Vehicle seat for a motor vehicle with seat cushion retention

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10814758-B2
Application number	US-201916406219-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 8, 2019
Priority date	May 9, 2018
Publication date	Oct 27, 2020
Grant date	Oct 27, 2020

Abstract

A vehicle seat for a motor vehicle, comprising a seat part with a seat cushion which provides a seat surface and which comprises a front seat portion and a rear seat portion extending diametrically thereto, and a backrest with a lower backrest portion and an upper backrest portion extending diametrically thereto. The lower backrest portion of the backrest is arranged adjacent to the rear seat portion of the seat cushion. At least one locking tab is provided that holds the rear seat portion of the seat cushion on the lower backrest portion of the backrest relative to at least one spatial direction extending substantially perpendicular to the seat surface in the direction of the upper backrest portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle seat for a motor vehicle, comprising:
a seat base part with a seat pan and a seat cushion which provides a seat surface and which comprises a front seat portion and a rear seat portion extending diametrically thereto, wherein the seat cushion is arranged on the seat pan;
a backrest with a lower backrest portion and an upper backrest portion extending diametrically thereto, wherein the lower backrest portion of the backrest is arranged adjacent to the rear seat portion of the seat cushion; and
at least one locking tab directly fixed to the seat cushion and holding the rear seat portion of the seat cushion on the lower backrest portion of the backrest relative to at least one spatial direction extending substantially perpendicular to the seat surface in a direction of the upper backrest portion.

2. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 1 , wherein relative to the at least one spatial direction the locking tab forms a positive operative engagement with the lower backrest portion of the backrest and/or with the rear seat portion of the seat cushion.

3. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one locking tab is fixedly connected at one end to the seat cushion and at the other end extends freely relative to the lower backrest portion of the backrest.

4. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one locking tab is fixedly connected to a wire frame which is at least partially enclosed by the seat cushion.

5. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one locking tab extends at least partially below the lower backrest portion of the backrest, adjacent to the rear seat portion of the seat cushion.

6. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of the at least one locking tabs is configured to be flexurally rigid.

7. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of the at least one locking tabs is of annular configuration.

8. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one locking tab comprises a single locking tab arranged substantially centrally relative to a transverse direction of extent of the seat base part.

9. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 1 further comprising an Isofix fastening device for a child seat is seat arranged in the region in which the lower backrest portion of the backrest adjoins the rear seat portion of the seat cushion.

10. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the vehicle seat is a vehicle rear seat.

11. A vehicle seat, comprising:
a seat base part with a seat pan and a seat cushion which provides a seat surface and which comprises a front seat portion and a rear seat portion, wherein the seat cushion is arranged on the seat pan;
a backrest with a lower backrest portion and an upper backrest portion, wherein the lower backrest portion of the backrest is arranged adjacent to the rear seat portion of the seat cushion; and
a locking tab directly fixed to the seat cushion and holding the rear seat portion of the seat cushion on the lower backrest portion of the backrest.

12. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the locking tab holds the rear seat portion of the seat cushion on the lower backrest portion of the backrest relative to at least one spatial direction extending substantially perpendicular to the seat surface in a direction of the upper backrest portion, and wherein relative to the at least one spatial direction the locking tab forms a positive operative engagement with the lower backrest portion of the backrest and/or with the rear seat portion of the seat cushion.

13. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the locking tab is fixedly connected at one end to the seat cushion and at the other end extends freely relative to the lower backrest portion of the backrest.

14. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the locking tab is fixedly connected to a wire frame which is at least partially enclosed by the seat cushion.

15. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the locking tab extends at least partially below the lower backrest portion of the backrest, adjacent to the rear seat portion of the seat cushion.

16. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the locking tab is configured to be flexurally rigid.

17. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the locking tab is of annular configuration.

18. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the locking tab is arranged substantially centrally relative to a transverse direction of extent of the seat part.

19. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 11 further comprising an Isofix fastening device for a child seat is arranged in the region in which the lower backrest portion of the backrest adjoins the rear seat base portion of the seat cushion.

20. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the vehicle seat is a vehicle rear seat.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Janzen Michael
• Hetz Matthias
• Klein-Hitpass Thorsten

Classifications

• B60N2/2893

  coupled to the seat sub-frame · CPC title

• B60N2/682 Primary

  Joining means · CPC title

• B60N2/3011

  the back-rest being hinged on the cushion, e.g. "portefeuille movement" · CPC title

• B60N2/68 Primary

  Seat frames · CPC title

• B60N2002/684

  the back rest being mounted or joined with an easy attachment system to the seat · CPC title