Abstract: In a drive (1) for a vehicle seat adjuster (3), having a manually pivotable drive lever (15), which can be deflected out of a neutral position in order, after an element (35) has engaged in a drive wheel (51), to produce a directed rotational movement of an output element (63), at least one sliding element (35) which is moveable in a translatory manner is provided as the element which is to be engaged.

Abstract: In the case of a head restraint (1) for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle, having a fixed first subassembly (11), a moveable second subassembly (13), and a drive (15), which is normally retained by a locking unit (21), moving the second subassembly (13) forward relative to the first subassembly (11), the locking unit (21) has a clamping magnet.

Abstract: In an adjuster (1) for a vehicle seat, in particular a backrest inclination adjuster for an automobile seat, having at least one detent fitting (5) with two fitting parts (7, 8) that can be pivoted relatively to one another around a central axis (13) and can be locked together, and a lever (6) which is mounted for pivoting around a pivoting axis (A), the pivoting of the lever (6) allowing to unlock the detent fitting (5), said detent fitting (5) can be unlocked via a rotatable driver (11) which is arranged around the central axis (13) and is accessible from the outside of the detent fitting (5), the lever (6) being in direct contact with the driver (11).

Abstract: In the case of a vehicle seat (1), in particular a motor vehicle seat, having at least one four-bar linkage (4), which is defined by four mechanism links, for setting the seat height, and a crash blocking unit (21) which, in the event of a crash, locks at least two of the mechanism links to one another by means of two locking members (23, 25), the crash blocking unit (21) has a passive or switchable element (51) which is separately activated prior to or at the beginning of the crash.

Abstract: In a headrest (1) for a vehicle seat, having a carrier (5), at least one upper and lower linkage (11, 15) linked to the carrier (5), which can be pivoted around horizontal axles (7, 17), a impact element (13) linked to the linkages (11, 15) which forms at least one four-bar linkage (19) with the linkages (11, 15) and the carrier (5), and an energy storage device (25), the energy storage device (25) driving the four-bar linkage (19) in the event of a crash, so that the impact element (13) comes out forward from an original position into a crash position that is locked against a backward movement by a crash lock, the upper linkage (11) and the lower linkage (15) are unparallel with respect to one another.

Abstract: In the case of a locking mechanism (1) for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle seat, having a pivotably mounted pawl (11) for locking to a mating element (B), and having at least one securing element (25, 31) which secures a locked state by interaction with a first functional surface (21) of the pawl (11), and secures an opened state by interaction with a second functional surface (41) of the pawl (11), the securing element (25, 31) exerts an opening moment on the pawl (11) in the opened state.

Abstract: A vehicle seat (1), in particular a motor vehicle seat, has a multi-bar linkage (4) which is defined by at least four link mechanisms (5, 6, 7, 8, 9) and is intended for setting the seat height, and a crash locking unit (21). The link mechanisms include a frame (5), which is fixed on the vehicle structure, and a rocker (8). In the event of a crash, the crash locking unit (21) locks the frame (5) and the rocker (8) to each other. An additional link mechanism (7) is provided between the frame (5) and the rocker (8).

Abstract: In a longitudinal adjuster for a vehicle seat, in particular for an automobile seat, having a first seat rail, a second seat rail that can be made to slide relatively to the first seat rail, rollers (9) arranged between the two seat rails, and at least one ball retainer (11) for retaining the rollers (9), the rollers (9) are arranged at irregular intervals (a,b) in the rails' longitudinal direction.

Abstract: In a lever drive (11) for a vehicle seat adjuster, in particular in a motor vehicle seat, having a drive lever (17) which can be manually moved, at least one driven lever (21) operatively connected to the adjuster, and at least one transmission means (25), which transmits a torque acting on the drive lever (17) to the driven lever (21) with a transmission ratio, the transmission ratio changes as a function of the transmitted torque.

Abstract: In a locking device (11) for a vehicle seat, in particular for an automobile seat, the locking device includes: a pivotably supported detent pawl (13) which surrounds a first bearing pin (19), a counterpart (20) adapted for moving relative to the first bearing pin and with which the detent pawl (13) cooperates for engaging the locking device (11), and with a movably supported interception element (21) for supporting the detent pawl (13) in the event of a crash. The detent pawl (13) is adapted for pivoting about a pivot pin (15) which is provided on the edge or in the edge region of the detent pawl (13).

Abstract: A fitting for a vehicle seat, having a first fitting part (11), and a second fitting part (12) which is rotatable and lockable relative to the first fitting part (11). At least one locking element (19) is arranged for movement in a radial direction, with its opposite longitudinal sides (22) being guided along guide surfaces (17) on the first fitting part (11), and the locking element includes at least one tooth (21) which cooperates, on its radially outer side, with toothing (14) on the second fitting part (12) for the purposes of locking. Each of the longitudinal sides (22) has at least one step (41) dividing the respective longitudinal side (22) into a first section (43) and an adjacent second section (45) which extends between the step (41) and the tooth (21), and the second section (45) is set back relative to the first section (43) with respect to the associated guide surface (17) to permit the locking member to tilt when the second fitting part is impacted.

Abstract: In a vehicle seat (1), in particular an automobile seat, with a seat substructure (3), a backrest structure (10), a backrest (12) that is adapted for folding between at least one use position and a fold-flat position, and at least one fitting (7) which is secured with a first fitting member (8) to the backrest structure (10) and with a second fitting member (9) to the seat substructure (3), a compensation spring (26) secured to the seat substructure is operatively connected to the backrest structure (10) by means of a movable linkage (28).

Abstract: In a vehicle seat (1), in particular an automobile seat, having an understructure (3) which can be connected with the vehicle structure, and a middle structure (5) carrying a seat cushion (19) and a backrest (23), the understructure (3) and the middle structure (5) constituting two links of a first four-bar linkage (11) on either side of the vehicle seat, and the vehicle seat (1) being able to be brought from a sitting utilization position to a boarding position, the four-bar linkage (11), in order to bring the vehicle seat (1) from the utilization position to the boarding position, swings the vehicle seat (1) free as a whole, while the backrest (23) maintains its position relative to the middle structure (5).

Abstract: In the case of a fitting for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle seat, having a first fitting part (11), a second fitting part (12) connected by a gear mechanism to the first fitting part (11), a driving ring (26), which at least partially defines an eccentric (27, 29) and is mounted rotatably in the first fitting part, for driving a rolling movement of the second fitting part (12) on the first fitting part (11), and a drivable driving bushing (21) which is mounted rotatably, the driving bushing (21) and the driving ring (26) are connected to each other in a form-fitting manner by a transmission profile (24?, 26?).

Abstract: In a longitudinal adjuster for a vehicle seat, in particular for an automobile seat, for motor-driven longitudinal adjustment of the vehicle seat (1), having a first seat rail (5) defining the longitudinal direction, a second seat rail (8) that can be made to slide relative to the first seat rail (5), a first drive element (11) in the first seat rail (5), and a second drive element (14) cooperating with the first drive element (11) to achieve longitudinal adjustment, the second drive element (14) being mounted in a drive casing (18) belonging to the second seat rail (8), the drive casing (18) being mounted longitudinally between two bearing plates (20) connected to the second seat rail (8), and each bearing plate (20) is firmly attached to the second seat rail (8) on at least two sides.

Abstract: In an adjuster (101) for a vehicle seat, particularly an automobile seat, having a first adjuster part (105) and a second adjuster part (108) which are pivotable relative to one another, thus allowing the vehicle seat to pivot between at least one use position and one non-use position, a pawl (115) pivotably borne on the first adjuster part (105) interacts with at least one single locking element (118, 132) of the second adjuster part (108) to lock the adjuster (101), wherein the pawl (115) locks the adjuster (101) in the use position as well as in the non-use position.

Abstract: In the case of a locking device (11) for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle seat, having a pivotably mounted locking element (15), a counterpart element (18) which interacts with the locking element (15), a pivotably mounted, spring-loaded clamping eccentric (21) which acts on the locking element (15) and keeps the latter in engagement with the counterpart element (18) in a normal situation, and an intercepting component (25) which is coupled to the clamping eccentric (21) and supports the locking element (15) in a crash situation, a stop (35) which is assigned to the locking element (15) is provided for interaction with the clamping eccentric (21) in a crash situation.

Abstract: In the case of a fitting (5) for a vehicle seat (1), in particular for a motor vehicle seat, having a lockable latching fitting (7) for the fine adjustment of the inclination and locking of a backrest (3) between a plurality of use positions, and a pivotable free-pivoting device (11, 23) for moving the backrest (3) beyond the use positions, a coupling (35) is provided, by way of which unlocking of the free-pivoting device (11, 23) only takes place after unlocking of the latching fitting (7).

Abstract: In a longitudinal adjuster (3) for a vehicle seat, in particular a motor vehicle seat, having a first seat rail (5), a second seat rail (8) that can be slid lengthwise relative to the first seat rail (5), and at least one locking element (12) movably borne in the second seat rail (8), reaching outward at least in certain areas through openings (26, 28) of the second seat rail (8) and cooperating with notches (29) of the first seat rail (5) to lock the longitudinal adjuster (3), at least one marginal layer (22?) of the locking element (12) is softer than a marginal area (28?) of the second seat rail (8) bordering the openings (26, 28) and/or a marginal area of the first seat rail (5) bordering the notches (29).

Abstract: In an unlocking device (21) in a vehicle seat, in particular an automobile seat, which is adapted for unlocking an adjuster or seat mounting (5), the unlocking device (21) comprises an unlocking element (27) extending into the adjuster or seat mounting (5), with the unlocking element (27) being mounted on a pivotally supported entrainment member (25) arranged on the outside of the adjuster or seat mounting (5).