IP Library Granted Patent US 9,079,512
Granted Patent B2
US 9,079,512 · App. 14/109,046 · Granted Jul 14, 2015

Vehicle seat with roller guide

Inventor: Norbert Lehner (Freihung, DE)
Assignee: GRAMMER AG
B60N2/0722B60N2/0715B60N2/0747B60N2/508B60N2205/20
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Patent No.
US 9,079,512
App. No.
14/109,046
Granted
Jul 14, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle seat with roller guide is provided, wherein the roller guide includes at least one guide rail, which is at least partially open at the side, and at least one roller which rolls in the guide rail and is connected by at least one shaft to parts of the vehicle seat, wherein a roller cover part of the roller can roll with a running surface of the roller along an inner wall, on the lower side of the roller, of the guide rail arranged parallel to or at an angle to the longitudinal course of the axis, wherein at least the roller cover part of the roller is made from material that can be deformed by pressurization by means of seat occupation and in a movement-free state without seat occupation rests on the inner wall, on the lower side of the roller, and an inner wall, running parallel thereto on the upper side of the roller, of the guide rail so as to make contact.

Claims (19)

1. A vehicle seat with a roller guide, wherein the roller guide comprises:

at least one guide rail, which is at least partially open at a vertical side, and

at least one roller comprising an inner roller core part and a roller cover part, wherein the roller rolls in the guide rail and is connected by at least one shaft to a portion of the vehicle seat, wherein the roller cover part of the roller can roll with a running surface of the roller along an inner wall, on a lower side of the roller, of the guide rail arranged parallel to or at an angle to a longitudinal course of the shaft, wherein at least the roller cover part of the roller is made from material that can be deformed by pressurization by means of seat occupation, and wherein in a movement-free state without seat occupation the roller cover part rests on the inner wall, on the lower side of the roller, and a second inner wall, running parallel thereto on an upper side of the roller, of the guide rail so as to make contact.

2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the roller cover part is made of resilient material.

3. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the roller cover part has a large number of leaf springs which can be deformed in a radial direction of the roller and extend at least partially radially outwards.

4. The vehicle seat according to claim 3 , wherein the leaf springs are designed as strips and extend in a strip like manner in an axial direction and end with a first longitudinal strip side on a circumferential surface of the inner roller core part made of non-resilient material.

5. The vehicle seat according to claim 4 , wherein the first longitudinal strip sides are secured to the circumferential surface and second longitudinal strip sides of the leaf springs are spaced apart from the circumferential surface of the inner roller core part in the radial direction.

6. The vehicle seat according to claim 4 , wherein the leaf springs overlap at least partially.

7. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the roller cover part in a radial direction and a radius of the inner roller core part is in a ratio from a range of 1:9 to 1:1.

8. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein during pressurization the deformable material of the roller cover part undergoes a reduction in its thickness of from 0.005 to 0.8 mm, preferably 0.01 to 0.3 mm in a region of contact with the inner wall on the lower side of the roller.

9. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein in the movement-free state without seat occupation, the roller is pressed so strongly against the inner wall, on the lower side of the roller, and the second inner wall, on the upper side of the roller, of the guide rail that the roller is blocked inside the guide rail.

10. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the roller cover part in a radial direction and a radius of the inner roller core part is in a ratio of 1:2.

11. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the roller cover part of the roller is deformed at its lower side by pressurization by means of seat occupation and the roller cover part no longer makes contact at its upper side with the second inner wall of the guide rail such that blocking-free rolling of the roller inside the guide rail is possible.

12. A vehicle seat with a roller guide, wherein the roller guide comprises:

a guide rail, which is at least partially open at a vertical side; and

a roller comprising an inner roller core part and a roller cover part, wherein the roller rolls in the guide rail and is connected by at least one shaft to a portion of the vehicle seat, wherein the roller cover part of the roller can roll with a running surface of the roller along an inner wall, on a lower side of the roller, of the guide rail arranged parallel to or at an angle to a longitudinal course of the shaft, wherein at least the roller cover part of the roller is made from material that can be deformed by pressurization by means of seat occupation and in a movement-free state without seat occupation rests on the inner wall, on the lower side of the roller, and a second inner wall, running parallel thereto on an upper side of the roller, of the guide rail so as to make contact, and wherein the roller cover part has a large number of leaf springs which can be deformed in a radial direction of the roller and extend at least partially radially outwards.

13. A vehicle seat with a roller guide, wherein the roller guide comprises:

guide rail, which is at least partially open at a vertical side; and

roller comprising an inner roller core part and a roller cover part, wherein the roller rolls in the guide rail and is connected by at least one shaft to a portion of the vehicle seat, wherein the roller cover part of the roller can roll with a running surface of the roller along an inner wall, on a lower side of the roller, of the guide rail arranged parallel to or at an angle to a longitudinal course of the shaft, wherein at least the roller cover part of the roller is made from material that can be deformed by pressurization by means of seat occupation and in a movement-free state without seat occupation rests on the inner wall, on the lower side of the roller, and a second inner wall, running parallel thereto on an upper side of the roller, of the guide rail so as to make contact, and wherein in the movement-free state without seat occupation, the roller is pressed so strongly against the inner wall, on the lower side of the roller, and the second inner wall, on the upper side of the roller, of the guide rail that the roller is blocked inside the guide rail.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jan 7, 2021
From: GRAMMER AG
To: GRAMMER AG
Reel/Frame 054922/0406 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 26, 2014
From: LEHNER, NORBERT
To: GRAMMER AG
Reel/Frame 032301/0903 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2012 112 430 · Dec 17, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
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