IP Library Granted Patent US 11,932,150
Granted Patent B2
US 11,932,150 · App. 17/862,514 · Granted Mar 19, 2024

Motor vehicle seat assembly

Inventors: Michael Braun (Altensteig, DE); Michael Andreas Keller (Freudenstadt, DE); Wojtek Dyczka (Simmersfeld-Oberweiler, DE); Peter Spang (Waldachtal, DE)
Assignee: KINETIX AG
B60N2/90B60N3/004B60N3/08B60N3/103
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Patent No.
US 11,932,150
App. No.
17/862,514
Granted
Mar 19, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a motor vehicle seat assembly ( 10 ), having motor vehicle seat ( 12 ) and having at least one accessory ( 48 ) that can be fastened releasably to the motor vehicle seat, wherein the motor vehicle seat has a receiving bushing with insertion opening ( 30 ) for the releasable fastening of the accessory, and wherein the accessory has plug-in part ( 42 ) that can be inserted into the insertion opening of the receiving bushing, wherein the motor vehicle seat has at least one additional receiving bushing that is arranged offset with respect to the receiving bushing and has additional insertion opening ( 32 ), and wherein the insertion opening and the additional insertion opening are assigned insertion directions for plug-in part ( 44 ) and for the additional plug-in part that are parallel to one another and are directed in the same direction.

Claims (22)

1. A motor vehicle seat assembly, comprising

a motor vehicle seat, and

an accessory releasably fastenable to the motor vehicle seat, wherein

the motor vehicle seat has a first receiving bushing provided with a first insertion opening for releasably fastening of the accessory,

the accessory has a first plug-in part insertable into the first insertion opening of the first receiving bushing,

the motor vehicle seat has an additional receiving bushing arranged offset with respect to the first receiving bushing and provided with an additional insertion opening,

the accessory has an additional plug-in part insertable into the additional insertion opening,

the first insertion opening and the additional insertion opening are arranged with insertion directions for the first plug-in part and for the additional plug-in part parallel to one another and in the same direction, and additionally comprising

a first latching device for releasably latching the first plug-in part and the first receiving bushing to one another,

an additional latching device for releasably latching the additional plug-in part and the additional receiving bushing to one another,

the first latching device and the additional latching device are motion-coupled to one another, and

the accessory has an actuating section, upon actuation of which, the first latching device and the additional latching device are released simultaneously.

2. The motor vehicle seat assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first insertion opening and the additional insertion opening are arranged at the level of a common boundary surface of the motor vehicle seat.

3. The motor vehicle seat assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first receiving bushing and the additional receiving bushing are arranged laterally offset from one another and/or vertically offset from one another.

4. The motor vehicle seat assembly of claim 1 , wherein the motor vehicle seat has a backrest and the first receiving bushing and/or the additional receiving bushing is or are arranged in the backrest.

5. The motor vehicle seat assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first insertion opening and the additional insertion opening are bounded by a common frame part on the seat side.

6. The motor vehicle seat assembly of claim 1 , wherein the accessory has a bridge section from which the first plug-in part and the additional plug-in part both project.

7. The motor vehicle seat assembly of claim 1 , wherein the additional plug-in part and the additional receiving bushing are connected to one another in a frictional-locking manner.

8. The motor vehicle seat assembly of claim 1 , wherein the accessory comprises a holder configured to hold an electronic device having a weight of 1 kg or greater.

9. The motor vehicle seat assembly of claim 8 , wherein the electronic device is configured as a laptop or monitor.

10. The motor vehicle seat assembly of claim 1 , wherein the motor vehicle seat assembly is designed such that, when the accessory is inserted into the motor vehicle seat, the accessory remains attached to motor vehicle seat in a non-destructive manner under an average acceleration of accessory of 30 g occurring during a crash test.

11. The motor vehicle seat assembly of claim 1 , wherein the motor vehicle seat assembly comprises at least one accessory configured as a coat hook, a coat hanger, a table, a folding table, a storage or waste container, an umbrella holder or receptacle, a beverage holder, or a holder for any one of a smartphone, a tablet computer or a camera.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 12, 2022
From: BRAUN, MICHAEL; KELLER, MICHAEL; DYCZKA, WOJTEK; SPANG, PETER
To: KINETIX AG
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Priority Claims (1)
EP 21190788 · Aug 11, 2021 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230048639A1 · Feb 16, 2023