IP Library Granted Patent US 8,894,152
Granted Patent B2
US 8,894,152 · App. 13/271,974 · Granted Nov 25, 2014

Vehicle seat with fluid spring

Inventor: Konstantin Lorey (Schmidgaden, DE)
Assignee: Grammer AG
B60N2/508B60N2/502B60N2/505B60N2/527
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Patent No.
US 8,894,152
App. No.
13/271,974
Granted
Nov 25, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a vehicle seat ( 1 ) with an upper part ( 5 ) and a lower part ( 6 ) and a frame ( 4 ) arranged between them and vertically adjustable by means of at least one fluid spring ( 11 ) capable of being retracted and extended, wherein a component ( 17 ) with at least one element ( 24 ) of resilient material for the damping of vibrating movements of the vehicle seat ( 1 ) is provided, wherein the component ( 17 ) is connected to a first end ( 20 ) of the fluid spring ( 11 ) and the upper part ( 5 ) of the seat or the lower part ( 6 ) of the seat.

Claims (12)

1. A vehicle seat comprising an upper part and a lower part and a frame arranged between them and vertically adjustable by means of at least one fluid spring capable of being retracted and extended, with a component with at least one element of resilient material for the damping of vibrating movements of the vehicle seat, wherein the component is connected to a first end of the fluid spring and to the upper part of the seat or the lower part of the seat, wherein the component is built up in the form of a multiple-layer cylinder, wherein the cylinder comprises a plastics material part in the form of a hollow cylinder, an intermediate part of the resilient material in the form of a cylinder jacket arranged thereon and a casing part surrounding the intermediate part in the manner of a cylinder jacket, wherein the casing part comprises metal.

2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein a centre axis of the cylinder extending in the longitudinal direction extends at a right angle to a longitudinal axis of the fluid spring.

3. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the intermediate part is glued on the inside at least in sections to the plastics material part and on the outside to the casing part.

4. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the intermediate part of the resilient material is arranged between the plastics material part and the casing part with pre-stressing as viewed in the radial direction.

5. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the plastics material part in the form of a hollow cylinder is longer than the intermediate part and the casing part.

6. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein at a right angle to the centre axis of the cylinder the casing part has at least one threaded bore which is used for fastening the casing part to the first end of the fluid spring.

7. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the casing part consists of metal.

8. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the resilient material is an elastomer or a PU foam.

9. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the fluid spring is filled with oil.

10. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the plastics material part is arranged in a rotatable manner on the upper part of the seat or the lower part of the seat.

11. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the casing part consists of a metal selected from the group consisting of aluminium continuous casting material and steel.

12. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the casing part comprises a metal selected from the group consisting of aluminium continuous casting material and steel.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Mar 23, 2021
From: GRAMMER AG
To: GRAMMER AG
Reel/Frame 056610/0923 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 28, 2011
From: LOREY, KONSTANTIN
To: GRAMMER AG
Reel/Frame 027452/0260 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2010 048 210 · Oct 13, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120091773A1 · Apr 19, 2012