Vehicle seat with fluid spring

• US 8,894,152 B2
• Filed: 10/12/2011
• Issued: 11/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Grammer AG (Ningbo Jifeng Auto Parts Co.,Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Grammer AG (Ningbo Jifeng Auto Parts Co.,Ltd.)
• Inventors: Lorey, Konstantin
• Primary Examiner(s): BARFIELD, ANTHONY DERRELL
• Application Number:
  US13/271,974
• Publication Number:
  US 20120091773A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,140 Days
• Field of Search: 297/344.16, 297/344.19, 248/421, 248/422, 267/117, 267/132, 267/133
• US Class Current: 297/344.16
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/502 attached to the base of the seat B60N2/504 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/505 Adjustable suspension including height adjustment
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/508 Scissors-like structure
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/527 using liquids
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/542 made of rubber or other material having high internal friction, e.g. polymers

Abstract

The invention relates to a vehicle seat (1) with an upper part (5) and a lower part (6) and a frame (4) arranged between them and vertically adjustable by means of at least one fluid spring (11) capable of being retracted and extended, wherein a component (17) with at least one element (24) of resilient material for the damping of vibrating movements of the vehicle seat (1) is provided, wherein the component (17) is connected to a first end (20) of the fluid spring (11) and the upper part (5) of the seat or the lower part (6) of the seat.

Claims

1. A vehicle seat comprising an upper part and a lower part and a frame arranged between them and vertically adjustable by means of at least one fluid spring capable of being retracted and extended, with a component with at least one element of resilient material for the damping of vibrating movements of the vehicle seat, wherein the component is connected to a first end of the fluid spring and to the upper part of the seat or the lower part of the seat, wherein the component is built up in the form of a multiple-layer cylinder, wherein the cylinder comprises a plastics material part in the form of a hollow cylinder, an intermediate part of the resilient material in the form of a cylinder jacket arranged thereon and a casing part surrounding the intermediate part in the manner of a cylinder jacket, wherein the casing part comprises metal.

2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein a centre axis of the cylinder extending in the longitudinal direction extends at a right angle to a longitudinal axis of the fluid spring.

3. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate part is glued on the inside at least in sections to the plastics material part and on the outside to the casing part.

4. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate part of the resilient material is arranged between the plastics material part and the casing part with pre-stressing as viewed in the radial direction.

5. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the plastics material part in the form of a hollow cylinder is longer than the intermediate part and the casing part.

6. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein at a right angle to the centre axis of the cylinder the casing part has at least one threaded bore which is used for fastening the casing part to the first end of the fluid spring.

7. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the casing part consists of metal.

8. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the resilient material is an elastomer or a PU foam.

9. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the fluid spring is filled with oil.

10. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the plastics material part is arranged in a rotatable manner on the upper part of the seat or the lower part of the seat.

11. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the casing part consists of a metal selected from the group consisting of aluminium continuous casting material and steel.

12. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the casing part comprises a metal selected from the group consisting of aluminium continuous casting material and steel.