Seat arrangement for a means of transport

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11458864-B2
Application number	US-202017020974-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 15, 2020
Priority date	Sep 16, 2019
Publication date	Oct 4, 2022
Grant date	Oct 4, 2022

Abstract

The invention relates to a seat arrangement for a means of transport, in particular for a means of passenger transport, wherein the seat arrangement can be arranged on the means of transport by means of a fastening device, wherein the seat arrangement is intended and suitable for providing a sitting position at standing height, wherein the seat arrangement comprises at least one frame element, wherein a seat cover is arranged on or in the at least one frame element, wherein the seat cover is a knitted fabric.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A seat arrangement for a passenger vehicle,
wherein the seat arrangement can be arranged on the passenger vehicle by a fastening device,
wherein the seat arrangement is intended and suitable for providing a sitting position at standing height,
wherein the seat arrangement comprises at least one frame element,
wherein a seat cover is arranged on or in the at least one frame element, wherein the seat cover is a knitted fabric,
wherein the seat cover is a flat knitted fabric, wherein the seat cover is arranged on the at least one frame element,
wherein the seat cover is equipped with at least two piping lugs, which are each arranged in a respective piping rail of the at least one frame element, and
wherein each respective piping rail is arranged on a respective inner side of the at least one frame element.

2. The seat arrangement according to claim 1 ,
wherein the seat cover consists of materials which are selected from among:

polyester, polyamide, Tencel or wool,
wherein the seat cover has integrated reinforcing fibres, and
wherein the integrated reinforcing fibres extend biaxially in the seat cover.

3. The seat arrangement according to claim 1 ,
wherein the at least one frame element comprises an upper region for supporting a person's back and at least one seat region integrated into the at least one frame element, and
wherein the at least one seat region is arranged at a height between 40 cm and 150 cm.

4. The seat arrangement according to claim 1 ,
wherein a lower portion and an upper portion form the at least one frame element,
wherein the lower portion comprises a first transverse portion extending substantially along a width axis and a second transverse portion extending substantially along the width axis,
wherein the upper portion comprises a third transverse portion extending along the width axis,
wherein the first transverse portion and the second transverse portion have an enlarged extent along a depth axis,
wherein the first transverse portion or the second transverse portion forms at least a portion of the at least one seat region, and
wherein the lower portion and the upper portion of the at least one frame element form the at least one frame element integrally, in one piece, or in multiple pieces.

5. The seat arrangement according to claim 1 ,
wherein the at least one frame element can be pivoted relative to the fastening device about a pivot axis extending along a width axis,
wherein the at least one frame element is pivotable into at least two pivoting positions,
wherein the at least one frame element is pivotable into three pivoting positions,
wherein the at least one frame element is pivotable into a first pivoting position,
wherein the at least one frame element extends substantially perpendicular to an imaginary plane which extends parallel to a floor of the passenger vehicle in the first pivoting position,
wherein the at least one frame element is pivotable into a second pivoting position, which is inclined relative to the first pivoting position by a first angle of inclination,
wherein the at least one frame element is pivotable into a third pivoting position, which is inclined relative to the first pivoting position by a second angle of inclination,
wherein the at least one frame element is inclined in directions opposite along a depth axis in the second pivoting position and the third pivoting position, and
wherein the first angle of inclination and the second angle of inclination are the same.

6. The seat arrangement according to claim 5 ,
wherein in the second pivoting position of the at least one frame element, a first seat region is formed at least by a first transverse portion,
wherein, in the third pivoting position of the at least one frame element, a second seat region is formed at least by a second transverse portion,
wherein, in the second pivoting position of the at least one frame element, the first seat region extends substantially parallel to the imaginary plane, and
wherein, in the third pivoting position of the at least one frame element, the second seat region extends substantially parallel to the imaginary plane.

7. The seat arrangement according to claim 1 ,
wherein the seat cover has at least two regions which have different elasticities,
wherein a first region has a lower elasticity than a second region,
wherein the second region is elastically deformable by action of a force,
wherein the first region is arranged along a height axis above the second region,
wherein the seat cover is connected to the at least one frame element at an edge from a bottom upwards, and
wherein the second region forms a three-dimensional deformation through action of the force.

8. The seat arrangement according to claim 7 ,
wherein the seat cover has a third region which is intended and suitable for providing cushioning, and
wherein the third region is arranged on a first transverse portion and/or on a second transverse portion.

9. The seat arrangement according to claim 1 ,
wherein the seat arrangement only comprises one frame element which is arranged on the fastening device,
wherein the one frame element is arranged between two receiving devices of the fastening device, and
wherein each of the two receiving devices is arranged on a fastening element.

10. The seat arrangement according to claim 1 ,
wherein the seat arrangement comprises two frame elements which are arranged on the fastening device,
wherein the two frame elements are arranged next to one another along a width axis, and
wherein the two frame elements can be pivoted independently of one another about a common pivot axis extending along the width axis relative to the fastening device.

11. An interior device of a passenger vehicle, comprising at least one seat arrangement according to claim 1 .

12. The interior device according to claim 11 , wherein the at least one seat arrangement is arranged on the passenger vehicle in a stationary manner or displaceable by a guide device.

13. A seat arrangement for a passenger vehicle,
wherein the seat arrangement can be arranged on the passenger vehicle by a fastening device,
wherein the seat arrangement is intended and suitable for providing a sitting position at standing height,
wherein the seat arrangement comprises at least one frame element,
wherein a seat cover is arranged on or in the at least one frame element,
wherein a lower portion and an upper portion form the at least one frame element,
wherein the lower portion comprises a first transverse portion extending substantially along a width axis and a second transverse portion extending substantially along the width axis,
wherein the upper portion comprises a third transverse portion extending along the width axis,
wherein the lower portion and the upper portion of the at least one frame element form the at least one frame element integrally, in one piece,
wherein the seat cover is a tubular knitted fabric having two sides oppositely arranged along a height axis,
wherein the seat cover is arranged over the at least one frame element,
wherein the seat cover is arranged on both sides over an inner surface of the at least one frame element, and
wherein a first side is closed and abuts the third transverse portion.

14. The seat arrangement according to claim 13 ,
wherein the seat cover consists of materials which are selected from among:

polyester, polyamide, Tencel or wool,
wherein the seat cover has integrated reinforcing fibres, and
wherein the integrated reinforcing fibres extend biaxially in the seat cover.

Assignees

• Grammer Ag

Inventors

• Meier Dominik
• Wegmann Sebastian

Classifications

• B61D33/0035

  Cushions or the like; Covers · CPC title

• B60N2/203

  taking a position opposite to the original one · CPC title

• B61D33/0028

  for reversible seats · CPC title

• B61D33/005 Primary

  Head, arm or footrests · CPC title

• B60N2/7011

  of substantially two-dimensional shape, e.g. hammock-like, plastic shells, fabrics · CPC title