Seat inclination adjustment mechanism, vehicle seat, and method for mounting said vehicle seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9539920-B2
Application number	US-201314396423-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 16, 2013
Priority date	Apr 25, 2012
Publication date	Jan 10, 2017
Grant date	Jan 10, 2017

Abstract

An adjustment unit for a vehicle seat is disclosed. Said adjustment unit comprises an inclination adjustment mechanism for the backrest of the vehicle seat. The inclination adjustment mechanism comprises a first rocker which is mounted in such a way as to be rotatable about a transverse direction extending perpendicular to a direction of travel of the vehicle.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An adjustment unit for a vehicle seat in a vehicle, wherein the adjustment unit comprises an inclination adjustment mechanism for a backrest of the vehicle seat, wherein the inclination adjustment mechanism comprises a first rocker which is connected to the backrest and which is mounted rotatably about a transverse direction which is perpendicular to a direction of travel of the vehicle and the adjustment unit further comprises a longitudinal and height adjustment mechanism for a seat part of the vehicle seat, the longitudinal and height adjustment mechanism including a second rocker which is connected to the seat part and which is mounted rotatably about the transverse direction,
wherein the backrest comprises a backrest main part and a backrest upper part, wherein the backrest main part and the backrest upper part are connected to each other in a manner of a rotary joint via a pivot axis of the backrest main part and backrest upper part for an adjustment of the curvature of the backrest;
wherein the backrest main part and the backrest upper part are coupled to each other in a region of the pivot axis by means of an adjustment fitting in such a manner that an adjustment of the adjustment fitting brings about a change in angle between the backrest main part and the backrest upper part about the pivot axis; and
wherein the adjustment fitting comprises a motor-driven wobble mechanism or a latching pawl adjuster;
wherein the seat part defines a seat surface for a vehicle occupant and comprises a front part, and a main part;
wherein the main part is mounted in the manner of a rotary hinge on the second rocker;
wherein a lower side of the front part has a slotted guide in which a first end of a third rocker is mounted in the manner of a rotary hinge about a further transverse axis which extends along the transverse direction which is perpendicular to the direction of travel;
wherein a second end of the third rocker is connected in the manner of a rotary hinge to a holder fastened to a vehicle floor;
wherein a position of the third rocker relative to a substructure can be changed via a further drive; and
wherein the inclination of the front part can be changed in this manner.

2. The adjustment unit of claim 1 , wherein a first end of the first rocker acts in the manner of a rotary hinge on the backrest of the vehicle seat while a second end of the first rocker is fastened to a body-mounted retaining clamp.

3. The adjustment unit of claim 2 , wherein the first rocker is connected at its first end to the backrest in the manner of a rotary hinge, which rotates about another pivot axis via another adjustment fitting, wherein the another adjustment fitting comprises a wobble mechanism or a latching pawl adjuster, and a motor-driven drive.

4. The adjustment unit of claim 2 , wherein the second end of the first rocker is connected in the manner of a rotary hinge in a slotted guide of the retaining clamp and is mounted in a longitudinally displaceable manner along a guide slot of the slotted guide, wherein the guide slot is an elongated hole which is open on one side.

5. The adjustment unit of claim 1 , wherein the adjustment unit is designed such that the inclination of the backrest is adjusted by a change in angle of the orientation of the first rocker.

6. A vehicle seat having an adjustment unit as claimed in claim 1 .

7. A method for mounting the vehicle seat as claimed in claim 6 , wherein, in a first method step, the vehicle seat is provided in a configuration with the backrest shifted forward, wherein, in a second method step, the vehicle seat is arranged or fastened, at least temporarily, on the substructure, and wherein, in a third method step, the backrest is pivoted back by a pivoting movement in such a manner that a bolt located at the second end of the first rocker enters into engagement with a slotted guide which is open on one side.

Assignees

• Johnson Controls Components Gmbh & Co Kg

Inventors

• Müller Sascha
• Kinzer Andreas
• Kirch Eckhard
• Mühlberger Joachim

Classifications

• B60N2/235

  by gear-pawl type mechanisms · CPC title

• Y10T29/49963

  Threaded fastener · CPC title

• B60N2/2222

  the back-rest having two or more parts · CPC title

• B60N2/0232

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B60N2/2209 Primary

  by longitudinal displacement of the cushion, e.g. back-rest hinged on the bottom to the cushion and linked on the top to the vehicle frame · CPC title