Patent ID: 8439324

Claim:
An adjusting device for a seat of a motor vehicle, comprising: at least one first rail and one second rail, the second rail being configured to be displaceable in relation to the first rail; a spindle shaft arranged on the first rail; at least one gear element configured to act with the spindle shaft; and a gear housing fastened directly with a form fit to the second rail, wherein the gear housing is at least partially embedded in the second rail such that the gear housing is fixed with respect to a shearing force in a longitudinal axis of the second rail, the longitudinal axis running perpendicular to a vertical direction, wherein the second rail comprises at least one latching opening arranged on each of two mutually oppositely positioned limbs of the second rail, wherein the gear housing has a substantially vertical limb latching portion insertable into each of the latching openings arranged on the limbs of the second rail, wherein the gear housing is configured to be displaceable relative to the second rail in the vertical direction during displacement between the first and second rails along the longitudinal axis, and wherein the two limbs are arranged essentially parallel to each other.