Pneumatic adjustment arrangement for a vehicle seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9802518-B2
Application number	US-201314381328-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 5, 2013
Priority date	Mar 6, 2012
Publication date	Oct 31, 2017
Grant date	Oct 31, 2017

Abstract

A pneumatic adjustment arrangement for a vehicle seat. The pneumatic adjustment arrangement has at least one chamber or bladder, which can be filled with a pressure medium, as an adjustment element. Furthermore, the pneumatic adjustment arrangement has a fluid line for the filling and/or evacuation of the chamber. Additionally, the pneumatic adjustment arrangement has a valve device which is provided in the fluid line for volume flow regulation. Finally, the pneumatic adjustment arrangement has a noise absorber which is likewise arranged in the fluid line in order to absorb noise generated in the fluid line. In this way, it is possible to create a pneumatic adjustment arrangement for a vehicle seat, in particular for comfort functions, such that objectionable noises during the execution of the comfort fiction are reduced.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A pneumatic adjustment arrangement for a vehicle seat, comprising:
at least one chamber, which can be filled with a pressure medium, as an adjustment element;
a fluid line extending from the at least one chamber to a pressure medium source for filling and/or emptying the at least one chamber;
a valve device which is provided in the fluid line inline between the pressure source and the at least one chamber and configured for volume flow regulation of the pressure medium from the pressure source to the at least one chamber; and
a sound absorber which is also arranged in the fluid line in order to absorb sound occurring in the fluid line;
wherein the sound absorber is arranged in the fluid line, between the valve device and the at least one chamber.

2. The pneumatic adjustment arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , in which the sound absorber) comprises:
a housing with a fluid inlet for letting in pressure media, and a fluid outlet for discharging the pressure medium;
a sound-absorbing material which is arranged in an interior space (GHI) of the housing.

3. The pneumatic adjustment arrangement as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the sound absorber has a free flow cross section for the pressure medium in the interior space, from the fluid inlet in the direction of the fluid outlet.

4. The pneumatic adjustment arrangement as claimed in claim 3 , wherein, in the housing of the sound absorber, the sound-absorbing material is arranged bearing against an inner wall of the housing.

5. The pneumatic adjustment arrangement as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the sound absorber has a cylindrical housing.

6. The pneumatic adjustment arrangement as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the sound absorber has, both at the fluid inlet and at the fluid outlet, a coupling section for fitting on a section of a fluid line.

7. The pneumatic adjustment arrangement as claimed in claim 2 , wherein, in the housing of the sound absorber, the sound-absorbing material is arranged bearing against an inner wall of the housing.

8. The pneumatic adjustment arrangement as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the sound absorber has a cylindrical housing.

9. The pneumatic adjustment arrangement as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the sound absorber has, both at the fluid inlet and at the fluid outlet, a coupling section for fitting on a section of a fluid line.

10. The pneumatic adjustment arrangement as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the sound absorber has a cylindrical housing.

11. The pneumatic adjustment arrangement as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the sound absorber has, both at the fluid inlet and at the fluid outlet, a coupling section for fitting on a section of a fluid line.

12. The pneumatic adjustment arrangement as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the sound absorber has, both at the fluid inlet and at the fluid outlet, a coupling section for fitting on a section of a fluid line.

13. The pneumatic adjustment arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , comprising a multiplicity of sound absorbers which are connected in series and/or in parallel with respect to one another.

14. A vehicle seat having a pneumatic adjustment arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the vehicle seat has a seat bearing surface, wherein the at least one chamber is arranged underneath the seat bearing surface in order to influence the contour thereof.

15. A pneumatic adjustment arrangement for a vehicle seat, comprising:
at least one chamber, which can be filled with a pressure medium, as an adjustment element;
a fluid line for filling and/or emptying the at least one chamber;
a valve device which is provided in the fluid line for volume flow regulation; and
a sound absorber which is also arranged in the fluid line in order to absorb sound occurring in the fluid line;
wherein the sound absorber is arranged in the fluid line, between the valve device and the at least one chamber, and
wherein the valve device is provided in the fluid line inline between the sound absorber and a pressure medium source.

Assignees

• Conti Temic Microelectronic Gmbh

Inventors

• Steinberger Johann
• Weickmann Stefan
• Zehndbauer Marco

Classifications

• B60N2/4415 Primary

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B60N2/525

  using gas · CPC title

• Y10T137/6855

  Vehicle · CPC title

• B60N2/64

  Back-rests {or cushions (B60N2/2222 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B60N2/0224

  Non-manual adjustments, e.g. with electrical operation · CPC title