FITTING PART FOR A VEHICLE SEAT, AND A VEHICLE SEAT

• US 20150028635A1
• Filed: 03/07/2013
• Published: 01/29/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Johnson Controls GmbH (Adient plc)
• Original Assignee: Johnson Controls GmbH (Adient plc)
• Inventors: Gerhardt, Frank, Evels, Sebastian, Leber, Marco, Rappen, Ralf, Oualkadi, Ahmed
• Granted Patent: US 9,283,881 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 297/163
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/22 the back-rest being adjustable B60N2/2878 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 3/004 of foldable trays mounted on the back-rest

Abstract

A fitting part for a vehicle seat includes a flap element that is rotatably secured to a backrest of the vehicle seat and can be pivoted between a substantially horizontal use position and a non-use position, as well as a retainer element (11) for locking the flap element in the use position. A first region (10) of the retainer element is rotatably secured to the backrest and a second region (13) of the retainer element is rotatably secured to a slide (7) that is mounted so as to be displaceable in a rail (6) of the flap element and that can be fixed relative to the rail by a securing element. The fitting part includes a plurality of securing elements for locking the flap element in a plurality of use positions.

Claims

1. A fitting part for a vehicle seat, the fitting part comprising:

a flap element which is rotatably secured to a backrest of the vehicle seat and which can be pivoted between a substantially horizontal use position and a non-use position, the flap element comprising a rail arrangement;

a retainer element for locking the flap element in the use position;

a slide, wherein a first region of the retainer element is rotatably secured to the backrest, and wherein a second region of the retainer element is rotatably secured to the slide which is slidably mounted in the rail arrangement of the flap element; and

a plurality of securing elements for locking the flap element in a plurality of use positions relative to the rail arrangement.

2. The fitting part as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of securing elements comprise a plurality of detents, wherein each detent is provided for latching with the slide in one of the plurality of use positions.

3. The fitting part as claimed in claim 2, wherein the detents are each formed on a side of the flap element facing the rail arrangement, and/or wherein the detents are arranged in a row in a direction of main extent of the rail arrangement.

4. The fitting part as claimed in claim 2, wherein the slide has at least one opposing detent element which faces the flap element and is configured to optionally latch with one of the detents.

5. The fitting part as claimed in claim 4, wherein at least a first detent and a second detent are offset with respect to one another in a transverse direction which is perpendicular to the direction of main extent, and wherein the slide has at least a first opposing detent element and a second opposing detent element which are offset with respect to one another in the transverse direction, wherein the first and the second detents and/or the first and the second opposing detent elements are offset with respect to one another in the direction of main extent.

6. The fitting part as claimed in claim 1, wherein the slide has a slide functional cam in which the second region of the retainer element is guided in such a way that the second region can be fixed in at least two different positions relative to the slide in order to lock the flap element in at least two use positions.

7. The fitting part as claimed in claim 6, wherein the rail arrangement comprises a further functional cam which is arranged essentially congruently with the slide functional cam when the slide has assumed a functional position relative to the rail arrangement, wherein in the functional position one detent of the flap element is latched to an opposing detent element of the slide, and the flap element is arranged substantially horizontally.

8. The fitting part as claimed in claim 6, wherein the rail arrangement has an elongate hole guide which extends in the direction of main extent and in which a guide bolt of the slide and/or the retainer element which is connected to the slide is displaceably guided, wherein the elongate hole guide has in an end region at least one cutout for forming the functional cam.

9. The fitting part as claimed in claim 1, wherein the retainer element is embodied as a wire clip, and/or the flap element comprises a tabletop.

10. A vehicle seat comprising a fitting part comprising:

a flap element which is rotatably secured to a backrest of the vehicle seat and which can be pivoted between a substantially horizontal use position and a non-use position, the flap element comprising a rail arrangement;

a retainer element for locking the flap element in the use position;

a slide, wherein a first region of the retainer element is rotatably secured to the backrest, and wherein a second region of the retainer element is rotatably secured to the slide which is slidably mounted in the rail arrangement of the flap element; and

a plurality of securing elements for locking the flap element in a plurality of use positions relative to the rail arrangement.