Motor vehicle seat

• US 7,017,994 B2
• Filed: 05/22/2002
• Issued: 03/28/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Company KG Coburg
• Original Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Company KG Coburg
• Inventors: Suck, Wolfgang, Rausch, Peter, Schwerdiner, Christina
• Primary Examiner(s): Cuomo, Peter M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): GARRETT, ERIKA P
• Application Number:
  US10/477,658
• Publication Number:
  US 20040135412A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,406 Days
• Field of Search: 297/341, 297/375, 297/378.1, 297/378.12, 297/362.14, 297/363, 297/361.1, 297/362.12, 297/340, 248/429, 248/430, 248/421, 296/65.17, 296/65.18, 296/65.16, 296/65.09, 745/33, 745/34, 745/35, 745/36, 745/37
• US Class Current: 297/341
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/123 and provided with memory locks

Abstract

A motor vehicle seat having a seat frame; a pivotally mounted seat back of the seat frame that, on the one hand, can be displaced within an area of use between two different positions of use and, on the other hand, can be tilted forward toward the seat surface of the seat frame by being pivoted; a seat longitudinal guide for adjusting the longitudinal position of the seat; a fixing device for locking a previously adjusted longitudinal position of the seat, and; a coupling mechanism via which the back seat back is coupled to the fixing device whereby enabling the fixing device to be released when tilting the seat back forward toward the seat surface. Compensating features are provided for preventing the fixing device from releasing when the seat back pivots at least over a portion of the area of use.

Claims

1. A motor vehicle seat comprising:

a seat frame;

a swivel mounted backrest of the seat frame, which on one side is adjustable by swiveling in an area of use between different useful positions and on another side in a released state is foldable forwards by swiveling the backrest in a direction of the seat face of the seat frame;

a seat longitudinal guide that sets the seat longitudinal position;

a fixing device that locks a previously set seat longitudinal position;

a coupling mechanism through which the backrest is coupled to the fixing device so that the fixing device is released when folding the backrest forwards, wherein the coupling mechanism comprises a traction device which on swiveling the backrest transfers forces to an output side of the coupling mechanism so that the coupling mechanism acts on the fixing device, and which traction device is fixed on a holder which holder is mounted to pivot about an axis of the backrest;

a tumbler fitment of the backrest which during swiveling of the backrest tumbles about a tumbler axis and to which is coupled an input side of the coupling mechanism; and

a compensating device provided so that when the backrest is swiveled at least over a portion of the area of use, prevents release of the fixing device, and wherein the holder is not entrained by the tumbler fitment when the backrest is pivoted within the portion of the area of use.

2. The motor vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the compensating device is formed for compensating the action of the backrest on the coupling mechanism when swiveling the backrest in the portion of the area of use.

3. The motor vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the compensating device is formed and provided to prevent during swivel movement of the backrest in the portion of the area of use such action of the coupling mechanism on the fixing device which would lead to release of the fixing device.

4. The motor vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the compensating device is formed and provided to prevent, during swivel movement of the backrest in the portion of the area of use, action of the traction device of the coupling mechanism on the fixing device.

5. The motor vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the compensating device is formed and provided to only permit action of the coupling mechanism on the fixing device when the backrest has approached the fully folded forwards position except for a predeterminable angular difference.

6. The motor vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the compensating device is arranged as one of in and on the coupling mechanism.

7. The motor vehicle seat according to claim 2 or 6, wherein the compensating device during swivel movement of the backrest in the portion of the area of use compensates action of the backrest on the coupling mechanism, so that on the output side of the coupling mechanism, no action takes place on the fixing device.

8. The motor vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the coupling mechanism comprises a Bowden cable with a Bowden sleeve and Bowden core and the traction device comprises the core of the Bowden cable.

9. The motor vehicle seat according to claim 8, wherein the holder comprises two holders which are rotatable relative to each other and which are mounted to swivel about the tumbler axis and which when folding the backrest forwards are only turned relative to each other when the backrest is located outside of the portion of the area of use, wherein one end of the Bowden sleeve is attached to one holder and the Bowden cable extending from that end of the Bowden sleeve is attached to the other holder.

10. The motor vehicle seat according to claim 9, wherein when folding the backrest forwards outside of the portion of the area of use one holder is swiveled together with the tumbler fitment and the other holder is blocked on a structural assembly of the seat frame which cannot swivel together with the backrest.

16. The motor vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the compensating device is integrated in the fixing device.

17. The motor vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the holder is mounted to pivot relative to the backrest.

11. A motor vehicle seat with a seat frame comprising:

a swivel mounted backrest of the seat frame, which on one side is adjustable by swiveling in an area of use between different useful positions and on another side is foldable forwards in a released state by swiveling the backrest towards a seat face of the seat frame;

a seat longitudinal guide that sets the seat longitudinal position;

a fixing device that locks a previously set seat longitudinal position;

a coupling mechanism through which the backrest is coupled to the fixing device so that the fixing device is released when folding the backrest forwards;

a tumbler fitment of the backrest which when swiveling the backrest tumbles about a tumbler axis and to which an input side of the coupling mechanism is coupled; and

a compensating device provided which when folding the backrest forwards beyond the position in which the release of the fixing device is terminated, prevents interaction of a lever and a release lever of the coupling mechanism so that an additional action on the fixing device is prevented.

12. The motor vehicle seat according to claim 11, wherein the compensating device comprises a bulge on one of the lever and release lever.

13. The motor vehicle seat according to claim 12, wherein the lever on the output side has a bulge in which an end section of the release lever on the input side can move without additionally acting on the lever on the output side.

14. The motor vehicle seat according to claim 13, wherein the contour of the bulge has at least in part such a curvature, more particularly such a radius, that the end section of the release lever on the input side, can move therein without additionally acting on the lever on the output side.

15. The motor vehicle seat according to claim 14, wherein the end section of the coupling lever moves into the bulge of the lever when the release of the fixing device is terminated.