Device and method for fastening a backrest cover to a vehicle seat
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1. A device for attaching a backrest cover to a vehicle seat, the device comprising:
- at least one latching element that engages in the vehicle seat to produce a connection between the backrest cover and the vehicle seat, the latching element being subjectable to a spring force;
a guide element formed on the backrest cover on a side facing the vehicle seat,wherein the at least one latching element is guided along the guide element relative to the backrest cover,wherein the at least one latching element has a contact surface that is located on the at least one latching element in an upper end region that faces in the direction of the spring force acting on the latching element,wherein the contact surface faces toward the vehicle seat and is inclined with respect to a longitudinal axis of the at least one latching element,wherein the at least one latching element additionally has a latching region in the upper end region of the at least one latching element,wherein the latching region opposes the contact surface so as to face away from the vehicle seat, andwherein the latching region is a stepped recess to accommodate a portion of the vehicle seat therein, the stepped recess being provided on an opposite side of the at least one latching element as the contact surface.
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Abstract
A device and a method for attaching a backrest cover to a vehicle seat. Provision is made that at least one latching element with which the backrest cover is attached to the vehicle seat in an assembly step is mounted in a floating manner on the backrest cover. In this design, the latching element is movable along a defined guideway relative to the backrest cover.
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1. A device for attaching a backrest cover to a vehicle seat, the device comprising:
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at least one latching element that engages in the vehicle seat to produce a connection between the backrest cover and the vehicle seat, the latching element being subjectable to a spring force; a guide element formed on the backrest cover on a side facing the vehicle seat, wherein the at least one latching element is guided along the guide element relative to the backrest cover, wherein the at least one latching element has a contact surface that is located on the at least one latching element in an upper end region that faces in the direction of the spring force acting on the latching element, wherein the contact surface faces toward the vehicle seat and is inclined with respect to a longitudinal axis of the at least one latching element, wherein the at least one latching element additionally has a latching region in the upper end region of the at least one latching element, wherein the latching region opposes the contact surface so as to face away from the vehicle seat, and wherein the latching region is a stepped recess to accommodate a portion of the vehicle seat therein, the stepped recess being provided on an opposite side of the at least one latching element as the contact surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A device for attaching a backrest cover to a vehicle seat, the device comprising:
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at least one latching element that engages in the vehicle seat to produce a connection between the backrest cover and the vehicle seat, the latching element being subjectable to a spring force; a guide element formed on the backrest cover on a side facing the vehicle seat; and a spring element that applies the spring force to the at least one latching element, wherein the at least one latching element is guided along the guide element relative to the backrest cover, wherein the guide element includes an end support for the spring element, wherein the spring element is a compression spring, and wherein the end support of the guide element extends substantially transverse to a longitudinal axis of the at least one latching element, and wherein the end support has an opening through which a lower end region of the at least one latching element extends.
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