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Granted Patent B2
US 8,528,975 · App. 12/437,064 · Granted Sep 10, 2013

Drive device for a motor vehicle swivel seat

Inventors: Jürgen Maier (Weitersweiler, DE); Reimer Völz (Rüsselsheim, DE)
Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
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Patent No.
US 8,528,975
App. No.
12/437,064
Granted
Sep 10, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A motor vehicle, a vehicle seat for a motor vehicle, and a drive device are provided for swiveling-in and swiveling-out a vehicle seat that is swivelable about a substantially vertical axis, in particular for a front motor vehicle seat which is connected to a motor vehicle by means of a rotary frame. The drive device includes, but is not limited to a first drive unit that applies a driving force for causing a swiveling movement of the seat in at least one swiveling direction. A second drive unit is provided which acts against the first drive unit to provide a second driving force which acts simultaneously against the driving force of the first drive unit, which second driving force causes a second swiveling movement of the vehicle seat.

Claims (20)

1. A drive device for swiveling-in and swiveling-out a vehicle seat that is swivelable about a substantially vertical axis, the drive device comprising:

a first drive unit adapted to apply a first driving force for causing a swiveling movement of the vehicle seat in a swiveling direction; and

a second drive unit adapted to act against the first drive unit and provide a second driving force which acts substantially simultaneously against the first driving force such that the second driving force causes a second swiveling movement of the vehicle seat, wherein the first drive unit and the second drive unit are coupled in such a manner to substantially cancel each other out in a neutral position between a first end position and a second end position.

2. The drive device according to claim 1 , wherein the first drive unit is adapted to causes a swiveling from the first end position to the neutral position.

3. The drive device according to claim 1 , wherein the second drive unit causes a swiveling from the second end position to the neutral position.

4. The drive device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first drive unit and the second drive unit is configured as a spring-storage-unit.

5. The drive device according to claim 4 , wherein the spring-storage-unit releases energy during the swiveling from a first end position into a neutral position, and releases energy during the swiveling from the neutral position into a second end position.

6. The drive device according to claim 1 , wherein the first drive unit comprises a latching device for locking the vehicle seat.

7. The drive device according to claim 6 , wherein the latching device is coupled with a motor vehicle so that the latching device locks depending on a state of the motor vehicle.

8. A vehicle seat of a motor vehicle that is swivelable about a substantially vertical axis, comprising:

a rotary frame;

a seat device connected to the motor vehicle with the rotary frame;

a first drive unit adapted to apply a first driving force for causing a swiveling movement of the vehicle seat in a swiveling direction; and

a second drive unit adapted to act against the first drive unit and provide a second driving force which acts substantially simultaneously against the first driving force such that the second driving force causes a second swiveling movement of the vehicle seat, wherein the first drive unit and the second drive unit are coupled in such a manner to substantially cancel each other out in a neutral position between a first end position and a second end position.

9. The vehicle seat according to claim 8 , wherein the first drive unit is adapted to causes a swiveling from the first end position to the neutral position.

10. The vehicle seat according to claim 8 , wherein the second drive unit causes a swiveling from the second end position to the neutral position.

11. The vehicle seat according to claim 8 , wherein at least one of the first drive unit and the second drive unit is configured as a spring-storage-unit.

12. The vehicle seat according to claim 11 , wherein the spring-storage-unit releases energy during the swiveling from a first end position into a neutral position, and releases energy during the swiveling from the neutral position into a second end position.

13. The vehicle seat according to claim 8 , wherein the first drive unit comprises a latching device for locking the vehicle seat.

14. The vehicle seat according to claim 13 , wherein the latching device is coupled with the motor vehicle so that the latching device locks depending on a state of the motor vehicle.

Assignments (8)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 7, 2014
From: WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 034185/0789 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 10, 2011
From: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 025781/0299 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 8, 2010
From: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
Reel/Frame 025324/0555 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 5, 2010
From: UAW RETIREE MEDICAL BENEFITS TRUST
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 025315/0091 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2010
From: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 025246/0056 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 28, 2009
From: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
To: UAW RETIREE MEDICAL BENEFITS TRUST
Reel/Frame 023162/0048 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 27, 2009
From: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
To: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Reel/Frame 023201/0118 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 10, 2009
From: MAIER, JUERGEN; VOELZ, REINER
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 023071/0036 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2008 022 419 · May 7, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20090284061A1 · Nov 19, 2009