Suspension device
Suspension device for a vehicle seat, comprising an upper suspension portion and a lower suspension portion, which are interconnected by a first swivel connector and a second swivel connector, wherein the suspension device comprises a first adjustable toothed wheel element arranged on the upper suspension portion, a second toothed wheel element connected to the first swivel connector for adjusting a position of a first spring unit, by means of which a spring force and a spring rate of the suspension device can be changed, and a third toothed wheel element which is at least operatively connected to the first and the second toothed wheel element and is connected to the first swivel connector.
1. A suspension device for a vehicle seat, comprising:
an upper suspension portion and a lower suspension portion, which are interconnected by a first swivel connector and a second swivel connector,
a first adjustable toothed wheel element arranged on the upper suspension portion,
a second toothed wheel element connected to the first swivel connector for adjusting a position of a first spring unit, by means of which a spring force and a spring rate of the suspension device can be changed,
a third toothed wheel element which is at least operatively connected to the first and the second toothed wheel element and is connected to the first swivel connector, and
a fourth toothed wheel element which is in operative contact with the second and the third toothed wheel element and is connected to the first swivel connector.
2. The suspension device according to claim 1 , wherein the first spring unit is connected by a first end region by means of an adjustment device which can be operated by the second toothed wheel element to the first swivel connector, and by a second end region to the lower suspension portion.
3. The suspension device according to claim 1 , wherein a lever element is connected to the first toothed wheel element by means of a first axis of rotation, by means of which lever element the first toothed wheel element can be adjusted.
4. The suspension device according to claim 1 , wherein the second toothed wheel element is in the form of a sector of a circle.
5. The suspension device according to claim 1 , wherein a transmission ratio of the first toothed wheel element and the second toothed wheel element is at least 2.
6. The suspension device according to claim 3 , wherein the lever element is connected to the first axis of rotation and to the first toothed wheel element via a self-locking transmission.
7. The suspension device according to claim 2 , wherein the adjustment device comprises a first suspending device, to which the first spring unit can be connected, the first suspending device being eccentrically connected to the adjustment device.
8. The suspension device according to claim 2 , wherein the adjustment device comprises a second suspending device, to which a first end region of a vibration damper can be connected, the second suspending device being eccentrically connected to the adjustment device, and a second end region of the vibration damper being able to be connected to the lower suspension portion.
9. The suspension device according to claim 5 , wherein a transmission ratio of the first toothed wheel element and the second toothed wheel element is at least 3.
10. The suspension device according to claim 9 , wherein a transmission ratio of the first toothed wheel element and the second toothed wheel element is at least 5.
11. A suspension device fora vehicle seat, comprising:
an upper suspension portion and a lower suspension portion, which are interconnected by a first swivel connector and a second swivel connector,
a first adjustable toothed wheel element arranged on the upper suspension portion,
a second toothed wheel element connected to the first swivel connector for adjusting a position of a first spring unit, by means of which a spring force and a spring rate of the suspension device can be changed,
a third toothed wheel element which is at least operatively connected to the first and the second toothed wheel element and is connected to the first swivel connector, and
a fourth toothed wheel element which is in operative contact with the first and the third toothed wheel element and is connected to the first swivel connector.