Padding for seats, in particular vehicle seats
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1. Padding for a seat, in particular a vehicle seat, comprising:
- a padded surface, a padded body predetermining a contour of the padded surface, and means for changing the padded surface contour, wherein the padded body is composed, at least in subregions, of a plurality of individual padded segments which are arranged next to one another and can be displaced relative to one another in a direction of the normal of the padded surface, wherein the means for changing the padded surface contour have adjusting elements which displace the padded segments individually, wherein a stiff base is arranged on an underside of each displaceable padded segment, wherein the adjusting elements engage in each case on the base, wherein each padded segment has a plurality of shaped pieces of padding material arranged next to one another, and wherein the stiff base is formed by a box which is open on its side facing the padded surface and in which the shaped pieces are inserted in such a manner that they protrude over an edge of the box.
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Abstract
Padding for seats, in particular vehicle seats, has a padded body predetermining the contour of the padded surface, which can be changed. In order to adjust the padded surface contour to support the body of a seated person in an individual and orthopaedically correct manner, avoiding hardening of the padded surface which has an adverse effect on the seat comfort, the padded body is composed, at least in subregions, of a plurality of individual padded segments which are arranged next to one another and can be displaced relative to one another in the direction of the normal of the padded surface. Adjusting elements can displace the padded elements individually.
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1. Padding for a seat, in particular a vehicle seat, comprising:
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a padded surface, a padded body predetermining a contour of the padded surface, and means for changing the padded surface contour, wherein the padded body is composed, at least in subregions, of a plurality of individual padded segments which are arranged next to one another and can be displaced relative to one another in a direction of the normal of the padded surface, wherein the means for changing the padded surface contour have adjusting elements which displace the padded segments individually, wherein a stiff base is arranged on an underside of each displaceable padded segment, wherein the adjusting elements engage in each case on the base, wherein each padded segment has a plurality of shaped pieces of padding material arranged next to one another, and wherein the stiff base is formed by a box which is open on its side facing the padded surface and in which the shaped pieces are inserted in such a manner that they protrude over an edge of the box. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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