Patent ID: 8240766

Claim:
A device for electrically adjusting a vehicle seat, the vehicle seat having opposite left and right sides, the device comprising: left and right articulated constructions arranged respectively on the left and right sides of the vehicle seat, each of the articulated constructions having at least two pivot joints; at least one electric motor; left and right gear mechanisms coupled to the at least one electric motor and disposed respectively on the opposite left and right sides of the vehicle seat, the left and right gear mechanisms being provided respectively with left and right drive pinions acting on one of the pivot joints of one of the respective left and right articulated constructions for moving the respective left and right articulated constructions, the left and right gear mechanisms being disposed on a seat part that is movable toward and away from a vehicle floor; and left and right locking mechanisms disposed respectively on the opposite left and right sides of the vehicle seat and configured for locking the respective left and right articulated constructions.