Adjustment arrangement for a motor vehicle seat
US-9358903-B2 · Jun 7, 2016 · US
Side panel of a vehicle seat with a deformation zone
US2016280101A1 · US · A1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-2016280101-A1 |
| Application number | US-201615075615-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | A1 |
| Filing date | Mar 21, 2016 |
| Priority date | Mar 23, 2015 |
| Publication date | Sep 29, 2016 |
| Grant date | — |
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A vehicle seat is provided with a seat-mounted cover that includes a side panel. Provision is made that at least one predetermined breaking point is formed, at least in a critical region of the side panel in which a high crash force acts in the event of a possible crash.
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What is claimed is: 1 . A vehicle seat comprising: a seat-mounted cover that includes a side panel; and at least one predetermined breaking point formed at least in a critical region of the side panel in which a high crash force acts in the event of a possible crash. 2 . A side panel of a cover of a vehicle seat, the side panel comprising at least one predetermined breaking point formed in the side panel in a critical region in which a high crash force acts in the event of a possible crash. 3 . The side panel according to claim 2 , wherein the predetermined breaking point is at least one linear indentation. 4 . The side panel according to claim 3 , wherein the at least one linear indentation is formed on an inside of the side panel. 5 . The side panel according to claim 3 , wherein the at least one linear indentation extends substantially in a longitudinal direction and substantially in a horizontal direction of the side panel that is arranged in an operating position. 6 . The side panel according to claim 3 , wherein the at least one linear indentation is arranged to extend substantially horizontally, at least in a vertical wall region located in the critical region of the side panel in its operating position. 7 . The side panel according to claim 3 , wherein the at least one linear indentation is arranged to extend substantially horizontally in a horizontal wall region located in the critical region in the operating position of the side panel and to extend in the vertical wall region located in the critical region in the operating position of the side panel. 8 . The side panel according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one linear indentation is part of a weakening structure. 9 . The side panel according to claim 8 , wherein a first weakening structure comprises multiple linear indentations that are arranged to be substantially parallel to one another and to extend substantially horizontally in the longitudinal direction of the side panel in the operating position. 10 . The side panel according to claim 8 , wherein a second weakening structure is a grid structure that comprises multiple linear indentations that are arranged to be substantially parallel to one another and to extend substantially horizontally in the longitudinal direction of the side panel in the operating position, and wherein multiple linear indentations are arranged to extend substantially horizontally perpendicular and vertically perpendicular to the multiple linear indentations arranged horizontally in the longitudinal direction. 11 . The side panel according to claim 9 , wherein at least one of the multiple linear indentations, which is arranged to be parallel to one another and to extend substantially horizontally in the longitudinal direction of the side panel in the operating position, is formed more deeply in a material of the side panel than a neighboring indentation.
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- B60N2/4249Primary
fixed structures, i.e. where neither the seat nor a part thereof are displaced during a crash · CPC title
- B60N2/42709Primary
involving residual deformation or fracture of the structure · CPC title
covering more than only the seat · CPC title
incorporating energy-absorbing devices {(belt anchors provided with energy-absorbing means for protecting the occupants in case of physical contact therewith B60R21/055; belt retractors comprising energy-absorbing means B60R22/341, B60R22/4676)} · CPC title
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- What does patent US2016280101A1 cover?
- A vehicle seat is provided with a seat-mounted cover that includes a side panel. Provision is made that at least one predetermined breaking point is formed, at least in a critical region of the side panel in which a high crash force acts in the event of a possible crash.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Volkswagen Ag
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60N2/4249. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
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- Publication date Thu Sep 29 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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