Patent ID: 7222918
Filing Date: 2007-05-29
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A forwardly movable vehicle seat with an underframe comprising a longitudinal adjusting device, said longitudinal adjusting device comprising two pairs of rails, two catch devices united by a transverse bar and an actuation lever connected to said transverse bar for actuating said catch devices, with a seat pan that is carried by the underframe, with a seat back that is pivotal about a seat back hinge associated with a stop device and on which there is disposed a disengagement lever for unlocking the stop device when in an actuated position so that said seat back is foldable, a driver mechanism connecting said seat back to said transverse bar being provided and said catch devices being unlocked and the seat being allowed to be brought from an initial position to a forwardly moved position when said seat back is folded forward, wherein said driver mechanism comprises a driver lever that is disposed on the transverse bar, an overload spring is provided, said overload spring is on one side sufficiently rigid to allow sufficient large a force to be transferred for actuating the catch devices but on another side sufficiently compliant so as to yield upon actuation of the actuation lever before the driver mechanism gets damaged and said overload spring is disposed a) either between said transverse bar and said driver lever or b) between the handle of the actuation lever and said transverse bar.