting line is guided past the lug.

9. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the first catch part is connected to the second catch part with a form fit, and during the unlocking of the fitting, the first catch part is pulled radially inward by the second catch part owing to said form fit.

10. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the eccentric exerts a force on each of the two catch parts in different directions, such that the two catch parts are subjected to torques in mutually opposite directions of rotation about in each case a primary contact point between the first catch part and the toothed ring and a primary contact point between the second catch part and the toothed ring.

11. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 7 , wherein a base circle radius of the toothings of the first catch part and a base circle radius of the toothings of the second catch part are smaller than a base circle radius of the toothed ring.

12. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 7 , wherein a clasp ring holds the first fitting part and the second fitting part together axially.

13. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the fitting has precisely two catches.

14. A fitting for a vehicle seat, the fitting comprising:

a first fitting part;

a second fitting part which is rotatable relative to the first fitting part about an axis, the second fitting part having a toothed ring with second fitting part toothing;

a driveable eccentric which is mounted so as to be rotatable about the axis; and

at least one catch which is guided by the first fitting part so as to be movable in a radial direction with respect to the axis and which, for the locking of the fitting, can be moved radially outward under the action of the eccentric and interacts radially at the outside with the second fitting part, wherein the at least one catch comprises a first catch part and a second catch part, and each of the first catch part and the second catch part has a toothing for interacting with the second fitting part toothing, wherein the first catch part is connected to the second catch part with a form fit, and during the unlocking of the fitting, the first catch part is pulled radially inward by the second catch part owing to said form fit, wherein a clasp ring holds the first fitting part and the second fitting part together axially, wherein the eccentric exerts a force on each of the two catch parts in different directions, such that the two catch parts are subjected to torques in mutually opposite directions of rotation about in each case a primary contact point between the first catch part and the toothed ring and a primary contact point between the second catch part and the toothed ring.

15. A fitting for a vehicle seat, the fitting comprising:

a first fitting part;

a second fitting part which is rotatable relative to the first fitting part about an axis, the second fitting part having a toothed ring with second fitting part toothing;

a driveable eccentric which is mounted so as to be rotatable about the axis; and

at least one catch which is guided by the first fitting part so as to be movable in a radial direction with respect to the axis and which, for the locking of the fitting, can be moved radially outward under the action of the eccentric and interacts radially at the outside with the second fitting part, wherein the at least one catch comprises a first catch part and a second catch part, and each of the first catch part and the second catch part has a toothing for interacting with the second fitting part toothing, wherein the first catch part is connected to the second catch part with a form fit, and during the unlocking of the fitting, the first catch part is pulled radially inward by the second catch part owing to said form fit, wherein a clasp ring holds the first fitting part and the second fitting part together axially, the fitting having precisely two catches.

Assignments (5)
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 Jan 29, 2021
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS METALS HOLDING LTD. & CO. KG
To: ADIENT LUXEMBOURG HOLDING S.A R.L.
Reel/Frame 055170/0455 →
MERGER Recorded Jan 11, 2021
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS COMPONENTS GMBH & CO. KG
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS METALS HOLDING LTD. & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 055001/0193 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 4, 2014
From: PETERS, CHRISTOF
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS COMPONENTS GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 033027/0251 →
Priority Claims (2)
DE 10 2012 000 776 · Jan 12, 2012 · national
DE 10 2012 005 963 · Mar 21, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
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