Patent ID: 7159945

Claim:
A detent fitting for a vehicle seat, especially for a seat of a motor vehicle, the fitting including a first, stationary component ( 10 ) belonging to a part of the seat and a second component ( 12 ), which is pivotably supported with respect to the stationary component and which belongs to a backrest of the seat, at least one locking pawl ( 17 ) is mounted on one of the two components so as to be movable into and out of locking engagement in a radial direction with another of the two components, which pawl cooperates with cams to form a backrest adjusting mechanism ( 17 , 20 , 21 ), which is in working connection with an actuating lever ( 27 ), wherein the backrest adjusting mechanism is operatively connected to a memory device ( 30 , 31 , 34 , 37 ; 34 , 65 , 66 ) for storing a desired, adjustable backrest tilt angle and a free-pivoting mechanism ( 43 , 47 ; 64 , 70 , 71 ), which is releasable by a separate operating element ( 45 ), the backrest adjusting mechanism ( 17 , 20 , 21 ) being arranged between the two fitting components ( 10 , 12 ), the first fitting component ( 10 ) being arranged on a side of the backrest adjusting mechanism facing the actuating lever ( 27 ) and having an inside surface facing the backrest adjusting mechanism and an outside surface facing away from the backrest adjusting mechanism, the memory device ( 30 , 31 , 34 ; 37 , 34 , 65 , 66 ) and the free-pivoting mechanism ( 43 , 47 ; 64 , 71 ) being provided on the outside surface of the first fitting component ( 10 ).