Patent ID: 7828386
Filing Date: 2010-11-09
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A motor vehicle seat tilt adjustment mechanism comprising: a first cheek plate designed to be fixed to a first seat element, a second cheek plate designed to be fixed to a second seat element and rotatably mounted relative to the first cheek plate about a tilt axis, and a locking system comprising: a first locking bearing surface on the first cheek plate, a second locking bearing surface on the second cheek plate, in a plane parallel to the first bearing surface, and wherein the first contact shoes of at least the first and second slugs extend circumferentially about the tilt axis, each having a first radial guide surface and a second radial guide surface, both parallel to the tilt axis, the first and second guide surfaces being complementary, and the first guide surface of the first slug being adapted to engage with the second guide surface of the second slug throughout the entire movement of the first slug between its locking and release positions.