IP Library Granted Patent US 11,667,217
Granted Patent B2
US 11,667,217 · App. 16/642,086 · Granted Jun 6, 2023

Seat adjustment mechanism for a vehicle seat, and vehicle seat

Inventor: Karthikeyan Maharajapuram Subramanian (Leverkusen, DE)
Assignee: Keiper Seating Mechanisms Co., Ltd
B60N2/163
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Patent No.
US 11,667,217
App. No.
16/642,086
Granted
Jun 6, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A seat adjustment mechanism for a vehicle seat may have a number of first rail pairs, each first rail pair having an upper rail and a lower rail. A height adjustment mechanism may be arranged between the number of first rail pairs and a seat part of the vehicle seat. The height adjustment mechanism may have a number of second rail pairs, each second rail pair may have an upper rail and a lower rail. The number of first rail pairs and the number of second rail pairs can be actuated simultaneously.

Claims (19)

1. A seat adjustment mechanism for a vehicle seat, comprising:

at least one first rail pair, wherein the at least one first rail pair comprises an upper rail and a lower rail,

a height adjustment mechanism, wherein the height adjustment mechanism comprises at least one second rail pair, wherein the at least one second rail pair comprises an upper rail and a lower rail,

at least one third rail pair, wherein the at least one third rail pair comprises an upper rail and a lower rail, and

a first connecting element, wherein the first connecting element connects the upper rail of the at least one first rail pair to the lower rail of the at least one second rail pair, wherein the first connecting element is positioned on an upper side of the upper rail of the at least one first rail pair,

wherein the at least one second rail pair is arranged between the at least one first rail pair and the at least one third rail pair,

wherein the lower rail of the at least one second rail pair is positioned on the first connecting element,

wherein the at least one first rail pair, the at least one second rail pair, and the at least one third rail pair are configured to be actuated simultaneously,

wherein each of the at least one first rail pair and the at least one third rail pair is configured to allow a displacement in a vehicle longitudinal direction,

wherein the at least one second rail pair is configured to allow a displacement in a direction substantially obliquely upwards with respect to the vehicle longitudinal direction, and

wherein the at least one second rail pair is inclined upwards with respect to the at least one first rail pair, such that, when the upper rail of the at least one second rail pair displaces obliquely upwards away from the at least one first rail pair, the upper rail of the at least one second rail pair is configured to bring the vehicle seat frontwards towards a driving position from a comfort position.

2. The seat adjustment mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one first rail pair is arranged and actuatable substantially in the vehicle longitudinal direction for a longitudinal adjustment of the vehicle seat, and the at least one second rail pair is arranged and actuatable proportionally in the vehicle longitudinal direction and proportionally in elevation for a seat-height adjustment of the vehicle seat.

3. The seat adjustment mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the upper rail of the at least one first rail pair is configured to displace in the vehicle longitudinal direction with respect to the lower rail of the at least one first rail pair, and the upper rail of the at least one third rail pair is configured to displace in the vehicle longitudinal direction with respect to the lower rail of the at least one third rail pair.

4. The seat adjustment mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the upper rail of the at least one first rail pair is fixed underneath to the lower rail of the at least one second rail pair.

5. The seat adjustment mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the upper rail of the at least one first rail pair is fixed underneath to the lower rail of the at least one second rail pair via the first connecting element.

6. The seat adjustment mechanism as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the upper rail of the at least one second rail pair is fixed underneath to a seat part.

7. The seat adjustment mechanism as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the upper rail of the at least one second rail pair is fixed underneath to the seat part via a second connecting element.

8. The seat adjustment mechanism as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the lower rail of the at least one third rail pair is fixed to the second connecting element, and the upper rail of the at least one third rail pair is firmly connected to a seat part carrier.

9. The seat adjustment mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a first electric motor for driving the at least one first rail pair and/or a second electric motor for driving the at least one second rail pair and/or a third electric motor for driving the at least one third rail pair.

Assignments (3)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jun 28, 2021
From: ADIENT ENGINEERING & IP GMBH
To: ADIENT YANFENG SEATING MECHANISMS CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 056680/0500 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 28, 2021
From: ADIENT YANFENG SEATING MECHANISMS CO., LTD
To: KEIPER SEATING MECHANISMS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056695/0818 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 26, 2020
From: SUBRAMANIAN, KARTHIKEYAN MAHARAJAPURAM
To: ADIENT ENGINEERING AND IP GMBH
Reel/Frame 051933/0944 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2017 215 001.7 · Aug 28, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200207240A1 · Jul 2, 2020