Vehicle seat console

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11059400-B2
Application number	US-201916528947-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 1, 2019
Priority date	Feb 27, 2017
Publication date	Jul 13, 2021
Grant date	Jul 13, 2021

Abstract

A vehicle seat console has at least one vehicle-mounted guiding element, at least one seat-mounted guiding element that runs parallel to the vehicle-mounted guiding element, and a longitudinal adjustment mechanism on which a driving device acts via a transmission mechanism and which is designed to cause a relative adjustment between the vehicle-mounted guiding element and the seat-mounted guiding element. The vehicle seat console is characterized in that the longitudinal adjustment mechanism and/or the transmission mechanism is/are equipped with at least one energy absorption device which is configured to dampen abrupt relative movements between the vehicle-mounted guiding element and the seat-mounted guiding element.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle seat console, comprising:
a vehicle-side guide;
a seat-side guide arranged parallel to the vehicle-side guide;
a longitudinal adjustment device which is acted upon by a drive by way of a transmission and is configured to bring about a relative adjustment between the vehicle-side guide and the seat-side guide, wherein
the longitudinal adjustment device and/or the transmission is provided with at least one energy absorption device which is configured to damp impulse forces that cause relative movements between the vehicle-side guide and the seat-side guide, wherein
the energy absorption device has at least one torsion bar.

2. The vehicle seat console according to claim 1 , wherein
the energy absorption device has travel-limiting measures for the torsion bar.

3. A vehicle seat console, comprising:
a vehicle-side guide;
a seat-side guide arranged parallel to the vehicle-side guide;
a longitudinal adjustment device which is acted upon by a drive by way of a transmission and is configured to bring about a relative adjustment between the vehicle-side guide and the seat-side guide, wherein
the longitudinal adjustment device and/or the transmission is provided with at least one energy absorption device which is configured to damp impulse forces that cause relative movements between the vehicle-side guide and the seat-side guide, wherein
the longitudinal adjustment device comprises a non-self-locking translatory movement unit, which couples the vehicle-side guide and the seat-side guide to each other, and
the energy absorption device is arranged in a force flux of the impulse forces between the drive and the non-self-locking translatory movement unit.

4. The vehicle seat console according to claim 3 , wherein
the non-self-locking translatory movement unit has a rack running parallel to a longitudinal extent of the guide and a pinion meshing with the rack, wherein the pinion is mechanically coupled to the drive.

5. The vehicle seat console according to claim 3 , wherein
a self-locking movement unit is arranged between the drive and the energy absorption device.

6. The vehicle seat console according to claim 5 , wherein
the self-locking movement unit comprises a worm shaft mechanism.

7. A vehicle seat comprising:
the vehicle seat console according to claim 3 ; and
a seat mounted on the vehicle seat console.

8. A vehicle, comprising:
the vehicle seat according to claim 7 ; and
a floor on which the vehicle seat is mounted.

9. The vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein the vehicle is a motor vehicle.

Assignees

• Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag

Inventors

• Huf Andreas
• Martin Robert

Classifications

• B60N2/42736

  of the whole seat · CPC title

• B60N2/4228

  due to impact coming from the rear · CPC title

• B60N2/43 Primary

  Safety locks (for back-rests B60N2/433) · CPC title

• B60N2/075

  roller-less · CPC title

• B60N2/42745

  of the back-rest (B60N2/433 takes precedence; higher part of the back-rest moving together with the headrest B60N2/888) · CPC title