IP Library Granted Patent US 9,333,881
Granted Patent B2
US 9,333,881 · App. 14/122,967 · Granted May 10, 2016

Vehicle seat

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Patent No.
US 9,333,881
App. No.
14/122,967
Granted
May 10, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle seat having a seat shell, includes a first upper rail, which is arranged on the tunnel side and is movably guided in a first lower rail, and a second upper rail, which is arranged on the sill side and is movably guided in a second lower rail. The first upper rail can be displaced relative to the second upper rail, and due to that displacement the seat shell carries out a rotation about a vertically extending pivot axis. A main memory device is provided on the second upper rail, and at least one spring unit is provided, which acts upon the first upper rail relative to the second upper rail in the longitudinal direction.

Claims (17)

1. A vehicle seat having a seat shell, comprising:

a first top rail, which is arranged on a tunnel side and is guided movably in a first bottom rail;

a second top rail, which is arranged on a sill side and is guided movably in a second bottom rail, wherein the first top rail is configured to be displaced relative to the second top rail, and the seat shell experiencing a rotation about a vertically running pivot axis as a result of a displacement of the first top rail relative to the second top rail;

a main memory apparatus provided on the second top rail; and

at least one spring unit which loads the first top rail in the longitudinal direction relative to the second top rail.

2. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the spring unit is arranged between the first top rail and the second top rail.

3. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an additional memory apparatus is provided on the first top rail.

4. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the two memory apparatuses are activated at the same time.

5. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the two memory apparatuses are activated during a rotation of the seat shell around the vertically running pivot axis.

6. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the spring unit loads the first top rail in the driving direction relative to the second top rail.

7. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the spring unit is a gas pressure spring.

8. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the spring unit can be blocked.

9. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a bracket rests on the first and second top rails, which bracket is mounted on the second top rail such that it can be rotated about a vertically running rotational axis.

10. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the seat shell is mounted on the bracket.

11. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the rotational axis is aligned with the pivot axis.

12. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the spring unit is arranged between the first top rail and the bracket.

13. The vehicle seat as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the spring unit is arranged between the second top rail and the bracket.

Assignments (8)
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 14, 2023
From: CNI ENTERPRISES, INC.; ADIENT US LLC
To: U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 063085/0391 →
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN IP Recorded Nov 17, 2022
From: ADIENT US LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 061956/0301 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 14, 2022
From: ADIENT GLOBAL HOLDINGS LTD.
To: ADIENT US LLC
Reel/Frame 059086/0636 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 17, 2022
From: ADIENT LUXEMBOURG HOLDING S.A.R.L.
To: ADIENT GLOBAL HOLDINGS LTD.
Reel/Frame 058751/0678 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 29, 2021
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS METALS HOLDING LTD. & CO. KG
To: ADIENT LUXEMBOURG HOLDING S.A R.L.
Reel/Frame 055170/0455 →
MERGER Recorded Jan 11, 2021
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS COMPONENTS GMBH & CO. KG
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS METALS HOLDING LTD. & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 055001/0193 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 25, 2020
From: KEIPER GMBH & CO. KG
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS COMPONENTS GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 054700/0367 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 18, 2014
From: ROTH, MICHAEL; JUNG, MARKUS
To: KEIPER GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 032000/0769 →