Vehicle vibration means, vehicle seat or passenger cell or vehicle

• US 9,266,453 B2
• Filed: 01/23/2012
• Issued: 02/23/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Grammer AG (Ningbo Jifeng Auto Parts Co.,Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Grammer AG (Ningbo Jifeng Auto Parts Co.,Ltd.)
• Inventors: Haller, Erwin, Kolb, Jens
• Primary Examiner(s): TORRES WILLIAMS, MELANIE
• Application Number:
  US13/355,795
• Publication Number:
  US 20120187615A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,492 Days
• Field of Search: 188/300, 267/289, 267/168, 267/69, 267/70, 267/169, 267/203, 267/293, 267 6412- 6416, 267/120, 267/124, 267131-133, 267/117
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/502 attached to the base of the seat B60N2/504 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/508 Scissors-like structure
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/509 Seat guided by slides or the like
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/525 using gas
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/527 using liquids
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/544 Compression or tension springs B60N2/542 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16F 9/065 Expansion chamber provided on the upper or lower end of a damper, separately there from or laterally on the damper

Abstract

To refine known vehicle vibration devices, the invention proposes a vehicle vibration device with a horizontal vibration means and with a means to stabilise a horizontal middle position of the horizontal vibration means, in which the horizontal vibration means is arranged horizontally vibratable in the vehicle longitudinal direction and/or in the vehicle width direction, in which the stabilisation means comprises a spring element and in which the stabilisation means is integrated in or on a damper means of a vehicle vibration device.

Claims

1. Vehicle vibration device comprising a horizontal vibration means and a means to stabilise a horizontal middle position of the horizontal vibration means, in which the horizontal vibration means is arranged horizontally vibratable in the vehicle longitudinal direction and/or in the vehicle width direction, and in which the stabilisation means comprises a spring element, wherein the stabilization means is integrated in or on a damper means of the vehicle vibration device, wherein the horizontal vibration means comprises an assembly component of a vehicle seat guidance system or a vehicle cab guidance system, wherein the assembly component is a base plate, wherein the damper means is rigidly attached by its piston rod in a non-pivotal connection to the horizontal vibration means, and wherein the vehicle vibration device comprises more than one damper means arranged substantially horizontally in or to a plane spanned by the vehicle longitudinal direction and vehicle width diriection.

2. The vehicle vibration device according to claim 1, wherein the stabilization means, in particular the spring element of the stabilisation means, is arranged inside a working chamber of the damper means.

3. The vehicle vibration device according to claim 1, wherein the damper means are disposed opposite each other on the vehicle vibration device.

4. The vehicle vibration device according to claim 1, wherein the damper means comprises a damper without return travel, with or without a separating piston.

5. The vehicle vibration device according to claim 1, wherein the damper means comprises a twin tube damper.

6. The vehicle vibration device according to claim 1, wherein the horizontal vibration means is mounted horizontally vibratable in relation to a vehicle component arranged stationary on the vehicle vibration device.

7. The vehicle seat or passenger cell or vehicle cab of a vehicle, comprising a vehicle vibration device according to claim 1.

8. Method for stabilising a substantially horizontally vibratable horizontal vibration means of a vehicle vibration device in a horizontal middle position, in which a spring unit of a damper means stabilises the substantially horizontally vibratable horizontal vibration means in the horizontal middle position, wherein the horizontal vibration means comprises an assembly component of a vehicle seat guidance system or a vehicle cab guidance system, wherein the assembly component is a base plate, wherein the damper means is rigidly attached by its piston rod in a non-pivotal connection to the horizontal vibration means, and wherein the vehicle vibration device comprises more than one damper means arranged substantially horizontally in or to a plane spanned by the vehicle longitudinal direction and vehicle width direction.