Motor vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10967759-B2
Application number	US-201916383898-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 15, 2019
Priority date	Oct 20, 2016
Publication date	Apr 6, 2021
Grant date	Apr 6, 2021

Abstract

A motor vehicle including at least one individual seat is provided. The individual seat includes a seat part and a backrest. The seat part has a seat-part main shell and seat-part side shells arranged thereon on respective sides. The backrest has a backrest main shell and backrest side shells arranged thereon on respective sides. A rail system is provided, which moves the respective seat-part side shell and/or the respective backrest side shell in a desired or specified position by way of actuators.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A motor vehicle comprising:
at least one individual seat, where the individual seat includes a seat part and a backrest, wherein
the seat part includes a main seat part shell and a lateral seat part shell arranged on each side thereof, and/or the backrest includes a main backrest shell and a lateral backrest shell arranged on each side thereof,
a rail system is provided and, via actuators, adjusts the respective lateral seat part shell and/or the respective lateral backrest shell,
a width of a surface of the seat part is adjustable via the lateral seat part shells,
a width of a surface of the backrest is adjustable via the lateral backrest shells, and
when the motor vehicle is at a standstill and a vehicle door is open, the lateral seat part shell adjacent to the open vehicle door is in a state in which it has been adjusted out of a retracted position into an extended position such that the width of the surface of the seat part is increased.

2. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein, for the purpose of adjusting the lateral seat part shells and/or the lateral backrest shells, the rail system is arranged on a rear side of the backrest and/or an underside of the main seat part shell.

3. The motor vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the backrest is pivotable in terms of inclination in relation to the seat part.

4. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the backrest is pivotable in terms of inclination in relation to the seat part.

5. The motor vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein the seat part and/or the backrest have/has in each case a lateral support, which is arranged at a side and has a respective cavity with a volume which is fillable with, or emptied of, a filling agent via an actuator.

6. The motor vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein, when the motor vehicle is at the standstill and the vehicle door is open, the respective lateral support which is formed in the seat part and/or on the backrest and is adjacent to the open vehicle door is empty of the filling agent, which gives rise to a planar surface of the seat part and/or a planar surface of the backrest.

7. The motor vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein the backrest includes a headrest at its upper end.

8. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the seat part and/or the backrest have/has in each case a lateral support, which is arranged at a side and has a respective cavity with a volume which is fillable with, or emptied of, a filling agent via an actuator.

9. The motor vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein, when the motor vehicle is at the standstill and the vehicle door is open, the respective lateral support which is formed in the seat part and/or on the backrest and is adjacent to the open vehicle door is empty of the filling agent, which gives rise to a planar surface of the seat part and/or a planar surface of the backrest.

10. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein a shape and the width of the surface of the seat part and/or of the surface of the backrest are set in dependence on a driving speed and/or on an acceleration of the motor vehicle as it starts up and/or brakes and/or on a selected mode of operation.

11. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the backrest includes a headrest at its upper end.

Assignees

• Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag

Inventors

• Tjaum Hakon Gabriel

Classifications

• B60N2/22 Primary

  the back-rest being adjustable {(B60N2/2878 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B60N2/02 Primary

  the seat or part thereof being movable, e.g. adjustable (adjustable arm-rests B60N2/75; adjustable head-rests B60N2/806) · CPC title

• B60N2/0244 Primary

  with logic circuits · CPC title

• B60N2/0224

  Non-manual adjustments, e.g. with electrical operation · CPC title

• B60N2002/0212

  the seat or seat part turning about or moving along a longitudinal axis · CPC title