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Arrangement for the form-locking guidance of a load supported by a top rail, especially of an electrically longitudinally adjustable motor vehicle seat, along at least one bottom rail
Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE and Co KG
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Filing: 1984-06-14
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Granted: 1986-07-29
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Expires: 2004-06-14
Abstract
Abstract An arrangement for the form-locking guidance of a load supported by a top rail, especially of an electrically longitudinally adjustable motor vehicle seat, along at least one bottom rail, in which the bottom rail includes flanks surrounding a base of the top rail on both sides thereof; ball races are provided at the inner sides of the flanks which cooperate with ball races at the base of the top rail; the base of the top rail is slidingly supported on an upwardly pointing bearing surface of the bottom rail located between the flanks of the bottom rail.
Inventors
- 👤 Bernd Mann
- 👤 Hans Rampel
- 👤 Emil Dinkel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 13:19
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/02; B60N2/0224; B60N2/02246; B60N2/04; B60N2/06; B60N2/07; B60N2/0702; B60N2/072; F; F16; F16C; F16C29/00; F16C29/007; F16C29/02; F16C29/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
207 words
An installation for the form-locking guidance of a motor vehicle seat supported by a top rail means along at least one bottom rail means, in which the top rail means includes a base and the bottom rail means includes flanks surrounding the base of the top rail means on both sides thereof, the flanks being provided at the inner sides thereof with ball races cooperating with ball races provided at the base of the top rail means, the bottom rail means further including an upwardly pointing bearing surface means between the flanks thereof, the base of the top rail means being slidingly supported on the upwardly pointing bearing surface means of the bottom rail means characterized in that said base is a component of said top rail extending downwardly from a cross leg of said top rail into the proximity of said bearing surface and being supported on said bearing surface by means of its bottom with braking means provided between the undersurface of said bottom and said bearing surface, and wherein the bottom of the base has a larger area than the cross-sectional area at the top of the base by virtue of extending beyond the top of the base on both sides of the base.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
207 words
An installation for the form-locking guidance of a motor vehicle seat supported by a top rail means along at least one bottom rail means, in which the top rail means includes a base and the bottom rail means includes flanks surrounding the base of the top rail means on both sides thereof, the flanks being provided at the inner sides thereof with ball races cooperating with ball races provided at the base of the top rail means, the bottom rail means further including an upwardly pointing bearing surface means between the flanks thereof, the base of the top rail means being slidingly supported on the upwardly pointing bearing surface means of the bottom rail means characterized in that said base is a component of said top rail extending downwardly from a cross leg of said top rail into the proximity of said bearing surface and being supported on said bearing surface by means of its bottom with braking means provided between the undersurface of said bottom and said bearing surface, and wherein the bottom of the base has a larger area than the cross-sectional area at the top of the base by virtue of extending beyond the top of the base on both sides of the base.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
An installation according to claim 1, wherein the braking means includes brake surface means which act on at least one of bearing surface means and bottom surface of the base of the top rail means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
An installation according to claim 2, wherein the brake surface means includes projections protruding toward at least one of bearing surface means and bottom surface.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
12 words
An installation according to claim 3, wherein the projections are constructed solid.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
An installation according to claim 3, wherein the projections are constructed elastic.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
An installation according to claim 3, wherein the projections are elongated in the direction of the rail means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
An installation according to claim 2, wherein the brake surface means are coated with fibers.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
12 words
An installation according to claim 7, wherein said fibers consist of polyamide.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
12 words
An installation according to claim 6, wherein the projections are constructed solid.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
12 words
An installation according to claim 6, wherein the projections are constructed elastic.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
40 words
An installation according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the bottom surface of the base and the bearing surface means of the bottom rail means is subdivided into strips extending in the longitudinal direction of the rail means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
35 words
An installation according to claim 11, wherein at least one of the bearing surface means of the bottom rail means and the bottom surface of the base is provided with a slide and brake coating.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
12 words
An installation according to claim 12, wherein said coating consists of polyamide.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
37 words
An installation according to claim 12, wherein the slide and brake coating is disposed on a support secured at one of the bearing surface means of the bottom rail means and the bottom surface of the base.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
16 words
An installation according to claim 14, wherein said support consists of copper or a copper alloy.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
An installation according to claim 1, wherein the brake means includes projections protruding toward at least one of the bearing surface means and bottom surface.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
12 words
An installation according to claim 16, wherein the projections are constructed solid.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
12 words
An installation according to claim 16, wherein the projections are constructed elastic.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
18 words
An installation according to claim 16, wherein the projections are elongated in the direction of the rail means.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
17 words
An installation according to claim 1, wherein the brake means are formed by surfaces coated with fibers.
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