Patent ID: 6357826
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: B60N,Y10T

Abstract:
Adjustable spine support, in particular for a car seat, comprisinga. at least one bending element (20, 20â€²); b. a plurality of supporting elements (30), which are essentially orthogonally arranged on the at least one bending element (20) and which are connected to it; c. at least two Bowden cables (40, 60) arranged such that the operation of the first Bowden cable (40) causes a bending of the at least one bending element (20) and that the operation of the second Bowden cable (60) causes a vertical adjustment of the spine support, wherein d. the first and the second Bowden cable (40, 60) are operated by a control unit (90) with two coaxially arranged axles (91, 92), which comprise each a section with opposed threads (94) having a receptacle (96) for an inner steel cable and a support (97) for an outer sheath of the corresponding Bowden cable (40) arranged thereon so that under a rotation (91, 92) of one of the axles (91, 92) the distance between the corresponding receptacle (96) and the corresponding support (97) is, depending on the direction of the rotation, decreased or increased.