Cable fixing element on a spring mat for a vehicle seat, spring mat, and vehicle seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9469224-B2
Application number	US-201314369809-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 6, 2013
Priority date	May 11, 2012
Publication date	Oct 18, 2016
Grant date	Oct 18, 2016

Abstract

A fixing element ( 30 ), for fixing a cable ( 50 ) to a spring mat ( 12 ) of a vehicle seat ( 1 ), includes a retaining region ( 32 ) and at least one gripping arm ( 34, 36 ), which can be elastically preloaded such that a cable ( 50 ) located between the retaining region ( 32 ) and the at least one gripping arm ( 34, 36 ) is pressed against the retaining region ( 32 ) by the at least one gripping arm ( 34, 36 ). The spring mat ( 12 ), for a vehicle seat ( 1 ), includes a fixing element ( 30 ). A vehicle seat ( 1 ) includes the spring mat ( 12 ) and/or a fixing element ( 30 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle seat comprising:
a spring mat comprising:
a cable; and
a fixing element comprising:
a retaining region; and
a gripping arm which is elastically preloaded such that the cable, which is located between the retaining region and the at least one gripping arm, is pressed against the retaining region by the gripping arm.

2. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the gripping arm and the retaining region adjoin an edge region which is fixed to a spring wire of the spring mat.

3. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 2 , wherein:
the edge region is a first edge region and the gripping arm and the retaining region adjoin a second edge region;
the retaining region is arranged between a first edge region and a second edge region.

4. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the retaining region has a first connecting piece and a second connecting piece which are adjacent to the gripping arm.

5. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the first gripping arm and/or the second gripping arm and/or the first connecting piece and/or the second connecting piece have pointed projections for fixing the cable.

6. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 3 , wherein:
the gripping arm is a first gripping arm that adjoins the first edge region;
a second gripping arm adjoins the second edge region;
a free end of the first gripping arm faces the second edge region; and
a free end of the second gripping arm faces the first edge region.

7. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the retaining region, the gripping arm and the edge region comprise one piece.

8. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the spring mat further comprises:
a plurality of spring wires; and
connecting elements connecting together two or more spring wires in a transverse direction, wherein the fixing element is connected to two or more spring wires in a transverse direction.

9. A spring mat according to claim 8 , further comprising:
a plurality of spring wires; and
connecting elements connecting together two or more spring wires in a transverse direction, wherein the fixing element is connected to two or more spring wires in a transverse direction.

10. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the gripping arm is pivotable about a pivot axis.

11. A spring mat comprising:
a cable; and
a fixing element comprising:
a retaining region; and
a gripping arm which is elastically preloaded such that the cable, which is located between the retaining region and the at least one gripping arm, is pressed against the retaining region by the gripping arm.

12. The spring mat as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the gripping arm and the retaining region adjoin an edge region which may be fixed to a spring wire of a spring mat.

13. The spring mat as claimed in claim 12 , wherein:
the edge region is a first edge region and the gripping arm and the retaining region adjoin a second edge region;
the retaining region is arranged between a first edge region and a second edge region.

14. The spring mat as claimed in claim 13 , wherein:
the gripping arm is a first gripping arm that adjoins the first edge region;
a second gripping arm adjoins the second edge region;
a free end of the first gripping arm faces the second edge region; and
a free end of the second gripping arm faces the first edge region.

15. The spring mat as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the retaining region has a first connecting piece and a second connecting piece which are adjacent to the gripping arm.

16. The spring mat as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the first gripping arm and/or the second gripping arm and/or the first connecting piece and/or the second connecting piece have pointed projections for fixing the cable.

17. The spring mat as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the retaining region, the gripping arm and the edge region are designed in one piece.

18. The spring mat as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the gripping arm is pivotable about a pivot axis.

Assignees

• Johnson Controls Gmbh

Inventors

• Matejko-Anger Sylwia

Classifications

• B60N2/54

  using mechanical springs · CPC title

• F16L3/1222

  the member having the form of a closed ring, e.g. used for the function of two adjacent pipe sections · CPC title

• B60N2/7094 Primary

  Upholstery springs · CPC title

• B60N2002/0264

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B60N2/44 Primary

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic