ADJUSTABLE VEHICLE SEAT
First Claim
1. An adjustable vehicle seat with an inclinable seat part and an inclinable backrest mounted to the seat part, front and rear areas of the seat part being mounted pivotably in bearings at positions adjacent to remote sides of the seat part, the bearings being mounted pivotably in the vehicle floor or rails, seat adjustment means for adjusting the front bearings or the rear bearings for changing a spacing between pivot axes of the respective bearing and thereby changing an inclination of the seat part, and backrest adjusting means for adjusting inclination of the backrest.
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Abstract
An adjustable vehicle seat (1) has an inclinable seat part (2) and an inclinable backrest (3) mounted to the seat part (2). Front and rear areas of the seat part (2) are mounted pivotably in bearings (7, 5) at positions adjacent to remote sides of the seat part (2). The bearings (7, 5) also are mounted pivotably in the vehicle floor or rails (11). The lengths of the front bearings (7) can be changed for changing an inclination of the seat part (2). A backrest adjusting motor adjusts inclination of the backrest (3) to compensate for changes in the inclination of the seat part (2).
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Citations
18 Claims
- 1. An adjustable vehicle seat with an inclinable seat part and an inclinable backrest mounted to the seat part, front and rear areas of the seat part being mounted pivotably in bearings at positions adjacent to remote sides of the seat part, the bearings being mounted pivotably in the vehicle floor or rails, seat adjustment means for adjusting the front bearings or the rear bearings for changing a spacing between pivot axes of the respective bearing and thereby changing an inclination of the seat part, and backrest adjusting means for adjusting inclination of the backrest.
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11. An adjustable vehicle seat comprising:
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an inclinable seat part having front and rear ends; front and rear links 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 or rails, the front links being adjustable for changing a spacing of pivot axes of the front links and for changing an inclination of the seat part the floor; an inclinable backrest mounted pivotably to the rear end of the seat part; a seat adjusting means for adjusting the front links and changing the inclination of the seat part relative to the floor; and a backrest adjusting means for inclining the backrest sufficiently to compensate for the changed inclination of the seat part. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for adjusting a vehicle seat relative to a floor of a motor vehicle, the vehicle seat having a seat cushion inclinably mounted on the floor and a backrest pivotably mounted to the seat cushion, the method comprising:
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adjusting an inclination of the seat cushion relative to the floor based on user input; and automatically pivoting the backrest relative to the seat cushion so that an angle of inclination of the backrest relative to the floor remains substantially unchanged after the step of adjusting the inclination of the seat cushion. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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Specification