Vehicle seat with at least one fitting and an actuating shaft

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9308835-B2
Application number	US-201414503996-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 1, 2014
Priority date	Oct 9, 2013
Publication date	Apr 12, 2016
Grant date	Apr 12, 2016

Abstract

A vehicle seat comprises a seat part, a backrest part and at least one fitting which connects the backrest part with the seat part pivotally about a pivot axis and is formed to hold the backrest part in position to the seat part, when it is in a locked condition, and to permit pivoting of the backrest part relative to the seat part, when it is in an unlocked condition. An actuating shaft connected with the at least one fitting, which extends along a longitudinal axis, can be pivoted about its longitudinal axis for actuating the at least one fitting. An actuating element for pivoting the actuating shaft is connected with the actuating shaft via a pulling means. A force introduction means is provided, which is arranged on the actuating shaft and includes a first lever arm and a second lever arm, wherein the pulling means engages the first lever arm and the second lever arm, in order to introduce an actuating force into the actuating shaft.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle seat comprising:
a seat part,
a backrest part,
at least one fitting which connects the backrest part with the seat part pivotally about a pivot axis and is formed to hold the backrest part in position to the seat part when it is in a locked condition, and to permit pivoting of the backrest part relative to the seat part when it is in an unlocked condition,
an actuating shaft connected with the at least one fitting, the actuating shaft extending along a longitudinal axis and being pivotable about its longitudinal axis for actuating the at least one fitting,
an actuating element for pivoting the actuating shaft,
a pulling member via which the actuating element is connected with the actuating shaft and which is configured to introduce an actuating force from the actuating element into the actuating shaft, and
a force introduction device which is arranged on the actuating shaft and includes a first lever arm and a second lever arm, wherein the pulling member engages the first lever arm and the second lever arm for introducing an actuating force into the actuating shaft,
wherein the pulling member is configured to be guided on a first redirecting element at the first lever arm and on a second redirecting element at the second lever arm.

2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second lever arms extend from the actuating shaft in different directions and wherein the pulling member is configured to introduce equidirectional torques into the actuating shaft via the lever arms.

3. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the pulling member is fixed with a first portion with the actuating element and with a second portion at a holding bracket arranged on the seat part or the backrest part.

4. The vehicle seat according to claim 3 , wherein the first portion and the second portion extend approximately parallel to each other.

5. The vehicle seat according to claim 3 , wherein the pulling member is formed by a pull rope of a Bowden cable and sectionally guided in a Bowden tube of the Bowden cable.

6. The vehicle seat according to claim 5 , wherein the Bowden tube extends between the actuating element and the holding bracket and is supported on a fastening portion of the holding bracket.

Assignees

• Brose Fahrzeugteile

Inventors

• Schukalski Juergen

Classifications

• B60N2/20 Primary

  the back-rest being tiltable, e.g. to permit easy access (B60N2/04, B60N2/22 {, B60N2/3002} take precedence) · CPC title

• B60N2205/50

  Interlocking shaft arrangements transmitting movement between hinge mechanisms on both sides of a seat · CPC title

• B60N2/22

  the back-rest being adjustable {(B60N2/2878 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B60N2/2356 Primary

  with internal pawls · CPC title