SEAT ARRANGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE, A VEHICLE WITH THE SEAT ARRANGEMENT AND A METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A VEHICLE SEAT OF A SEAT ARRANGEMENT

• US 20180208082A1
• Filed: 01/22/2018
• Published: 07/26/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2017
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Inventors: Kuhley, Christian, Maier, Juergen
• Application Number:
  US15/876,457
• Publication Number:
  US 20180208082A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/02246 Electric motors therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/0228 Hand-activated mechanical switches B60N2/0229 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/0244 with logic circuits
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/0256 Arrangements for facilitating the occupant to get in or out of the vehicle, e.g. stowing a seat forward
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/06 slidable B60N2/12 , B60N2/2209 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/08 characterised by the locking device
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/0881 Activation of the latches by the control mechanism
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/20 the back-rest being tiltable, e.g. to permit easy access B60N2/04, B60N2/22 , B60N2/3002 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/3011 the back-rest being hinged on the cushion, e.g. "portefeuille movement"

Abstract

A seat arrangement for a vehicle includes a vehicle seat and a seat backrest. The seat backrest can be switched from an upright position into a folded position with an electric and/or electronic adjusting device for switching the seat backrest from the upright position into the folded position. The vehicle seat can be moved in a seat direction F with a mechanical traveling device for moving the vehicle seat in the seat direction depending on the position of the seat backrest.

Claims

1-15. -15. (canceled)

16. A seat arrangement for a vehicle comprising:

a vehicle seat movable in a seat direction and having a seat backrest positionable between an upright position and a folded position;

an adjusting device configured to switch the seat backrest from the upright position into the folded position; and

a mechanical traveling device configured to move the vehicle seat in the seat direction in response to the position of the seat backrest.

17. The seat arrangement according to claim 16, wherein mechanical traveling device is configured to move the vehicle seat exclusively when the seat backrest switches from the upright position into the folded position.

18. The seat arrangement according to claim 16, further comprising a rail assembly with at least one rail and a spring mechanism for biasing the vehicle seat in the seat direction with a spring force along the at least one rail.

19. The seat arrangement according to claim 18, wherein the rail assembly comprises a locking system configured to lock the vehicle seat in the at least one rail, wherein the locking system is unlocked by switching the seat backrest from the upright position into the folded position, so that the vehicle seat is moved by the mechanical traveling device when the locking system is unlocked.

20. The seat arrangement according to claim 16, wherein the adjusting device comprises an operating unit and an actuator unit, wherein the actuator unit is configured to switch the seat backrest from the upright position into the folded position when activating the operating unit.

21. The seat arrangement according to claim 20, wherein the operating unit is situated on the seat backrest.

22. The seat arrangement according to claim 20 wherein the operating unit comprises an operator configured to activate the actuator unit and selected from the group consisting of a control knob, a switch, or a radio remote control.

23. The seat arrangement according to claim 20, wherein the operating unit comprises a sensor device configured to acquire a triggering process which activates the actuator unit.

24. The seat arrangement according to claim 23, wherein the sensor device is selected from the group consisting of a capacitive sensor, an optical sensor, a microphone or a combination thereof.

25. The seat arrangement according to claim 23, wherein the triggering process is selected from the group consisting of a human gesture, a spoken word, a spoken word sequence, a noise or a combination thereof.

26. The seat arrangement according to claim 20, wherein the seat arrangement comprises an indicator configured to display information about a state of the operating unit.

27. A vehicle comprising a vehicle body having a first seat arrangement and a second seat arrangement located behind the first seat arrangement, wherein the first seat arrangement includes:

a vehicle seat movable in a seat direction and having a seat backrest positionable between an upright position and a folded position;

an adjusting device including an operating unit having an operator configured to activate the actuator unit and a sensor device configured to acquire a triggering process;

an actuator unit configured to switch the seat backrest from the upright position into the folded position when activating the operating unit in response to the triggering process; and

a mechanical traveling device configured to move the vehicle seat in the seat direction in response to the position of the seat backrest.

28. The vehicle according to claim 27, wherein the vehicle body comprises a passenger compartment and the operating unit is situated in the passenger compartment.

29. The vehicle according to claim 27, further comprising a vehicle door positionable between an open state into a closed state, wherein the operator is configured to activate the adjusting device based on the state of the vehicle door.

30. The vehicle according to claim 27 wherein the operating unit comprises an operator configured to activate the actuator unit and selected from the group consisting of a control knob, a switch, or a radio remote control.

31. The vehicle according to claim 27, wherein the operating unit comprises a sensor device configured to acquire a triggering process which activates the actuator unit.

32. The vehicle according to claim 31, wherein the sensor device is selected from the group consisting of a capacitive sensor, an optical sensor, a microphone or a combination thereof.

33. The vehicle according to claim 27, wherein the triggering process is selected from the group consisting of a human gesture, a spoken word, a spoken word sequence, a noise or a combination thereof.

34. The vehicle according to claim 27, wherein the seat arrangement comprises an indicator configured to display information about a state of the operating unit.