Patent ID: 6308589
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: B60N,Y10T

Abstract:
A locking arrangement for vehicle seats, having two, relatively displaceable seat parts, comprising:a rail associated with one seat part having a longitudinal axis extending in a displacement direction and having at least one row of snap-in openings arranged along said longitudinal axis, said snap-in openings being separated from one another by web-like material sections;ratchets associated with the other seat part and displaceable transverse to said longitudinal axis relative to said rail between disengaging positions and locking positions in said snap-in openings;an operator coupled to said ratchets for controlling movement of said ratchets between said disengaging positions and said locking positions; andat least one retaining element, coupleable to each of said ratchets, for preventing undesired disengagement of the respective ratchet from the locking position thereof, each said retaining element being a catch device force locking the respective ratchet, said catch device being a pair of spring latches defining an engagement opening for the respective ratchet and having free ends for contacting the respective ratchet.