Patent ID: 7511479

Claim:
A longitudinal adjuster for a vehicle seat, the longitudinal adjuster comprising: at least one first seat rail, wherein the first seat rail includes at least one locking row, and the locking row has an alternating sequence of notches and bars; at least one second seat rail that is guided in the first seat rail so that the second seat rail is displaceable relative to the first seat rail; at least one locking device for interacting with at least the alternating sequence of notches and bars of the locking row of the first seat rail for locking the second seat rail to the first seat rail; and a position recognition device having a sensor, wherein the sensor is positioned so that the sensor moves along the alternating sequence of notches and bars of the locking row in response to the second seat rail being displaced relative to the first seat rail, and the sensor is configured for interacting with the locking row so that the sensor produces a signal in response to the sensor being moved along the alternating sequence of notches and bars of the locking row, and the signal is produced by the alternating sequence of notches and bars of the locking row.