Back rest of a vehicle seat having a pocket

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2019106060-A1
Application number	US-201816215192-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 10, 2018
Priority date	Jun 9, 2016
Publication date	Apr 11, 2019
Grant date	—

Abstract

A backrest of a vehicle seat, which includes a pocket. It is provided that the rotation axis, which is formed in the area of the lower edge of the cover and around which the cover is pivoted when an object is stored in the pocket, is variable with respect to its distance from the vehicle seat or the backrest. This takes place, for example, in that the cover is connected to a double joint in the area of its lower edge, and the double joint, in turn, is connected to the vehicle seat.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A backrest of a motor vehicle seat, the backrest comprising
a pocket formed by the backrest and a cover; and a rotation axis of the cover arranged in an area of a lower edge of the cover, the cover being pivoted around the rotation axis when the pocket is opened or closed, wherein the rotation axis is displaceable with respect to its distance from the backrest so that a compensation of the distance between the cover and the backrest takes place when an object is stored in the pocket.

2 . The backrest according to claim 1 , wherein the rotation axis is displaceable with respect to its distance from the backrest, wherein the cover is connected to a multiple joint in the area of its lower edge, and wherein the multiple joint is connected to the vehicle seat.

3 . The backrest according to claim 2 , wherein the multiple joint is a double joint, and wherein the cover is rotatably movably connected to a first joint of a swinging arm of the double joint in the area of its lower edge, and wherein the vehicle seat is rotatably movably connected to a second joint of the swinging arm.

4 . The backrest according to claim 3 , wherein the vehicle seat is connected to the second joint of the swinging arm, wherein the second joint is fastened to a backrest panel, which is connected to the vehicle seat or the second joint is connected to the backrest frame of the vehicle seat or the backrest.

5 . The backrest according to claim 1 , wherein the rotation axis is displaceable with respect to its distance from the backrest, wherein the cover is rotatably movably disposed on a spring element in an area of its lower edge, wherein the spring element is disposed on the vehicle seat such that the distance between the vehicle seat and the cover is variable against a spring action of the spring element.

6 . The backrest according to claim 5 , wherein the spring element is a spring band, to which at least one holder is fastened for a rotatable arrangement of the cover.

7 . The backrest according to claim 6 , wherein the spring element is disposed horizontally in the lower area of the vehicle seat.

8 . The backrest according to claim 1 , wherein the rotation axis is displaceable with respect to its distance from the backrest, wherein the cover interacts with a plurality of spring elements that are disposed between the cover and the vehicle seat, wherein at least one first spring element is assigned to the cover extending along the cover in the area between the lower edge of the cover and the upper edge of the cover and is fastened to the cover, and wherein at least one additional spring element is assigned to the vehicle seat extending along the vehicle seat in an area between the lower edge and the upper edge of the vehicle seat, wherein the at least one additional spring element penetrating a backrest panel is disposed on the vehicle seat through an opening in the backrest panel and is fastened in the interior of the backrest, wherein the at least one first spring element is connected to the at least one additional spring element in the area of the lower edge of the cover between the backrest panel and the cover so that when an object to be stored in the pocket is introduced into the pocket, the cover is first lifted away from the vehicle seat against the spring action of the at least one first spring element, the cover being pivoted around the rotation axis situated in the area of the lower edge of the cover, and the cover being supported on the vehicle seat in the area of the lower edge of the cover, wherein the cover is additionally lifted away from the vehicle seat against the spring action of the at least one additional spring element during the further course of the opening operation, so that the rotation axis of the cover is displaced and the distance of the rotation axis of the cover from the vehicle seat is changed.

9 . The backrest according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one additional spring element is provided with an offset design, so that it penetrates the backrest panel.

10 . The backrest according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one first spring element and the at least one additional spring element are each a bending spring extended in a straight line.

Assignees

• Volkswagen Ag

Inventors

• Lindhorst Volker

Classifications

• B60R7/043

  mounted on or under a seat · CPC title

• B60R2011/0015

  Back-rests · CPC title

• B60R7/005 Primary

  Nets or elastic pockets tensioned against walls or backrests · CPC title