Patent ID: 9216672
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. An indicator apparatus for signaling that a foldable backrest of a seat, in a motor vehicle, is not locked, the apparatus comprising: a handle that can be pivoted between a locked position and an unlocked position about a pivot axis; a locking apparatus having a catch that by working of the handle can be moved between a blocked position and an unblocked position; and an indicator element guided in a guide between a non-indication position in which the indicator element is recessed in the guide and an indication position in which the indicator element protrudes outward partially out of the guide, and is movable by a transition element in a displaceable manner, wherein the indicator element can be moved against a spring force into its non-indication position by the application of force to its outer end region that protrudes out of the guide when the handle is located in the unlocked position, wherein the transmission element comprises a spring element that is fixedly connected both to the handle and also to the indicator element, the spring element is resistant to deformation as the indicator element is moved in a displaceable manner by the handle, the spring element, functioning as a push rod, is configured to move the indicator element in a displaceable manner from the non-indicating position into the indication position, the spring element, functioning as a pull rod, is configured to move the indicator element in a displaceable manner from the indication position into the non-indication position, and the spring element can be deformed in an elastic manner when the handle is located in the unlocked position and the indicator element is moved out of the indication position into the non-indication position.