Patent ID: 6805410
Filing Date: 2004-10-19
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A fitting for a vehicle seat having a seat component and a backrest, the fitting comprising:fitting parts mounted so that there can be relative rotation between the fitting parts, wherein the fitting parts are for allowing the backrest to pivot relative to the seat component from a first position, in which the backrest extends upright from the seat component so that a user can sit in the seat, to at least one other position selected from a reclining position and a table position, with the reclining position being achieved by pivoting the backrest away from the first position by pivoting the backrest in a first direction relative to the seat component, and the table position being achieved by pivoting the backrest away from the first position by pivoting the backrest in a second direction relative to the seat component, with the first and second directions being opposite from one another; and a pawl that is pivotably carried on a first fitting part of the fitting parts and releasably cooperates with: a first locking element of a second fitting part of the fitting parts to lock the fitting in the first position, and a second locking element of the second fitting part to lock the fitting in the other position, wherein: the pawl is arranged in a locking position while the pawl locks the fitting in the first position, and the pawl is also arranged in said locking position while the pawl locks the fitting in the other position, a first mouth of the pawl receives the first locking element to lock the fitting in the first position, a second mouth of the pawl receives the second locking element to lock the fitting in the other position, and the first and second mouths, with respect to the pivoting movement of the pawl, are respectively open in different directions.