Safety device
First Claim
1. A safety device for a motor vehicle seat in a motor vehicle comprising:
- a seat surface extending in a longitudinal direction of the seat;
a securing element assigned to the seat surface; and
an adjustment device operatively connected to the securing element for adjusting the securing element from a reclining position into a securing position in an event of a crash,wherein the adjustment device is configured to reset the securing element from the securing position into the reclining position,wherein the securing element is configured to act on the seat surface in the securing position such that the seat surface and the securing element counteract forward movement of a pelvic area of a person sitting on the seat surface in the longitudinal direction of the seat, without changing a spatial location of said seat surface, andwherein the adjustment device is configured to adjust the securing element into a plurality of stationary intermediate positions located between the securing position and the reclining position.
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Abstract
The disclosed safety device for a motor vehicle seat may include a seat surface extending in a longitudinal direction of the seat, a securing element assigned to the seat surface; and an adjustment device operatively connected to the securing element for adjusting the securing element from a reclining position into a securing position in an event of a crash. The adjustment device is configured to reset the securing element from the securing position into the reclining position. The securing element is configured to act on the seat surface in the securing position such that the seat surface and the securing element counteract forward movement of a pelvic area of a person sitting on the seat surface in the longitudinal direction of the seat, without changing a spatial location of said seat surface.
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21 Claims
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1. A safety device for a motor vehicle seat in a motor vehicle comprising:
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a seat surface extending in a longitudinal direction of the seat; a securing element assigned to the seat surface; and an adjustment device operatively connected to the securing element for adjusting the securing element from a reclining position into a securing position in an event of a crash, wherein the adjustment device is configured to reset the securing element from the securing position into the reclining position, wherein the securing element is configured to act on the seat surface in the securing position such that the seat surface and the securing element counteract forward movement of a pelvic area of a person sitting on the seat surface in the longitudinal direction of the seat, without changing a spatial location of said seat surface, and wherein the adjustment device is configured to adjust the securing element into a plurality of stationary intermediate positions located between the securing position and the reclining position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A vehicle, comprising:
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a seat; and a safety device, wherein the safety device comprises; a seat surface extending in a longitudinal direction of the seat; a securing element assigned to the seat surface; and an adjustment device operatively connected to the securing element for adjusting the securing element from a reclining position into a securing position in an event of a crash, wherein the adjustment device is configured to reset the securing element from the securing position into the reclining position, wherein the securing element is configured to act on the seat surface in the securing position such that the seat surface and the securing element counteract forward movement of a pelvic area of a person sitting on the seat surface in the longitudinal direction of the seat, without changing a spatial location of said seat surface, and wherein the adjustment device is configured to adjust the securing element into a plurality of stationary intermediate positions located between the securing position and the reclining position.
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21. A safety device for a motor vehicle seat in a motor vehicle comprising:
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a seat surface extending in a longitudinal direction of the seat; a securing element assigned to the seat surface; and an adjustment device operatively connected to the securing element for adjusting the securing element from a reclining position into a securing position in an event of a crash, wherein the adjustment device is configured to reset the securing element from the securing position into the reclining position, wherein the securing element is configured to act on the seat surface in the securing position such that the seat surface and the securing element counteract forward movement of a pelvic area of a person sitting on the seat surface in the longitudinal direction of the seat, without changing a spatial location of said seat surface, wherein the adjustment device is configured to adjust the securing element into a plurality of intermediate positions located between the securing position and the reclining position, wherein the securing element is arranged underneath the seat surface and, in the event of a crash, is configured to be moved closer to the seat surface by the adjustment device, and wherein the adjustment device is configured to adapt a seat hardness of the seat surface to a change in a direction of travel of the motor vehicle by an automatic one-sided adjustment of the position of the securing element relative to the seat surface.
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Specification