Patent ID: 6691969
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
An apparatus for adjusting the inclination of a seat squab (12) of a vehicle seat (10), comprising:a rocker (20) having an upper rocker element (22) and a lower rocker element (24) which are pivotably movably connected together by lateral bearing bushes (36), a toothed bridge (38) fixed to the upper rocker element (22), said toothed bridge (38) having two mutually oppositely disposed bridge tooth arrangements (40) which are concentric with respect to the bearing bushes (36), two toothed sliders (64) provided between said two bridge tooth arrangements (40) of said toothed bridge (38), each of said two toothed sliders (64) having slider tooth arrangements (66) facing away from each other, a locking member (48) provided between the two toothed sliders (64), said locking member (48) being rotatable about a rotary axis (26), said rotary axis (26) extending through the bearing bushes (36) wherein the two toothed sliders (64) are linearly movably guided on the lower rocker element (24) between a locking position of engaging into the bridge tooth arrangements (40) and a release and adjusting position spaced from the bridge tooth arrangements (40), wherein the locking member (48) is provided for adjustment of the two toothed sliders (64) between the release and adjusting position and the locking position, a prestressed spring element (74) provided between the rotary axis (26) and the lower rocker element (24), wherein said prestressed spring element (74) urges the two toothed sliders (64) into the locking position, wherein each of the two toothed sliders (64) has a back (72) disposed toward the locking member (48), and the locking member (48) has diametrically mutually opposite noses (52, 54, 56, 58) which abut the back (72), and wherein the backs (72) of the toothed sliders (64) and the noses (52, 54, 56, 58) of the locking member (48) are arranged such that the noses (52, 54) in the locking position of the toothed sliders (64) lie on a straight operative line (76) which extends through the rotary axis (26), and at least two guide bars (68), wherein the lower rocker element (24) is provided with at least two guide slots (70) which are aligned with each other in a line and said two toothed sliders (64) for adjustment thereof between the locking position and the release and adjusting position are provided with said at least two guide bars (68) which are linearly movably guided in said at least two guide slots (70).