ADJUSTABLE VEHICLE SEAT

• US 20100102586A1
• Filed: 08/11/2009
• Published: 04/29/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG (Volkswagen AG)
• Original Assignee: Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG (Volkswagen AG)
• Inventors: Jungert, Dieter, Heger, Thomas, Gilbert, Tassilo
• Granted Patent: US 8,047,596 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 296/65.50
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/02246 Electric motors therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/045 Longitudinal adjustment by means of articulated rods supporting the seat, e.g. parallelogram mechanisms B60N2/38 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/161 Rods
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/1615 Parallelogram-like structure
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/181 Rods
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/1814 Parallelogram-like structure
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/2209 by longitudinal displacement of the cushion, e.g. back-rest hinged on the bottom to the cushion and linked on the top to the vehicle frame

Abstract

An adjustable vehicle seat (1) has an inclinable seat part (2). Front and rear bearings (7, 5) have upper ends pivotably connected to front and rear areas of the seat part (2) and having lower ends mounted pivotably in bearings (7, 5) in floor rails (10). The front bearings (7) have an adjustable length for changing an inclination of the seat part (2). First additional links (11) are mounted pivotably about a first axis (G2) in the seat part (2). Second additional links (12) have lower ends mounted pivotably in the rails (10) and upper parts connected pivotably to the first additional link (11) at a second axis (G6) spaced from the first axis (G2). An inclinable backrest (3) is mounted pivotably in the first additional link (11).

Claims

1. An adjustable vehicle seat comprising:

an inclinable seat part having front and rear ends;

front and rear bearings each having an upper end pivotably connected to the front and rear ends of the seat part and lower ends pivotably mounted in a floor or rails, the front or rear bearings being adjustable for changing a spacing of pivot axes of the respective bearing and for changing an inclination of the seat part;

at least one first additional link and mounted for pivoting about a first axis in the seat part;

at least one second additional link having a lower end mounted pivotably in the floor or the rails and an upper part connected pivotably to the first additional link at a second axis spaced from the first axis; and

an inclinable backrest mounted pivotably to the first additional link.

2. The vehicle seat of claim 1, wherein the seat part comprises a seat cushion of the vehicle seat.

3. The vehicle seat of claim 2, further comprising electric adjusting means for adjusting the inclination of the seat part.

4. The vehicle seat of claim 1, characterized in that the front bearings or the rear bearings are links that cannot be changed in length.

5. The vehicle seat of claim 1, wherein the front bearings or the rear bearings are toggle levers each of the toggle levers having first and second rockers connected pivotably to each other, the first rocker being mounted pivotably in the seat cushion and the second rocker being mounted pivotably in the vehicle floor or the rail.

6. The vehicle seat of claim 1, the front or rear bearings are links that can be changed in their length.

7. The vehicle seat of claim 6, further comprising electromotive adjusting means for adjusting the length of the respective link that can be changed in length.

8. The vehicle seat of claim 1, wherein the rear bearing and the second additional link are substantially parallel to each other.

9. The vehicle seat of claim 1, wherein the first additional link is substantially parallel to the floor or to the rail.

10. The vehicle seat of claim 1, wherein the backrest has lower end mounted in the first additional link in a manner such that the backrest can pivot about an axis and such that the backrest can be fixed with respect to said axis.

11. The vehicle seat of claim 10, further comprising adjusting means for adjusting the inclination of the backrest with respect to the first additional link.

12. The vehicle seat of claim 1, wherein the backrest is mounted in the first additional link between the first and second axes.

13. The vehicle seat of claim 2, characterized in that the seat cushion has a seat support, a cushion shell held by the seat support and a posterior and thigh rest held by the cushion shell.

14. The vehicle seat of claim 13, wherein the seat support, the cushion shell and the posterior and thigh rest constitute a single unit.

15. An adjustable vehicle seat comprising:

an inclinable seat part having front and rear ends;

front and rear bearings each having an upper end pivotably connected respectively to the front and rear ends of the seat part and lower ends pivotably mounted in a floor rail, the front bearing being adjustable for changing a spacing of pivot axes of the front bearing and for changing an inclination of the seat part;

at least one first additional link and mounted for pivoting about a first axis in the seat part;

at least one second additional link having a lower end mounted pivotably to the floor rail and an upper part connected pivotably to the first additional link at a second axis spaced from the first axis;

an inclinable backrest having a lower end mounted pivotably to the first additional link at a position between the first and second axes in a manner so that the backrest can pivot about an axis and such that the backrest can be fixed with respect to said axis;

adjusting means for adjusting the inclination of the backrest with respect to the first additional link.

16. The vehicle seat of claim 15, further comprising electromotive adjusting means for adjusting the length of the front bearings.

17. The vehicle seat of claim 16, wherein the front bearings are a toggle lever, each of the toggle levers having first and second rockers connected pivotably to each other, the first rocker being mounted pivotably in the seat cushion and the second rocker being mounted pivotably in the floor rail.