Vehicle seat for a motor vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016152166-A1
Application number	US-201414904311-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 6, 2014
Priority date	Jul 17, 2013
Publication date	Jun 2, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A vehicle seat for a motor vehicle, includes an adjustable seat base, an adjustable backrest surface and adjustable lateral support elements provided on the seat-side and/or the backrest-side, wherein the size or geometry of the lateral support elements, which form a pair and are opposite each other, can variously be changed, and wherein the seat base and/or the backrest surface can be tilted towards one side, electromechanical or pneumatic adjustment means being provided for this purpose.

First claim

1 .- 7 . (canceled)

8 . A vehicle seat for a motor vehicle, comprising:
an adjustable seat surface; an adjustable backrest surface; and a pair of opposing lateral support elements provided on the seat and/or the backrest, said lateral support elements being adjustable in size and geometry independent of each other; and electromechanical or pneumatic actuating means constructed for adjusting the size or geometry of the lateral support elements and/or for tilting the seat surface and/or the backrest surface toward a side.

9 . The vehicle seat of claim 8 , wherein one of the lateral support elements is reducible in size and another one of the lateral support elements is enlargeable.

10 . The vehicle seat of claim 9 , wherein the lateral support elements are tiltable in a same direction.

11 . The vehicle seat of claim 9 , wherein the lateral support elements comprise a cover, which is provided with stretch folds or is retrievable from a reservoir against a restoring force or via a tracking unit.

12 . The vehicle seat of claim 8 , wherein the seat surface and the backrest surface are tiltable together in a same direction.

13 . The vehicle seat of claim 8 , further comprising surface elements arranged underneath the seat surface and the backrest surface, said surface elements being movable so as to effect a deformation of the seat surface and the backrest surface via the actuating means and so as to effect the tilting of the seat surface and/or the backrest surface.

14 . The vehicle seat of claim 8 , further comprising spring elements provided underneath the seat surface, said spring elements being configured so as to be adjustable regarding a hardness of the spring elements.

15 . The vehicle seat of claim 14 , further comprising activatable elements arranged underneath the seat surface which change a spring characteristic of the seat surface.

16 . A motor vehicle, comprising at least one vehicle seat, said vehicle seat comprising
an adjustable seat surface, an adjustable backrest surface, and a pair of opposing lateral support elements provided on the seat and/or the backrest, said lateral support elements being adjustable in size and geometry independent of each other; and electromechanical or pneumatic actuating means constructed for adjusting the size or geometry of the lateral support elements and/or for tilting the seat surface and/or the backrest surface toward a side.

17 . The motor vehicle of claim 16 , comprising two said at least one vehicle seat arranged adjacent each other.

Assignees

• Audi Ag

Inventors

• Lorenz Stephan
• Buchholz Jan

Classifications

• B60N2/01

  Arrangement of seats relative to one another · CPC title

• B60N2/4415 Primary

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B60N2/10 Primary

  tiltable (B60N2/12 {, B60N2/2875} take precedence) · CPC title

• B60N2/914 Primary

  Hydro-pneumatic adjustments of the shape · CPC title

• B60N2002/0212

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