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Granted Patent B2
US 11,780,354 · App. 16/968,916 · Granted Oct 10, 2023

Vehicle seat

Inventors: Peter Haeussler (Munich, DE); Hagen Wlk (Munich, DE)
Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
B60N2/6036B60N2/28B60N2/6027B60N2/6045
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Patent No.
US 11,780,354
App. No.
16/968,916
Granted
Oct 10, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle seat has a seat pan and a seat back. A fastener is mounted on the seat pan or the seat back for connecting an additional device. A strip-shaped cover can be attached selectively in a position for covering and in a position for uncovering the fastener on the seat pan or the seat back. The strip-shaped cover has a surface made of the same material as the surface of the seat pan and/or of the seat back.

Claims (36)

1. A vehicle seat, comprising:

a seat pan and a seat back;

a slot formed between the seat pan and the seat back;

a fastener attached to the seat pan or the seat back for connecting an additional device; and

a strip-shaped cover, which is attachable selectively in a position for covering and in a position for exposing the fastener on the seat pan or the seat back, wherein

the strip-shaped cover has a surface made of a same material as a surface of the seat pan and/or the seat back,

in the position for exposing the fastener the strip-shaped cover is held in said position via an interaction with the seat back,

in the position for covering, the strip-shaped cover extends along a first axial direction, and

in the position for exposing, the strip-shaped cover extends along a second axial direction orthogonal to the first axial direction in which the strip-shaped cover is tucked into the slot such that the fastener is exposed and the strip-shaped cover is not visible.

2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein

the seat pan or the seat back has an opening for reaching the fastener, and

the opening is coverable by the strip-shaped cover.

3. The vehicle seat according to claim 2 , wherein

the cover has a reinforcing element, which is a plastic plate and which has a greater dimension than the opening.

4. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein

a first end of the strip-shaped cover is non-detachably arranged on a first side of the fastener, and

a second end opposite to the first end is detachably attached to a second side of the fastener, which is opposite the first side.

5. The vehicle seat according to claim 4 , wherein

the first end is attached rotatably to the seat pan and/or the seat back.

6. The vehicle seat according to claim 4 , wherein

the second end has at least one press stud, at least one permanent magnet, and/or a hook and loop fastener for attaching the cover to the seat pan and/or the seat back.

7. The vehicle seat according to claim 4 , wherein

the second end is clampable firmly in a groove in the seat pan and/or the seat back, arranged on the second side of the cover.

8. The vehicle seat according to claim 4 , wherein

in a position provided to expose the fastener, the cover is clampable within a slot of the vehicle seat and/or the vehicle backrest.

9. The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein

the fastener is an eyelet or a clip according to a given ISO standard.

10. The vehicle seat according to claim 2 , wherein

the cover completely covers the opening.

11. The vehicle seat according to claim 5 , wherein

the second end has at least one press stud, at least one permanent magnet, and/or a hook and loop fastener for attaching the cover to the seat pan and/or the seat back.

12. The vehicle seat according to claim 5 , wherein

the second end is clampable firmly in a groove in the seat pan and/or the seat back, arranged on the second side of the cover.

13. The vehicle seat according to claim 6 , wherein

the second end is clampable firmly in a groove in the seat pan and/or the seat back, arranged on the second side of the cover.

14. A vehicle comprising a vehicle seat according to claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 11, 2020
From: HAEUSSLER, PETER; WLK, HAGEN
To: BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 053455/0048 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2018 203 311.0 · Mar 6, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210046853A1 · Feb 18, 2021
Cited By (1)
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