US4645233A
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Installation for the adjustment of the height of a headrest of a vehicle seat
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1984-08-17
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Granted: 1987-02-24
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Expires: 2004-08-17
Abstract
Abstract An installation for the adjustment of the height of a headrest of a vehicle seat, especially of a motor vehicle seat, by means of a motor mounted in or at the vehicle seat, in which a sensor is provided that detects the seating height of a person seated on the vehicle seat in the normal position and controls the motor for the height adjustment of the headrest in accordance with the detection results.
Inventors
- 👤 Kurt Bruse
- 👤 Gerhard Jurgens
- 👤 Herbert Becker
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 15:03
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R22/00; B60R22/18; B60R22/20; B60R22/201; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/80; B60N2/806; B60N2/809; B60N2/829; B60N2/002; B60N2/0021; B60N2/0022; B60N2/838; B60N2210/00; B60N2210/30; B60R2022/208
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 35
Claim 1
Independent Claim
174 words
An installation for the adjustment of the height of a headrest of a vehicle seat, comprising motor means mounted on the vehicle seat, sensor means operable to detect the seating height of a person seated on the vehicle seat and automatically controlling the motor means in accordance with the detection results, including a safety belt adapted to be anchored and adjustable in height to the shoulder height of the person seated on the vehicle seat by means of a further motor means, the sensor means being additionally operable to control the further motor means for the height adjustment of the anchoring place of the safety belt, wherein the sensor means includes a light-emitter means arranged in the vehicle in front of a person seated on the vehicle seat in the usual position, a reflecting surface in the upper area of the front side of the headrest, and a light-receiver means arranged in the vehicle in front of the person, on which light transmitted by the light-emitter onto the reflecting surface is able to impinge.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
174 words
An installation for the adjustment of the height of a headrest of a vehicle seat, comprising motor means mounted on the vehicle seat, sensor means operable to detect the seating height of a person seated on the vehicle seat and automatically controlling the motor means in accordance with the detection results, including a safety belt adapted to be anchored and adjustable in height to the shoulder height of the person seated on the vehicle seat by means of a further motor means, the sensor means being additionally operable to control the further motor means for the height adjustment of the anchoring place of the safety belt, wherein the sensor means includes a light-emitter means arranged in the vehicle in front of a person seated on the vehicle seat in the usual position, a reflecting surface in the upper area of the front side of the headrest, and a light-receiver means arranged in the vehicle in front of the person, on which light transmitted by the light-emitter onto the reflecting surface is able to impinge.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
162 words
An installation for the adjustment of the height of a headrest of a vehicle seat, comprising motor means mounted on the vehicle seat, sensor means operable to detect the seating height of a person seated on the vehicle seat and automatically controlling the motor means in accordance with the detection results, including a safety belt adapted to be anchored and adjustable in height to the shoulder height of the person seated on the vehicle seat by means of a further motor means, the sensor means being additionally operable to control the further motor means for the height adjustment of the anchoring place of the safety belt, wherein the sensor means includes a light-emitter means arranged within the area of the front side of the headrest and a light-receiver means arranged within the area of the front side of the headrest, light emitted from the light-emitter means and reflected by the person seated on the vehicle seat being received by said light-receiver means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
162 words
An installation for the adjustment of the height of a headrest of a vehicle seat, comprising motor means mounted on the vehicle seat, sensor means operable to detect the seating height of a person seated on the vehicle seat and automatically controlling the motor means in accordance with the detection results, including a safety belt adapted to be anchored and adjustable in height to the shoulder height of the person seated on the vehicle seat by means of a further motor means, the sensor means being additionally operable to control the further motor means for the height adjustment of the anchoring place of the safety belt, wherein the sensor means includes a light-emitter means arranged within the area of the front side of the headrest and a light-receiver means arranged within the area of the front side of the headrest, light emitted from the light-emitter means and reflected by the person seated on the vehicle seat being received by said light-receiver means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
165 words
An installation for the adjustment of the height of a headrest of a vehicle seat, comprising motor means mounted on the vehicle seat, sensor means operable to detect the seating height of a person seated on the vehicle seat and automatically controlling the motor means in accordance with the detection results, including a safety belt adapted to be anchored and adjustable in height to the shoulder height of the person seated on the vehicle seat by means of a further motor means, the sensor means being additionally operable to control the further motor means for the height adjustment of the anchoring place of the safety belt, wherein said sensor means includes light-emitter means arranged in the upper area of the forward side of the headrest and a light-receiver means arranged in the upper area of the forward side of the headrest and operable to receive the light transmitted by said light-emitter means to the head of the person seated on the vehicle and reflected thereat.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
165 words
An installation for the adjustment of the height of a headrest of a vehicle seat, comprising motor means mounted on the vehicle seat, sensor means operable to detect the seating height of a person seated on the vehicle seat and automatically controlling the motor means in accordance with the detection results, including a safety belt adapted to be anchored and adjustable in height to the shoulder height of the person seated on the vehicle seat by means of a further motor means, the sensor means being additionally operable to control the further motor means for the height adjustment of the anchoring place of the safety belt, wherein said sensor means includes light-emitter means arranged in the upper area of the forward side of the headrest and a light-receiver means arranged in the upper area of the forward side of the headrest and operable to receive the light transmitted by said light-emitter means to the head of the person seated on the vehicle and reflected thereat.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
170 words
An installation for the adjustment of the height of a headrest of a vehicle seat, comprising motor means mounted on the vehicle seat, sensor means operable to detect the seating height of a person seated on the vehicle seat and automatically controlling the motor means in accordance with the detection results, including a saftety belt adapted to be anchored and adjustable in height to the shoulder height of the person seated on the vehicle seat by means of a further motor means, the sensor means being additionally operable to control the further motor means for the height adjustment of the anchoring place of the safety belt, wherein said sensor means includes a light-emitter means arranged in the lower area of the front side of the headrest and a light receiver means arranged in the lower area of the front side of the headrest, said light-receiver means being operable to receive light transmitted from said light-emitter means to the shoulder of a person seated on the vehicle seat and reflected thereat.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
170 words
An installation for the adjustment of the height of a headrest of a vehicle seat, comprising motor means mounted on the vehicle seat, sensor means operable to detect the seating height of a person seated on the vehicle seat and automatically controlling the motor means in accordance with the detection results, including a saftety belt adapted to be anchored and adjustable in height to the shoulder height of the person seated on the vehicle seat by means of a further motor means, the sensor means being additionally operable to control the further motor means for the height adjustment of the anchoring place of the safety belt, wherein said sensor means includes a light-emitter means arranged in the lower area of the front side of the headrest and a light receiver means arranged in the lower area of the front side of the headrest, said light-receiver means being operable to receive light transmitted from said light-emitter means to the shoulder of a person seated on the vehicle seat and reflected thereat.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
148 words
An installation for the adjustment of the height of a headrest of a vehicle seat, comprising motor means mounted on the vehicle seat, sensor means operable to detect the seating height of a person seated on the vehicle seat and automatically controlling the motor means in accordance with the detection results, including a safety belt adapted to be anchored and adjustable in height to the shoulder height of the person seated on the vehicle seat by means of a further motor means, the sensor means being additionally operable to control the further motor means for the height adjustment of the anchoring place of the safety belt, wherein said sensor means includes a distance measuring means arranged above the normal head or shoulder position of a person seated on the vehicle seat which detects the height of the head respectively shoulder of a person seated on the vehicle seat.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
148 words
An installation for the adjustment of the height of a headrest of a vehicle seat, comprising motor means mounted on the vehicle seat, sensor means operable to detect the seating height of a person seated on the vehicle seat and automatically controlling the motor means in accordance with the detection results, including a safety belt adapted to be anchored and adjustable in height to the shoulder height of the person seated on the vehicle seat by means of a further motor means, the sensor means being additionally operable to control the further motor means for the height adjustment of the anchoring place of the safety belt, wherein said sensor means includes a distance measuring means arranged above the normal head or shoulder position of a person seated on the vehicle seat which detects the height of the head respectively shoulder of a person seated on the vehicle seat.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
An installation according to claim 5, wherein said distance measuring means is an ultrasonic distance measuring device.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
147 words
An installation for the adjustment of the height of a headrest of a vehicle seat, comprising motor means mounted on the vehicle seat, sensor means operable to detect the seating height of a person seated on the vehicle seat and automatically controlling the motor means in accordance with the detection results, including a saftety belt adapted to be anchored and adjustable in height to the shoulder height of the person seated on the vehicle seat by means of a further motor means, the sensor means being additionally operable to control the further motor means for the height adjustment of the anchoring place of the safety belt, wherein said sensor means includes a light-emitter means arranged in the vehicle in front of a person seated in the usual position on the vehicle seat and a light-receiver means operable to receive light reflected from one eye of the person.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
147 words
An installation for the adjustment of the height of a headrest of a vehicle seat, comprising motor means mounted on the vehicle seat, sensor means operable to detect the seating height of a person seated on the vehicle seat and automatically controlling the motor means in accordance with the detection results, including a saftety belt adapted to be anchored and adjustable in height to the shoulder height of the person seated on the vehicle seat by means of a further motor means, the sensor means being additionally operable to control the further motor means for the height adjustment of the anchoring place of the safety belt, wherein said sensor means includes a light-emitter means arranged in the vehicle in front of a person seated in the usual position on the vehicle seat and a light-receiver means operable to receive light reflected from one eye of the person.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
An installation according to claim 7, wherein said light-emitter means includes a rotating mirror operable to rotate about a substantially horizontal axis.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
127 words
An installation for the adjustment of the height of a headrest of a vehicle seat, comprising motor means mounted on the vehicle seat, sensor means operable to detect the seating height of a person seated on the vehicle seat and automatically controlling the motor means in accordance with the detection results, including a safety belt adapted to be anchored and adjustable in height to the shoulder height of the person seated on the vehicle seat by means of a further motor means, the sensor means being additionally operable to control the further motor means for the height adjustment of the anchoring place of the safety belt, wherein said sensor means includes a pyroelectric detector means arranged in the upper area of the front side of the headrest.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
127 words
An installation for the adjustment of the height of a headrest of a vehicle seat, comprising motor means mounted on the vehicle seat, sensor means operable to detect the seating height of a person seated on the vehicle seat and automatically controlling the motor means in accordance with the detection results, including a safety belt adapted to be anchored and adjustable in height to the shoulder height of the person seated on the vehicle seat by means of a further motor means, the sensor means being additionally operable to control the further motor means for the height adjustment of the anchoring place of the safety belt, wherein said sensor means includes a pyroelectric detector means arranged in the upper area of the front side of the headrest.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
147 words
An installation for the adjustment of the height of a headrest of a vehicle seat, comprising motor means mounted on the vehicle seat, sensor means operable to detect the seating height of a person seated on the vehicle seat and automatically controlling the motor means in accordance with the detection results, including a safety belt adapted to be anchored and adjustable in height to the shoulder height of the person seated on the vehicle seat by means of a further motor means, the sensor means being additionally operable to control the further motor means for the height adjustment of the anchoring place of the safety belt, further comprising a switching circuit means including switch means for engaging the sensor means, said switch means being automatically actuated by a vehicle ready for a driving operation and a person seated on the vehicle seat ready for starting to drive.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
147 words
An installation for the adjustment of the height of a headrest of a vehicle seat, comprising motor means mounted on the vehicle seat, sensor means operable to detect the seating height of a person seated on the vehicle seat and automatically controlling the motor means in accordance with the detection results, including a safety belt adapted to be anchored and adjustable in height to the shoulder height of the person seated on the vehicle seat by means of a further motor means, the sensor means being additionally operable to control the further motor means for the height adjustment of the anchoring place of the safety belt, further comprising a switching circuit means including switch means for engaging the sensor means, said switch means being automatically actuated by a vehicle ready for a driving operation and a person seated on the vehicle seat ready for starting to drive.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
119 words
An installation for the adjustment of the height of a headrest of a vehicle seat, comprising motor means mounted on the vehicle seat, sensor means operable to detect the seating height of a person seated on the vehicle seat and automatically controlling the motor means in accordance with the detection results, wherein the sensor means includes a light-emitter means aranged in the vehicle in front of a person seated on the vehicle seat in the usual positon, a reflecting surface in the upper area of the front side of the headrest, and a light-receiver means arranged in the vehicle in front of the person, on which light transmitted by the light-emitter onto the reflecting surface is able to impinge.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
119 words
An installation for the adjustment of the height of a headrest of a vehicle seat, comprising motor means mounted on the vehicle seat, sensor means operable to detect the seating height of a person seated on the vehicle seat and automatically controlling the motor means in accordance with the detection results, wherein the sensor means includes a light-emitter means aranged in the vehicle in front of a person seated on the vehicle seat in the usual positon, a reflecting surface in the upper area of the front side of the headrest, and a light-receiver means arranged in the vehicle in front of the person, on which light transmitted by the light-emitter onto the reflecting surface is able to impinge.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
107 words
An installation for the adjustment of the height of a headrest of a vehicle seat, comprising motor means mounted on the vehicle seat, sensor means operable to detect the seating height of a person seated on the vehicle seat and automatically controlling the motor means in accordance with the detection results, wherein the sensor means includes a light-emitter means arranged within the area of the front side of the headrest and a light-receiver means arranged within the area of the front side of the headrest, light emitted from the light-emitter means and reflected by the person seated on the vehicle seat being received by said light-receiver means.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
107 words
An installation for the adjustment of the height of a headrest of a vehicle seat, comprising motor means mounted on the vehicle seat, sensor means operable to detect the seating height of a person seated on the vehicle seat and automatically controlling the motor means in accordance with the detection results, wherein the sensor means includes a light-emitter means arranged within the area of the front side of the headrest and a light-receiver means arranged within the area of the front side of the headrest, light emitted from the light-emitter means and reflected by the person seated on the vehicle seat being received by said light-receiver means.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
110 words
An installation for the adjustment of the height of a headrest of a vehicle seat, comprising motor means mounted on the vehicle seat, sensor means operable to detect the seating height of a person seated on the vehicle seat and automatically controlling the motor means in accordance with the detection results, wherein said sensor means includes light-emitter means arranged in the upper area of the forward side of the headrest and a light-receiver means arranged in the upper area of the forward side of the headrest and operable to receive the light transmitted by said light-emitter means to the head of the person seated on the vehicle and reflected thereat.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
110 words
An installation for the adjustment of the height of a headrest of a vehicle seat, comprising motor means mounted on the vehicle seat, sensor means operable to detect the seating height of a person seated on the vehicle seat and automatically controlling the motor means in accordance with the detection results, wherein said sensor means includes light-emitter means arranged in the upper area of the forward side of the headrest and a light-receiver means arranged in the upper area of the forward side of the headrest and operable to receive the light transmitted by said light-emitter means to the head of the person seated on the vehicle and reflected thereat.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
114 words
An installation for the adjustment of the height of a headrest of a vehicle seat, comprising motor means mounted on the vehicle seat, sensor means operable to detect the seating height of a person seated on the vehicle seat and automatically controlling the motor means in accordance with the detection results, wherein said sensor means includes a light-emitter means arranged in the lower area of the front side of the headrest and a light-receiver means arranged in the lower area of the front side of the headrest, said light-receiver means being operable to receive light transmitted from said light-emitter means to the shoulder of a person seated on the vehicle seat and reflected thereat.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
114 words
An installation for the adjustment of the height of a headrest of a vehicle seat, comprising motor means mounted on the vehicle seat, sensor means operable to detect the seating height of a person seated on the vehicle seat and automatically controlling the motor means in accordance with the detection results, wherein said sensor means includes a light-emitter means arranged in the lower area of the front side of the headrest and a light-receiver means arranged in the lower area of the front side of the headrest, said light-receiver means being operable to receive light transmitted from said light-emitter means to the shoulder of a person seated on the vehicle seat and reflected thereat.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
93 words
An installation for the adjustment of the height of a headrest of a vechicle seat, comprising motor means mounted on the vehicle seat, sensor means operable to detect the seating height of a person seated on the vehicle seat and automatically controlling the motor means in accordance with the detection results, wherein said sensor means includes a distance measuring means arranged above the normal head or shoulder position of a person seated on the vehicle seat which detects the height of the head respectively shoulder of a person seated on the vehicle seat.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
93 words
An installation for the adjustment of the height of a headrest of a vechicle seat, comprising motor means mounted on the vehicle seat, sensor means operable to detect the seating height of a person seated on the vehicle seat and automatically controlling the motor means in accordance with the detection results, wherein said sensor means includes a distance measuring means arranged above the normal head or shoulder position of a person seated on the vehicle seat which detects the height of the head respectively shoulder of a person seated on the vehicle seat.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
84 words
An installation for the adjustment of the height of a headrest of a vehicle seat, sensor means operable to detect the seating height of a person seated on the vehicle seat and automatically controlling the motor means in accordance with the detection results, wherein said sensor means includes a light-emitter means arranged in the vehicle in front of a person seated in the ususal position on the vehicle seat and a light-receiver means operable to receive light reflected from one eye of the person.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
84 words
An installation for the adjustment of the height of a headrest of a vehicle seat, sensor means operable to detect the seating height of a person seated on the vehicle seat and automatically controlling the motor means in accordance with the detection results, wherein said sensor means includes a light-emitter means arranged in the vehicle in front of a person seated in the ususal position on the vehicle seat and a light-receiver means operable to receive light reflected from one eye of the person.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
22 words
An installation according to claim 16, wherein said light-emitter means includes a rotating mirror operable to rotate about a substantially horizontal axis.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
64 words
An installation for the adjustment of the height of a headrest of a vehicle seat, sensor means operable to detect the seating height of a person seated on the vehicle seat and automatically controlling the motor means in accordance with the detection results, wherein said sensor means includes a pyroelectric detector means arranged in the upper area of the front side of the headrest.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
64 words
An installation for the adjustment of the height of a headrest of a vehicle seat, sensor means operable to detect the seating height of a person seated on the vehicle seat and automatically controlling the motor means in accordance with the detection results, wherein said sensor means includes a pyroelectric detector means arranged in the upper area of the front side of the headrest.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
84 words
An installation for the adjustment of the height of a headrest of a vehicle seat, sensor means operable to detect the seating height of a person seated on the vehicle seat and automatically controlling the motor means in accordance with the detection results, further comprising a switching circuit means including switch means for engaging the sensor means, said switch means being automatically actuated by a vehicle ready for a driving operation and a person seated on the vehicle seat ready for starting to drive.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
84 words
An installation for the adjustment of the height of a headrest of a vehicle seat, sensor means operable to detect the seating height of a person seated on the vehicle seat and automatically controlling the motor means in accordance with the detection results, further comprising a switching circuit means including switch means for engaging the sensor means, said switch means being automatically actuated by a vehicle ready for a driving operation and a person seated on the vehicle seat ready for starting to drive.
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