Motor vehicle seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11186205-B2
Application number	US-202016838754-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 2, 2020
Priority date	Apr 3, 2019
Publication date	Nov 30, 2021
Grant date	Nov 30, 2021

Abstract

The invention relates to a motor vehicle seat for motor vehicles comprising an adjustment device for a backrest head adjustment, the motor vehicle seat having a backrest, which has a backrest frame as the first component of the backrest head adjustment and a backrest head as the second component of the backrest head adjustment, and an actuator. The backrest head is pivotably connected to the backrest frame and the actuator has a driving element and a movable element, the actuator being connected to the backrest frame and the backrest head and it being possible to carry out a linear movement by means of the actuator. The driving element of the actuator is rigidly connected to the backrest frame or backrest head and the movable element of the actuator has a guide element which engages in a guide arranged on the backrest frame or backrest head.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A motor vehicle seat for a motor vehicle, said motor vehicle seat comprising:
a backrest including a backrest frame as a first component of a backrest head adjustment;
a backrest head forming a second component of the backrest head adjustment, said backrest head being pivotably connected to the backrest frame; a
an actuator connected to the backrest frame and the backrest head and including a first driving element which is rigidly connected to one of the backrest frame or backrest head, and a movable element which includes a guide arranged on the other one of the backrest frame or the backrest head, and a guide element engaging in the guide, said actuator being configured to enable execution of a linear movement;
wherein the guide is configured to describe a curve;
wherein the actuator defines a longitudinal axis extending in parallel relation to a direction of movement of the actuator, said curve of the guide being configured such that a direction of the longitudinal axis of the actuator with respect to the backrest frame and/or the backrest head remains unchanged in any position of the backrest head; and
wherein the longitudinal axis of the actuator extends in parallel relation to a direction of travel of the motor vehicle.

2. The motor vehicle seat of claim 1 , wherein the actuator includes a motor for driving the actuator.

3. The motor vehicle seat of claim 1 , wherein the actuator is configured as a spindle drive.

4. The motor vehicle seat of claim 3 , wherein the spindle drive includes a spindle fastened to one of the backrest frame or the backrest head and a spindle nut fastened to the other one of the backrest frame or the backrest head of the backrest head adjustment.

5. The motor vehicle seat of claim 1 , wherein the driving element is connected to the backrest frame and the movable element is connected to the backrest head.

6. A method for adjusting a backrest head of a backrest relative to a backrest frame of the backrest via an actuator, said method comprising:
enabling the actuator to execute a linear movement with the actuator including a movable element having a guide element;
guiding the guide element in a guide during the linear movement of the actuator;

wherein the actuator defines a longitudinal axis in parallel relation to a direction of movement of the actuator, wherein the guide element of the actuator is guided such that the longitudinal axis of the actuator maintains its orientation with respect to one of the backrest head or backrest frame of the backrest during the linear movement of the actuator, and
wherein the guide element of the actuator is guided such that the longitudinal axis of the actuator maintains its orientation with respect to a direction of travel of the motor vehicle during the linear movement of the actuator.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising arranging the guide in the backrest frame or in the backrest head.

Assignees

• Faurecia Autositze Gmbh

Inventors

• Römer Bernd

Classifications

• B60N2/865

  providing a fore-and-aft movement with respect to the occupant's head · CPC title

• B60N2/853 Primary

  characterised by their adjusting mechanisms, e.g. electric motors · CPC title

• B60N2/868

  providing a lateral movement parallel to the occupant's shoulder line · CPC title

• A47C7/38

  for the head, e.g. detachable · CPC title

• B60N2/68

  Seat frames · CPC title