Vehicle seat

• US 9,573,492 B2
• Filed: 05/07/2013
• Issued: 02/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adient US, LLC (Adient plc)
• Original Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company (Johnson Controls International plc)
• Inventors: Linnenbrink, Jorg, Kienke, Ingo, Riedel, Ulrich
• Primary Examiner(s): STEPHAN, BETH A
• Application Number:
  US14/399,007
• Publication Number:
  US 20150108805A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,386 Days
• Field of Search: 297/337, 297/340, 297/452.14, 297/452.55, 297/452.15, 297/344.13, 297/344.15
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/07 Slide construction
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/0715 C or U-shaped
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/0722 Constructive details
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/08 characterised by the locking device
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/161 Rods
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/1615 Parallelogram-like structure
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/1814 Parallelogram-like structure
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/1842 pivoting about an axis located in the rear
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/20 the back-rest being tiltable, e.g. to permit easy access B60N2/04, B60N2/22 , B60N2/3002 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/22 the back-rest being adjustable B60N2/2878 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/235 by gear-pawl type mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/427 Seats or parts thereof displaced during a crash
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/546 Leaf- or flexion springs
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/66 Lumbar supports
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/68 Seat frames
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/686 Panel like structures
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/7094 Upholstery springs
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/986 Side-rests B60N2/2872, B60N2/885 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2205/20 Measures for elimination or compensation of play or backlash

Abstract

Vehicle seat (1) having a seat part (2) and a backrest (3), wherein the supporting structure (44) of the seat part or the backrest, in particular the side part thereof, integrally has at least one spring element (40, 31) a pivot point (P) and/or a safety belt connection.

Claims

1. A vehicle seat having a seat part and a backrest, wherein:

a seat shell is provided in a displaceable manner in relation to a side part of a supporting structure of the seat part;

a height adjuster of the seat shell is integrated into the side part of the supporting structure of the seat part;

the height adjuster includes at least one spring element;

the side art of the supporting structure of the seat part integrally has the at least one spring element.

2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the seat part and/or the backrest is produced from fiber-reinforced plastics material.

3. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein at least the side part of the supporting structure of the seat part is made as a single part.

4. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the seat part integrally has the seat shell.

5. The vehicle seat according to claim 4, wherein the seat shell comprises the at least one spring elements integrally.

6. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the side part of the supporting structure of the seat part is provided integrally with an upper rail of a longitudinal adjuster.

7. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein an upper rail of a longitudinal adjuster is integrally provided with the supporting structure of the vehicle seat.

8. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein a rear region of the seat shell is adjustable in height in relation to the side part of the supporting structure of the seat part.

9. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the supporting structure of the seat part has a cross member on which the seat shell is supported in the event of a front-end impact.

10. The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the seat part and/or the backrest has a cushion which is filled with particles.

11. The vehicle seat according to claim 10, wherein the seat part and/or the backrest is produced from fibre-reinforced plastics material.