Device for adjusting the length of the seat base for a motor vehicle seat and seat comprising such a device
First Claim
1. A device for adjusting seat base length for a motor vehicle seat comprising a seat nose plate and a seating frame, the seat nose plate adjustable relative to the seating frame along a sliding direction, comprisinga carriage, configured to support the seat nose plate, movable with respect to the seating frame and comprising lateral edges parallel to the sliding direction, a guiding rib parallel to the sliding direction and between the lateral edges along an underside of the carriage, and a toothed wheel rotatably assembled on the underside of the carriage on an axis perpendicular to the seating frame and to the sliding direction;
- a guide plate for slidably supporting the carriage and configured for mounting on top of the seating frame, comprising a guiding groove configured to engage the guiding rib, lateral grooves configured to engage the lateral edges with a clearance in the horizontal plane, and a rack arranged adjacent the guiding groove to mesh with the toothed wheel; and
means for maintaining the carriage in position with respect to said frame.
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Abstract
A seat base length adjustment device including a seat nose plate assembled on a carriage movable with respect to the seating frame, means for slidably guiding the carriage, and means for maintaining the carriage in position with respect to said frame. The sliding guide means comprises a guide rail located in a middle portion of the carriage, the carriage supports a toothed wheel, rotatably assembled on the carriage along an axis perpendicular to the seating frame and to the sliding direction, and meshing with a rack arranged close to the guide rail, and the means for maintaining the carriage in position comprises a lock acting on the rotation of the toothed wheel.
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1. A device for adjusting seat base length for a motor vehicle seat comprising a seat nose plate and a seating frame, the seat nose plate adjustable relative to the seating frame along a sliding direction, comprising
a carriage, configured to support the seat nose plate, movable with respect to the seating frame and comprising lateral edges parallel to the sliding direction, a guiding rib parallel to the sliding direction and between the lateral edges along an underside of the carriage, and a toothed wheel rotatably assembled on the underside of the carriage on an axis perpendicular to the seating frame and to the sliding direction; -
a guide plate for slidably supporting the carriage and configured for mounting on top of the seating frame, comprising a guiding groove configured to engage the guiding rib, lateral grooves configured to engage the lateral edges with a clearance in the horizontal plane, and a rack arranged adjacent the guiding groove to mesh with the toothed wheel; and means for maintaining the carriage in position with respect to said frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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