Patent ID: 9132750
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A longitudinal adjuster for a vehicle seat the longitudinal adjuster, comprising: a first seat track comprising projections, said projections defining detents, said projections and detents being arranged in at least one row extending in a longitudinal direction of the seat, each of said detents comprising a front flank and a rear flank in the longitudinal direction of the seat; a second seat track displaceable relative to the first seat track in the longitudinal direction of the seat, said second seat track comprising webs; and at least two detent plates locking the first seat track to the second seat track, the at least two detent plates being movably mounted in a locking direction in the second seat track and said at least two detent plates comprising teeth engaging in the detents of the first seat track, each of said teeth comprising a front and a rear tooth flank in the longitudinal direction of the seat, each of the detent plates comprising only two teeth for each associated row of detents, said at least two detent plates being arranged lengthwise relative to each other, said at least two detent plates being resiliently mounted against said second seat track with each of said at least two detent plates being at a different height in a vertical direction, said second seat track comprising slots, each of said slots receiving at least a portion of one of said teeth, said slots comprising a front edge and a rear edge in the longitudinal direction of the seat, each of said slots being defined by one of said webs and another one of said webs, said second seat track comprising recesses which are adjacent to the slots, one of said webs being provided between one of said slots and one of said recesses, each of said projections comprising a taper extending toward a free end thereof in a direction opposite said locking direction, wherein said first seat track is locked to said second seat track on one longitudinal side thereof via only one of said two teeth of one of said at least two detent plates and only one of said two teeth of another one of said at least two detent plates.