Abstract: The invention relates to a bracket (20) of a vehicle seat connecting a backrest (12) to a seat portion (11), including a hinge (10) which includes a first flange (3) and a second flange (4) connected to one another by means of inner peripheral teeth (31), thus defining an interface plane (P) perpendicular to the hinging axis and passing through said inner peripheral teeth, a first framework (5) of the backrest connected to the first flange (3) via a first attachment (1), a second framework (6) of the seat portion connected to the second flange (4) via a second attachment (2), the first attachment and the second attachment (1, 2) being arranged on the same side relative to the interface plane (P), the attachments preferably being welds.

Abstract: A recline assembly used in a vehicle seat is provided. The recline mechanism comprises a recline mechanism and a guide bracket disposed on a vehicle body; a latch mechanism disposed on a seatback of the vehicle seat; and a striker coupled to the recline mechanism. One end of the strike is connected to the recline mechanism and another end of the strike passes through a guide slot of the guide bracket and is selectively locked to the latch mechanism.

Abstract: A vehicle seat (1) includes a seat part (3), a backrest (2) a fitting (10) including a first fitting part (11) rotatable relative to a second fitting part (12) about an axis (A) and relative to the seat part that is pivotable about the axis (A). A first adapter (20) fixedly connects the first fitting part to a structure of the backrest or seat part. A second adapter (50) fixedly connects the second fitting part with the other of the structure of the seat part or backrest. A first stop (25) on the first adapter (20) and a second stop (60), integrally formed with the second adapter (50) and surfaces from an edge transition of the second adapter (50), interact to limit a pivot angle of the backrest. The second stop (60) comprises a limb (61), extending from the edge transition (54), in a radial direction, toward the axis (A).

Abstract: A recliner includes a first and second connecting members assembled together, and a ring member that holds the assembled connecting members. A dowel fitted in a fitting portion of a frame is formed in a region of an axially outer surface of the second connecting member. A radially outer portion of the second connecting member has an expanded portion expanding radially outward in a region at a circumferential position where the dowel is formed, and a recessed portion recessed radially inward in a region at a circumferential position where the dowel is not formed. A joint portion of the ring member is placed on an outer circumferential surface of the recessed portion, and the expanded portion is placed, from an inside in the axial direction, against a weld zone of the frame in which the dowel is welded.

Abstract: A reclinable chair includes a seat frame, a backrest frame pivoted to the seat frame, and two armrest units, at least one of which includes a sleeve having a tubular body with an inner peripheral surface defining a passage, a core rod spaced from the inner peripheral surface by an annular gap and having a rear end pivoted to the backrest frame. A biasing member is disposed between a front end of the tubular body and a front end of the core rod. A positioning member is disposed in the sleeve, and includes two curved sections and an intermediate section. The positioning member is movable between loose and tight positions, where the intermediate section is not squeezed and is squeezed into the gap, respectively.

Abstract: A chair includes a supporting structure, a seat moveably mounted on the supporting structure and moveable with respect to the supporting structure in a vertical direction, and a backrest including a first frame pivotally connected to the seat and a second frame separate from and pivotally mounted on the first frame to connect to the seat. Further, a first control device is mounted and concealed between the first and second frames in order to prevent the user from inadvertently colliding with it. The first control device is adjusted for various relative pivotal positions of the first and second frames.

Abstract: A vehicle seat reclining device comprises a latch mechanism having latch holes defined in a rail along a central axial line, a slider hole penetrating through a slider so as to be alignable with the latch holes, a support portion slidably supported on the slider, and a lever coupled to the support portion so as to be pivotable about an axis that is substantially parallel to the central axial line. A latch claw is extends from the lever and is engageable with the respective latch holes via the slider hole. A first amount of play is provided between the support portion and the lever in a direction parallel to the central axial line. A second amount of play, which is less than the first amount play, is provided between the slider hole and the latch claw in the direction parallel to the central axial line.

Abstract: An angle-adjusting structure for a backrest of a chair is provided. The angle-adjusting structure, mounted at a rear side of a butterfly-shaped mounting member of the chair, includes a main body and a rotating member jointly passed through by a shaft having external teeth. A resilient element is mounted around an end of the shaft. A cover is secured to the main body by threaded fasteners. A pressing member is mounted on the other end of the shaft. By pressing the pressing member inward, the external teeth of the shaft are disengaged from internal teeth of the rotating member, and the rotating member is allowed to rotate freely. When the pressing member is released, the resilient element mounted around the end of the shaft extends outward to re-engage the external teeth of the shaft with the internal teeth of the rotating member, thereby securing the rotating member in place.

Abstract: A vehicle occupant restraint system includes a seat base pivotally connected to a seat mounting point and seat back pivotally connecting to the seat base. The seat base pivot reside proximal to a forward edge of the seat base and the seat back pivot resides proximal to a rearward edge of the seat base. Each pivot includes a toothed rack, and an engaging member for locking the pivot. The teeth define a radius about the pivots. The engaging members are attached to the seat base and are actuated by levers attached to the seat base. A harness is attached to the seat to prevent injury of an occupant in the event of a unanticipated maneuver, crash, rough terrain, or turbulence. The restraint system comprises a robust mechanism to withstand crash loads and offer sufficient adjustment between sitting and standing positions to accommodate an occupant's duties.

Abstract: A vehicle seat has a seat back and a seat cushion and a pair of recliners hingedly mounting the seat back to the seat cushion providing pivotal movement of a seat back relative to a seat cushion. Each of the recliners has a guide plate configured to be mounted to the seat cushion and a toothed plate rotatably assembled to the guide plate. The toothed disc has a flange having a series of internal teeth thereon. A plurality of pawls is mounted between the toothed plate and the guide plate. The pawls each has a toothed surface and is moveable between a locked position with the toothed surfaces engaging the series of teeth to lock the toothed plate relative to the guide plate, and an unlocked position with the toothed surfaces spaced from the teeth of the guide plate to allow movement of the toothed plate relative to the guide plate. A plurality of guides extends from the guide plate, guiding the pawls between the locked and unlocked positions.

Abstract: The invention provides a furniture chair seatback tilt limiter system for adjustably limiting the seatback recline of a chair. The seatback tilt limiter system includes a first gear toothed rotator with a full forward seatback upright endstop and a full recline seatback endstop. The seatback tilt limiter system includes a second gear toothed rotator having an adjustment endstop. The first rotator is free to rotate between the full forward seatback upright endstop and the full recline seatback endstop when the rotator gear teeth are disengaged and the second rotator adjustment endstop limits the rotation of the first rotator to an adjustable reclined seatback tilt limit when the gear teeth are engaged.

Abstract: A recliner device includes a locking pin (4), an operating knob (70) having a boss portion (70a) and a substantially cylindrical portion (70b) coaxial with the boss portion (70a), the substantially cylindrical portion (70b) surrounding the locking pin (4), a first bracket having notches (1a-1c), the locking pin (4) penetrating the first bracket so as to be axially movable and being releasably engaged with any one of the notches (1a-1c), a receiving base (9, 90) mounted on a second bracket (2) so as to be opposed to the substantially cylindrical portion (70b), and cam surfaces (10, 20) formed on an edge of the substantially cylindrical portion (70b) and an edge of the receiving base (9, 90) which are opposed to each other, each of the cam surfaces (10, 20) having a height enough to allow the locking pin to be axially movable, and the locking pin (4) being adapted to be disengaged from the one of the notches (1a-1c) by rotating the operating knob (70).

Abstract: A reclining apparatus includes a base, a reclining element and a control element. The base is arranged between a seat and a post of a chair. The reclining element is connected to a backrest of the chair and pivotally installed on the base. The reclining element defines a series of apertures. The control element is installed on the base so that the control element is moved on the base while it is rotated on the base. The control element includes a tip for removable insertion into one of the series of apertures defined by the reclining element, thus retaining the backrest on a selected one of several angular positions on the seat.

Abstract: A seatback reclining apparatus capable of independently reclining divided seatbacks with different angles. Thereby, interference with a trim of a wheel housing when the seatback is positioned to a flat position is prevented. The seatback includes a reclining shaft provided with a first winding part and a second winding part that is apart from the first winding part with a predetermined distance. The diameter of the first winding part is bigger than that of the second winding part. Around the first winding part, a first spiral spring is provided. The second winding part is provided with a second spiral spring whose number of winds is greater than that of the first spiral spring.

Abstract: A high-rigidity recliner according to the present invention comprises an upper actuating member attached to a seat base, and a lower actuating member attached to a seat back and is characterized by the upper actuating member supporting a pair of symmetrical lock gears fixedly interposed between a cam and a lower actuating member. Outer gear parts of the lock gears engage inner gear parts of the lower actuating member, whereby any clearances between the outer gear parts and inner gear parts are eliminated and any irreular engagement of the outer and inner gear parts is prevented. The lock gears lock or release the lower actuating member by rotation of the actuating cam. The simple structure of the present invention reduces the number of parts, the time for assembly, and the cost of manufacturing. Additionally, forming the outer and inner gears by blanking improves strength and durability of the recliner.

Abstract: A foldable chair includes a leg assembly and a reclining back connected together by a pair of joint assemblies. Each joint assembly includes a through hole for receiving a support member of the reclining back, and a through channel for accommodating a control device that adjusts the reclining angle. The control device comprises a spring member and an adjustment block to be engaged and disengaged with a saw-tooth member formed on the lower end of the support member. A control button is connected to a handle of the adjustment block. The reclining angle can be adjusted when the control button is pulled to disengage the adjustment block with the saw-tooth member. The control button may also be coupled with the handle using a coupling device. By having the coupling device, the control button can be pushed to disengage the adjustment block with the saw-tooth member.

Abstract: A seat arrangement in a motor vehicle includes an adjustable latch and a rigid striker having spaced first and second striker portions. The latch includes a rotatable cam cooperating with the striker and an elongate slider biased towards a cam surface of the cam. A first portion of the slider engages the cam surface and a second portion of the slider is manually retractable away form the cam surface against a biasing force. The cam has first and second slots such that in a first position of a back rest of the seat the first striker portion engages the first slot to effect locking of the back rest in a first position, and in a second position of the back rest the second striker portion engages the second slot to effect locking of the back rest in a second position.

Abstract: A recliner assembly for selectively locking a seat back in one of a plurality of reclined positions relative to a seat cushion on a vehicle seat. The recliner includes a cylindrical shaft extending axially and longitudinally between first and second ends and having a plurality of teeth extending radially outwardly therefrom between the first and second ends. The recliner also includes a seat back disc rotatably coupled to the shaft between the teeth and the first end and fixedly secured to the seat back and having a rack of teeth extending axially therefrom. The recliner includes a seat cushion disc fixedly secured to the shaft between the seat back disc and the first end and also fixedly secured to the seat cushion. A locking disc having a center bore defined by a plurality of locking teeth is axially coupled to the shaft by mating engagement of the locking teeth with the teeth on the shaft. A cam ring is slidably coupled to the shaft and fixedly secured to the locking disc.

Abstract: An articulation mechanism has a central part and a head part each made of a pair of shaped elements. The pairs of shaped elements form inner and outer shells. The inner shells are positioned inside the outer shells. The pairs of shaped elements are pivotable relative to one another and lockable relative to one another in several positions in one pivot direction. The outer shells have inwardly oriented projections and the inner shells have openings. A slide is moveably arranged inside the inner shells. The slide has locking members projecting through the openings of the inner shells and engaging intermediate spaces of the projections. A spring acts on the slide in an engagement direction of the locking members relative to the projections. The projections are shaped such that the locking members automatically reach a locking position in a first pivot direction of the head part.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an overload protection mechanism for a cable actuated feature on an office chair. The overload protection device allows a person seated in the chair to move a handle to actuate the particular feature of the chair, for example, a reclining backrest, even when the seated person's weight on the backrest prevents the backrest locking mechanism from engaging or disengaging. The movement of the handle causes the cable to move even when the locking mechanism connected to the opposite end of the cable is unable to engage or disengage. The mechanism stores the motion of the cable in a spring device connected to the movement actuators by a rack and pinion gear system. When the binding is released from the actuators, the mechanism moves as originally intended, motivated by the force of the decompressing springs.

Abstract: A vehicle seat having a seat bottom and a seat back pivotally connected to the seat bottom. The vehicle seat also has a recliner mechanism for adjusting the angle between the seat back and the seat bottom. The recliner is capable of substantially supporting the seat back relative to the seat bottom below a threshold force acting on said seat back during normal operating loads. The operating loads are below a threshold level. The seat also has an impact control mechanism operatively connected to the seat back and the seat bottom. The impact control mechanism is operable between a disengaged position and an engaged position. In the disengaged position, the seat back is permitted to move relative to said seat bottom. In an engaged position, the impact control mechanism restrains the seat back from moving relative to the seat bottom.

Abstract: A foldable chair includes a leg assembly and a reclining back connected together by a pair of joint assemblies. Each joint assembly includes a through hole for receiving a support member of the reclining back, and a through channel for accommodating a control device that adjusts the reclining angle. The control device comprises a spring member and an adjustment block to be engaged and disengaged with a saw-tooth member formed on the lower end of the support member. A control button is connected to a handle of the adjustment block. The reclining angle can be adjusted when the control button is pulled to disengage the adjustment block with the saw-tooth member. The control button may also be coupled with the handle using a coupling device. By having the coupling device, the control button can be pushed to disengage the adjustment block with the saw-tooth member.

Abstract: A seat reclining apparatus has a pair of base plates adapted to be secured to a seat cushion; a pair of arm plates adapted to be secured to a seat back, for allowing a pivotal movement of the seat back, an interlocking shaft for allowing a pivotal movement of the pair of arm plates at substantially the same time relative to the pair of base plates; a link plate formed on the interlocking shaft, the link plate having an opening; a sound-insulating member attached to the link plate, the sound-insulating member having an opening and an inside edge defined by the opening thereof, the inside edge projecting inwardly of an inside edge defined by the opening of the link plate; and a pin connected with one of the arm plates and disposed through the opening of the link plate such that the pin is allowed to sound attenuatingly abut against the inside edge of the sound-insulating member when the link plate is rotated by the interlocking shaft.

Abstract: A single control handle release mechanism for a vehicle seat hinge has a mounting plate attachable to seat cushion, a sector plate pivotally mounted on the mounting plate for selective pivotal movement about a first lower pivot axis, and a rotational control plate pivotally mounted on the sector plate for selective pivotal movement about a second upper pivot axis and attachable to a seatback. The vehicle seatback is pivotally movable about the first lower pivot axis between a plurality of angular positions and forwardly foldable about the second upper pivot axis between a design position and a forwardly dumped position. The release mechanism comprises a primary latch that pivotally fixes the sector plate with respect to the mounting plate, and a secondary latch that pivotally fixes the rotational control plate with respect to the sector plate. A manually grippable handle effects latched and unlatched configurations of the primary latch.

Abstract: The seat for automobile vehicles includes a seat frame and a backrest frame installed so as to pivot on the seat frame. A mechanism locking the backrest in position. The mechanism includes two half-housings which can rotate in relation to each other around a pivoting axis and attached to a flange of the seat frame and to a flange of the backrest frame respectively. At least one of the two half-housings includes studs inserted into holes formed in the corresponding seat frame flange and a space is then made between at least one stud and the corresponding hole into which a weld mass is deposited. The weld mass joins the seat frame half-housing to the seat frame flange.

Abstract: An adjustable hinge mount in which a first hinge member is fixed to a seat proper or frame and a second hinge member fixed to the seat back comprises a control arrangement acting on a bearing plate with upper teeth for locking engagement with internal teeth of the second hinge member. The bearing plate is guided by spaced guide walls of the first hinge member and pushed by an elevated portion of a cam pivotable about an axle together with a lever which is pivotable about the axle. Pivoting the lever to an unlocking or released position causes the cam to disengage from the internal teeth.

Abstract: An adjustable hinge mount for a seat having an adjustable seat back comprises an axle interconnecting first and second hinge members for pivotal motion relative to each other, an internal teeth formed in the second hinge member, a bearing plate having teeth for locking cooperation with the internal teeth, spaced guide walls formed in the first hinge member for guiding the bearing plate in reciprocal directions, and an control arrangement for controlling motion of the bearing plate into and out of engagement with the internal teeth. The control arrangement includes a lever and a cam in unitary motion with the lever for cooperation with the bearing plate. The cam is mounted to the first hinge member for pivotal motion about a cam axis located at a position spaced from an axis of the axle.

Abstract: A reclining device comprises a base fixedly connected to a seat cushion and an arm fixedly connected to a seat back and rotatably supported on the base. The arm has at least one inner toothed portion. A toothed block is slidably disposed between the base and the arm and has an outer toothed portion on an outer periphery thereof and a cam-contour surface on an inner periphery thereof. The base is formed integral with a recessed guide defining therein two parallel diametrically-opposed side walls for slidably guiding the toothed block outward, away from a center of rotation of the arm and inward toward the center of rotation of the arm. A rotary cam has a cam-profile surface on an outer periphery thereof.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a seat reclining apparatus for a vehicle having a seat cushion and a seat back pivotally hinged thereto. A lower arm is secured to the seat cushion, while an upper arm is secured to the seat back. The lower arm and upper arm are rotatably mounted on a rotating shaft. A load sustaining mechanism is provided between the lower arm and the upper arm, and sustains a reaction force which is caused to be applied to the rotating shaft when the locking mechanism restrains the rotation of the upper arm relative to the lower arm. The load sustaining mechanism may comprise an arcuate protruding portion formed on the lower arm, and an arcuate groove formed on the upper arm for receiving the protruding portion.

Abstract: A seat reclining apparatus includes a lower arm for attaching or fixing a seat-cushion, an upper arm for attaching or fixing a seat-back, a shaft rotatably disposed in the lower arm and fixed to rotate with the upper arm, a locking mechanism disposed between the lower arm and the upper arm and having a ratchet and a pawl, the pawl being movable toward and away from the ratchet for establishing a meshing engagement therebetween and releasing the meshing engagement, respectively, and a regulating gear configured at least as large as one of the ratchet and the pawl in a pitch circle and adjacent to the other of the ratchet and the pawl so as to be engagable with one of the ratchet and the pawl while the pawl is in meshing engagement with the ratchet.

Abstract: A rotary recliner for a vehicle seat having a pair of meshing gears rotating about a common pivot. Axially movable wedge segments are provided to bias an eccentric mounting one of the gears to force the gears into tight engagement with one another to eliminate free play and avoid rattling and vibration of the recliner. The two wedge segments are axially movable upon rotary motion of an operating cap to relieve the free play reduction and enable adjustment of the recliner. The wedge segments do not function as bearing surfaces of the recliner during recliner adjustment to avoid high friction forces which must be overcome to adjust the recliner.

Abstract: A multiple position child restraint device for use with vehicles, stretchers, cots, beds, and other transport apparatuses, and which can be folded into planar condition for storage and shipment. The restraint device includes substantially planar back support, seat support, and leg support members hingedly attached in serial relationship with one another generally along a longitudinal axis. The hinged connection between the back support and seat members is preferably provided by a pair of oppositely disposed hinges having a plurality of locking slots which align with one another at predetermined angular relationships, and wherein a locking bar fits within the aligned slots to selectively lock the back support and seat members in one of a plurality of predetermined angular orientations.

Abstract: An occupant safety device for an automotive vehicle includes a seat including a seat and back cushion. The seat is supported by a pair of left and right supports oppositely provided on the left and right sides of the seat which are supported on the floor of the vehicle. The seat is supported in the front by opposite pins for a pivot motion of the seat cushion. A rotary cover plate is hinged at one end below the cushion and adapted to open an opening formed in the floor surface which permits the back portion of the seat to fall into the opening. The door is suported in a closed ordinary condition by means of a locking pin of a locking pin mechanism. The seat back is supported on the supports and hinged at the upper end and supported at the lower end by opposite lock pin members which when a collision occurs the pins release the seat so that the seat is hinged at its upper end.

Abstract: A convertible child restrain seat is provided having a seat portion pivotally mounted to a base, the base including a spring biased slide bar having a post, the seat portion having an elongated member having a plurality of catches configured to mate with the post. Each catch corresponds with a different angle of inclination of the seat portion relative to the base. The post is thereby biased towards the catch to secure the seat portion at a selected angle of inclination. The angle can be adjusted by sliding the slide bar away from the catch and pivoting the seat portion between an upright position, a semi reclined position and an inclined position. An adjustable shield is also provided incorporating a cam actuated height adjustor to allow for shield position adjustment relative to the seat portion.

Abstract: In a tilt device for seat furniture, the base, which is fastened to the chair bottom part and which carries a rotatable backrest carrier for the backrest and a seat plate for the seat, is designed as a closed carrier box composed of a plurality of sheet-metal parts and is arranged between backrest cheeks of the backrest carrier. A simple compact construction of the mechanism, which can be used without appreciable changes for a permanent-contact backrest and for a simultaneous mechanism, is obtained.

Abstract: A reclining seat back assembly for a wheelchair includes a frame member having a pair of side posts pivotally connected to the wheelchair chassis. Each side post has a rearwardly extending handle at its upper end. A pair of extendable struts each include a hollow outer strut member pivotally connected to the chassis and an inner strut member pivotally connected to one of the side posts and received in the outer strut member. The struts contract as the seat back is pivoted toward a reclined position and extend as the seat back is pivoted toward an upright position. Mounted on each outer strut member is a locking mechanism that includes an engaging member having a first engaging surface with a profile complementary to a second engaging surface on the lower end of the inner strut member. A spring biases each engaging member into engagement with its respective inner strut member.

Abstract: An improved wheelchair is constructed with a base frame formed from composite material tubing. The base frame comprises a pair of unitary side frames of composite material tubing which preferably has an elliptical cross section oriented to provide increased structural strength along a primary loading axis during normal use. The side frames are interconnected by a plurality of cross braces of composite material tubing, wherein the lengths of the cross braces can be selected in accordance with a desired wheelchair frame width. A folding seatback is mounted on the side frames for releasable locking in an upright orientation, with a pair of spring-loaded lock pins being releasable by pulling a pull cord to permit seatback folding to a collapsed condition.

Abstract: An infant carrier includes a collapsible shell assembly including a seat and a backrest which are pivotally connected for movement between open and closed positions. The carrier further includes a latching assembly for locking the seat and the backrest in the open position, and a pivotable handle assembly which is coaxially oriented about the pivot axis of the seat and the backrest. The handle assembly includes a carrying handle and a pivot and locking mechanism for both locking the seat and the backrest in the closed position, and for locking the handle in a plurality of pivoted positions relative to the shell assembly.

Abstract: Apparatus for adjusting various parts of the seat in a motor vehicle has first and second adjustable units which receive motion from discrete first and second rotary driving elements in the form of gears or clutch sections. The driving elements flank an axially movable disc which has teeth or claws movable into engagement with the teeth or claws of the one or the other driving element in response to depression of a pushbutton which is surrounded by a hand wheel serving to rotate the selected driving element by way of a hollow shaft which non-rotatably carries the disc and surrounds an actuating member which transmits motion from the pushbutton to the disc. A locking device operates between the shaft and a pin which is reciprocable with the disc to releasably hold the disc in torque-transmitting engagement with the selected driving element.

Abstract: A seat reclining device comprises a base plate which is fixed to the seat cushion side; an arm plate which is rotatably attached to the said base plate and is also fixed to the seat back side; a pair of upper plates, each having meshing teeth which extend over a certain area, which are fixed to the arm plate through the same shaft; a pair of lower pawls, each having meshing teeth which can engage to the meshing teeth on the upper plates without interfering with each other, and which are supported on the base plate and coaxially provided; a cam plate which is associated with said lower pawl placed in engagement and can rotate so as to hold the pawl in control or to release it. A release control section is coupled to the said cam plate to control its action so as to either hold the said cam plate in control or release it; such that the pitches of the respective meshing teeth of the said upper plates are mutually displaced by 1/2 tooth.

Abstract: A double articulation for the angular adjustment of a seat back, particularly a motor vehicle seat back in which the iron fitting with a locking arrangement comprises a fixed flange rigidly connected to the armature of the frame of the seat comprising, at its upper portion, a flat widened region carrying an articulation axis on which is pivotally mounted a mobile flange rigidly connected to the armature of the seat back.

Abstract: An articulation in which a fixed iron member fixedly mounted with a seat frame comprises control means acting on an eccentric member causing upon rotation a locking and respectively an unlocking of a toothed center bearing plate. The toothed center bearing plate has such a shape that when it is pushed on the toothing of the iron member fixedly mounted with the seat frame, it is laterally blocked by reaction thus preventing any lateral displacement even if the mating cooperating toothings comprise some clearance. A rotation pin of the seat back with respect to the seat frame is so shaped that it is supported on two different points on an ovalized bearing member of the iron member fixedly mounted with the seat frame.

Abstract: The round hinged-part comprises a fixed flange having a central opening receiving a main piece supporting a cam on which is mounted a double satellite with inner and outer tooth sets cooperating respectively with tooth sets of the fixed and movable flanges, a circular cut-off part of the fixed flange is used as a common centering path for the double satellite and for a central ovoid ring, and a ball-bearing is interposed between the movable flange and a ring mounted between the movable flange and the fixed flange.

Abstract: In an articulated fitting for vehicle seats, two fitting elements are mounted on a bushing (4) which serves as a hinge pin allowing the fitting elements to be rotatable and pivotable relative to each other. In order to be able to rigidly connect an activating member (17) with one end of the bushing and a pin (19), which engages in the bushing, with the other end without danger of a misalignment, the two end surfaces (4', 4") of the bushing (4) are provided with axially projecting projections that penetrate into an annular shoulder (19) of the pin (18) and into the activating member (17), respectively. In addition, the end of the pin (18) that projects beyond the activating member (17) is formed as a rivet head (18") which holds the annular shoulder (19) and the activating member (17) in forced abutment against the bushing (4).

Abstract: A reclining chair has a main frame and a supplemental frame telescoping therefrom. The main frame includes a foot section and a back section pivotally supported thereon and latchable in adjusted positions. The back section includes arcuate slots and the supplemental frame includes horizontal legs telescoping into the main frame and vertical legs connected by pin means to the arcuate slots in the backrest. Spring means bias the horizontal legs toward the main frame and bias the vertical legs upwardly from the supplemental frame so that as the backrest is moved toward the horizontal the horizontal legs are extended and the vertical legs are lowered against the bias of the springs.

Abstract: A compact, optically inconspicuous tilting device for seating units, to be attached underneath a seat including a casing disposed beneath a seat resting on the understructure of the seating unit, a seat carrier pivotably mounted about a horizontal axis to the front edge area of said seat, mechanical locking means for connecting the seat carrier within the casing including first locking members successively arranged in at least two planes parallel to the swivel axis of the seat carrier and staggered towards each other and second locking members engageable with said first locking members, a rest member connected to said casing including a shank member, a link member interconnecting said seat carrier with the shank member, a bearing member connected to said casing operably engageable with said shank member to the rest member, at least one spring element mounted on said casing which acts at one end of the seat carrier opposite to the load of the user, and bistable activation lever means for activating said mechan

Abstract: A contact surface on a toothed segment member which controls the recline position of a seat back is abutted by one or the other of a pair of contact surfaces on a stop element to limit the recline angle of the seat back. An off-center threaded opening in the stop element is adapted to receive a bolt passed through a selected one of a plurality of adjacent openings in a bracket on the seat frame. Thus, by turning the stop element over, it is possible to provide a number of discrete stop positions equal to double the number of adjacent openings in the bracket. Cooperating curved surfaces on the bracket and stop element having their center of curvature on the axis of the seat back support shaft assist in installation and ensure that the abutting contact surfaces can fully engage each other at any angle of adjustment.

Abstract: The invention relates to a seat back hinge comprising a control handle, an inner toothed ring integral with the side-plate of the sitting portion, an inner toothed ring integral with the side-plate of the seat back and toothed bolts adapted to coact with these rings, these bolts being able to be moved radially under the action of a rotary cam integral with the handle and being mounted transversely floating as well as said cam.The side-plates and the cam are mutually centered by cooperation on the one hand of a cylindrical projection of the cam with a bore of one of the side-plates and, on the other hand, of a cylindrical bore of the cam with a projection of the other side-plate.

Abstract: A mechanism for adjusting the position of the back of a reclining seat comprises a sector of circular toothed interior configuration joined to a movable member attached to the seat back. The seat back member is rotatably joined to a member fixed to the seat. A restraining member is slidably mounted on said fixed member with a toothed outer edge to engage said toothed interior configuration on the movable back. The restraining member is moved by means of a lever toward and away from a connect and disconnect position to allow movement and fixation of the seat back.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a latch mechanism for controlling reclining movement of a vehicle seat back. A pair of latches are engageable with an articulated slidable link to latch the seat at a desired reclining position. The latches are manually movable to an unlatched condition relative to the link at which time the link is movable therebetween.