Patent ID: 6398308
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
An adjusting device for a motor vehicle seat, said adjusting device comprising in combination:a first adjusting arm; a second adjusting arm arranged opposite the first adjusting arm so as to be rotatable about an axle; a drive shaft allocated to the first adjusting arm, wherein the drive shaft has a free end and carries a pinion; and a toothed quadrant formed in the second adjusting arm and meshing with the pinion; wherein a supporting part is formed on the second adjusting arm; wherein said supporting part is located in the vicinity of the drive shaft, positioned near the drive shaft radially outside thereof when the pinion is subjected to normal load and directly contacts the drive shaft and supports it when the pinion is subjected to heavy load, particularly when the pinion is subjected to a load occasioned by an accident.