IP Library Granted Patent US 7,036,864
Granted Patent B2
US 7,036,864 · App. 10/780,612 · Granted May 2, 2006

Vehicle seat for a motor vehicle

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Patent No.
US 7,036,864
App. No.
10/780,612
Granted
May 2, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

Spring elements incorporated into a seat are held on the front side in elastic elements for insulation of the seat against vibration of the motor vehicle.

Claims (93)

1. A vehicle seat for a motor vehicle with a seat frame comprising:

a front seat shell,

a rear seat cross member connected with the front seat shell, and

spring elements arranged between the seat shell and the seat cross member,

wherein the spring elements are respectively held insulated against vibration on the seat shell with front free bar ends with interposition of elastic elements,

wherein rear free bar ends are arranged in a sheet metal strip of the seat cross member,

wherein each of the elastic elements is arranged in a semicircular rounded out receptacle of a sheet metal shell element, which can be connected with the seat shell,

wherein each sheet metal shell element has a front opening for accommodation of one of the free bar ends of the spring elements,

wherein each free bar end is arranged spaced from a wall of the receptacle by a dimension on a horizontal plane, and

wherein a transverse crimp is provided on the wall of the receptacle which projects into a transverse groove of a corresponding one of the elastic elements.

2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the elastic elements is a rubber element in which one of the free bar ends of the spring elements is held with a larger dimension on a horizontal plane and a smaller dimension on a vertical plane.

3. A vehicle seat for a motor vehicle with a seat frame comprising:

a front seat shell,

a rear seat cross member connected with the front seat shell, and

spring elements arranged between the seat shell and the seat cross member,

wherein the spring elements are respectively held insulated against vibration on the seat shell with front free bar ends with interposition of elastic elements,

wherein rear free bar ends are arranged in a sheet metal strip of the seat cross member,

wherein each of the elastic elements is arranged in a semicircular rounded out receptacle of a sheet metal shell element, which can be connected with the seat shell,

wherein each sheet metal shell element has a front opening for accommodation of one of the free bar ends of the spring elements,

wherein each free bar end is arranged spaced from a wall of the receptacle by a dimension on a horizontal plane,

wherein the receptacle is one of a plurality of receptacles spaced from one another,

wherein hooking strips arranged for reception in slots in the seat shell are provided on at least one longitudinal side of the sheet metal shell element, and

wherein further hooking strips are provided on an opposite longitudinal side of the sheet metal shell element so as to be held in additional slots.

4. A vehicle seat for a motor vehicle with a seat frame comprising:

a front seat shell,

a rear seat cross member connected with the front seat shell, and spring elements arranged between the seat shell and the seat cross member,

wherein the spring elements are respectively held insulated against vibration on the seat shell with front free bar ends with interposition of elastic elements,

wherein rear free bar ends are arranged in a sheet metal strip of the seat cross member,

wherein each of the elastic elements is arranged in a semicircular rounded out receptacle of a sheet metal shell element, which can be connected with the seat shell,

wherein each sheet metal shell element has a front opening for accommodation of one of the free bar ends of the spring elements,

wherein each free bar end is arranged spaced from a wall of the receptacle by a dimension on a horizontal plane, and

wherein at least one of the elastic elements is a rubber element in which one of the free bar ends of the spring elements is held with a larger dimension on a horizontal plane and a smaller dimension on a vertical plane.

5. A vehicle seat for a motor vehicle with a seat frame comprising:

a front seat shell,

a rear seat cross member connected with the front seat shell, and

spring elements arranged between the seat shell and the seat cross member,

wherein the spring elements are respectively held insulated against vibration on the seat shell with front free bar ends with interposition of elastic elements,

wherein rear free bar ends are arranged in a sheet metal strip of the seat cross member,

wherein each of the elastic elements is arranged in a semicircular rounded out receptacle of a sheet metal shell element, which can be connected with the seat shell,

wherein the receptacle is one of a plurality of receptacles spaced from one another,

wherein hooking strips arranged for reception in slots in the seat shell are provided on at least one longitudinal side of the sheet metal shell element, and

wherein further hooking strips are provided on an opposite longitudinal side of the sheet metal shell element so as to be held in additional slots.

6. The vehicle seat according to claim 5 , wherein at least one of the elastic elements is a rubber element in which one of the free bar ends of the spring elements is held with a larger dimension on a horizontal plane and a smaller dimension on a vertical plane.

7. A vehicle seat for a motor vehicle with a seat frame comprising:

a front seat shell,

a rear seat cross member connected with the front seat shell, and

spring elements arranged between the seat shell and the seat cross member,

wherein the spring elements are respectively held insulated against vibration on the seat shell with front free bar ends with interposition of elastic elements,

wherein rear free bar ends are arranged in a sheet metal strip of the seat cross member,

wherein each of the elastic elements is arranged in a semicircular rounded out receptacle of a sheet metal shell element, which can be connected with the seat shell, and

wherein at least one of the elastic elements is a rubber element in which one of the free bar ends of the spring elements is held with a larger dimension on a horizontal plane and a smaller dimension on a vertical plane.

8. A vehicle seat for a motor vehicle with a seat frame comprising:

a front seat shell,

a rear seat cross member connected with the front seat shell, and

spring elements arranged between the seat shell and the seat cross member,

wherein the spring elements are respectively held insulated against vibration on the seat shell with front free bar ends with interposition of elastic elements,

wherein rear free bar ends are arranged in a sheet metal strip of the seat cross member,

wherein the free bar ends of the spring elements are held in a casing elements embedded into the elastic elements,

wherein the casing elements are severed for radial accommodation of the free bar ends, and

wherein at least one of the elastic elements is a rubber element in which one of the free bar ends of the spring elements is held with a larger dimension on a horizontal plane and a smaller dimension on a vertical plane (Y—Y).

9. A vehicle seat for a motor vehicle with a seat frame comprising:

a front seat shell,

a rear seat cross member connected with the front seat shell, and

spring elements arranged between the seat shell and the seat cross member,

wherein the spring elements are respectively held insulated against vibration on the seat shell with front free bar ends with interposition of elastic elements,

wherein rear free bar ends are arranged in a sheet metal strip of the seat cross member, and

wherein at least one of the elastic elements is a rubber element in which one of the free bar ends of the spring elements is held with a larger dimension on a horizontal plane and a smaller dimension on a vertical plane.

10. A motor vehicle including a vehicle seat with a seat frame comprising:

a front seat shell,

a rear seat cross member connected with the front seat shell, and spring elements arranged between the seat shell and the seat cross member,

wherein the spring elements are respectively held insulated against vibration on the seat shell with front free bar ends with interposition of elastic elements,

wherein rear free bar ends are arranged in a sheet metal strip of the seat cross member,

wherein each of the elastic elements is arranged in a semicircular rounded out receptacle of a sheet metal shell element, which can be connected with the seat shell,

wherein each sheet metal shell element has a front opening for accommodation of one of the free bar ends of the spring elements,

wherein each free bar end is arranged spaced from a wall of the receptacle by a dimension on a horizontal plane, and

wherein a transverse crimp is provided on the wall of the receptacle which projects into a transverse groove of a corresponding one of the elastic elements.

11. A motor vehicle including a vehicle seat with a seat frame comprising:

a front seat shell,

a rear seat cross member connected with the front seat shell, and

spring elements arranged between the seat shell and the seat cross member,

wherein the spring elements are respectively held insulated against vibration on the seat shell with front free bar ends with interposition of elastic elements,

wherein rear free bar ends are arranged in a sheet metal strip of the seat cross member,

wherein each of the elastic elements is arranged in a semicircular rounded out receptacle of a sheet metal shell element, which can be connected with the seat shell,

wherein the receptacle is one of a plurality of receptacles spaced from one another,

wherein hooking strips arranged for reception in slots in the seat shell are provided on at least one longitudinal side of the sheet metal shell element, and

wherein further hooking strips are provided on an opposite longitudinal side of the sheet metal shell element so as to be held in additional slots.

12. A motor vehicle including a vehicle seat with a seat frame comprising:

a front seat shell,

a rear seat cross member connected with the front seat shell, and

spring elements arranged between the seat shell and the seat cross member,

wherein the spring elements are respectively held insulated against vibration on the seat shell with front free bar ends with interposition of elastic elements,

wherein rear free bar ends are arranged in a sheet metal strip of the seat cross member, and

wherein at least one of the elastic elements is a rubber element in which one of the free bar ends of the spring elements is held with a larger dimension on a horizontal plane and a smaller dimension on a vertical plane.

Assignments (4)
MERGER Recorded Nov 2, 2010
From: DR. ING. H.C.F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
To: PORSCHE ZWISCHENHOLDING GMBH
Reel/Frame 025227/0699 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 2, 2010
From: PORSCHE ZWISCHENHOLDING GMBH
To: DR. ING. H.C.F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 025227/0747 →
MERGER Recorded Jun 3, 2008
From: DR. ING. H.C.F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (COMPANY NUMBER 5211)
To: DR. ING. H.C.F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (COMPANY NUMBER 722287)
Reel/Frame 021040/0147 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 19, 2004
From: REHRUSS, BENJAMIN; MAEBERT, SIEGFRIED
To: DR. ING. H.C.F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 015005/0976 →