Adjustable vehicle seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9539918-B2
Application number	US-201314412052-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 25, 2013
Priority date	Jul 31, 2012
Publication date	Jan 10, 2017
Grant date	Jan 10, 2017

Abstract

An adjustable vehicle seat ( 1 ) has a seat part ( 2 ) and a backrest part ( 3 ) which is pivotable relative to the seat part about a backrest pivot axis ( 6 ) and is lockable in a design position (the backrest is approximately upright) and in a table position (the backrest rests on the seat part). Two locking devices ( 90 ) are kinematically assigned to the seat part and an unlocking unit ( 10 ) is kinematically assigned to the backrest, for unlocking the locking devices ( 90 ). The unlocking unit ( 10 ) is connected to the locking devices ( 90 ) by two Bowden cables ( 83, 84 ). A passage element ( 80 ), that is approximately cylindrical, is fastened to the seat part with a cylinder axis aligned with the backrest pivot axis ( 6 ) and with a first Bowden cable passage opening ( 81 ) and a second Bowden cable passage opening ( 82 ) arranged at a same distance from the backrest pivot axis.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An adjustable vehicle seat comprising:
a seat part;
a backrest which can be pivoted relative to the seat part about a backrest pivot axis and can be locked in a design position, in which the backrest is approximately upright, and can be locked in a table position, in which the backrest rests on the seat part, the backrest being pivoted about a pivoting angle relative to the table position in the design position;
two locking apparatuses assigned to the seat part to lock the seat part to a vehicle structure;
an unlocking unit assigned to the backrest for unlocking the two locking apparatuses;
a first Bowden cable connecting the unlocking unit to a first of the locking apparatuses;
a second Bowden cable connecting the unlocking unit to a second of the locking apparatuses; and
a leadthrough element assigned to the seat part, the leadthrough element having a first leadthrough opening for guiding through the first Bowden cable and having a second leadthrough opening for guiding through the second Bowden cable, the first leadthrough opening and the second leadthrough opening being arranged essentially at an identical spacing from the backrest pivot axis, and the leadthrough element being of approximately cylindrical configuration and being fastened to the seat part such that a leadthrough element cylinder axis is aligned with the backrest pivot axis.

2. The adjustable vehicle seat as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the leadthrough element has a radially protruding fastening arm.

3. The adjustable vehicle seat as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the leadthrough element has at least one radially protruding collar.

4. The adjustable vehicle seat as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, during pivoting of the backrest from the design position into the table position, the leadthrough element rotates relative to the unlocking unit.

5. The adjustable vehicle seat as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
the unlocking unit has an unlocking lever for unlocking the locking apparatuses; and
in the design position, the leadthrough element prevents a movement of an unlocking lever.

6. The adjustable vehicle seat as claimed in claim 5 , wherein:
on one end side the leadthrough element has at least one diametrically running slot;
a blocking lug is attached to the unlocking lever; and
the at least one diametrically running slot interacts with the blocking lug.

7. The adjustable vehicle seat as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the leadthrough element is arranged in such a way that, when the vehicle seat is situated in the design position, the slot runs obliquely with respect to a movement direction of the blocking lug.

8. The adjustable vehicle seat as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the leadthrough element is arranged in such a way that, when the vehicle seat is situated in the table position, the slot runs in the same direction as the movement direction of the blocking lug.

9. The adjustable vehicle seat as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
a first supporting point, from which the first Bowden cable is guided in a direct line to the first leadthrough opening; and
a second supporting point, from which the second Bowden cable is guided in a direct line to the second leadthrough opening, the first supporting point and the second supporting point having a same spacing from the backrest pivot axis.

10. The adjustable vehicle seat as claimed in claim 9 , wherein:
the unlocking unit comprises a first unlocking element with a cylinder segment region having a first unlocking element circumferential face;
the first supporting point is situated on the first unlocking element circumferential face of the cylinder segment region of the first unlocking element of the unlocking unit;
the unlocking unit comprises a second unlocking element with a cylinder segment region having a second unlocking element circumferential face;
the second supporting point is situated on the second unlocking element circumferential face of the cylinder segment region of the second unlocking element of the unlocking unit.

11. The adjustable vehicle seat as claimed in claim 10 , wherein:
a first guide groove is formed in the first circumferential face;
the first Bowden cable is inserted into the first guide groove;
a second guide groove is formed in the second circumferential face; and
the second Bowden cable is inserted into the second guide groove.

12. The adjustable vehicle seat as claimed in claim 9 , wherein:
a first plane runs parallel to the backrest pivot axis and a first center point of the first leadthrough opening and a second center point of the second leadthrough opening lie in the first plane;
a second plane runs parallel to the backrest pivot axis and the first supporting point and the second supporting point lie in the second plane; and
the first plane and the second plane lie offset with respect to one another by half the pivoting angle in the design position of the backrest.

13. The adjustable vehicle seat as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the first plane and the second plane lie offset with respect to one another by half the pivoting angle in the table position of the backrest.

14. The adjustable vehicle seat as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the backrest pivot axis lies in the first plane.

15. The adjustable vehicle seat as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the backrest pivot axis lies in the second plane.

Assignees

• Johnson Controls Gmbh

Inventors

• Rothstein Gerhard
• Fahl Michael

Classifications

• B60N2/309

  rods · CPC title

• B60N2/22

  the back-rest being adjustable {(B60N2/2878 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B60N2/36

  into a loading platform {(B60N2/065 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B60N2/3031

  in a longitudinal-vertical plane · CPC title

• B60N2/366

  characterised by the locking device · CPC title