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Adjustable back support for motor vehicles

Assignee: Daimler Benz AG
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Filing: 1986-10-24
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Granted: 1987-10-13
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Expires: 2006-10-24
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Abstract

Abstract In order to achieve with an adjustable back support a further comfort increase, supports consisting of individual air chambers are accommodated in the backrest of a motor vehicle seat stacked flake-shaped one above the other. The approximately horizontally directed boundary edges of the air chambers are constructed wave-shaped so that wave troughs and coordinated wave peaks of two adjoining air chambers overlap owing to the stacking.

Inventors

  • 👤 Rudolf Andres
  • 👤 Hermann Moller
  • 👤 Holger Seel

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 00:54
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47C; A47C7/00; A47C7/36; A47C7/40; A47C7/46; A47C7/467; B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/90; B60N2/914; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S297/00; Y10S297/03

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 210 words
An adjustable back support for motor vehicle seats comprising: at least two substantially identically shaped independently inflatable air chamber means embedded in a backrest and partially superimposed upon one another; each chamber having two horizontally disposed substantially wave-shaped boundary means defined by plural straight portions connected between plural curved portions; two adjacent curved portions along one boundary means of one inflatable air chamber means, vertically facing in opposite directions; two similarly facing curved portions on different boundary means of one inflatable air chamber means being in vertical alignment with one another; straight portions of one boundary means being parallel to straight portions of the other boundary means of the same inflatable chamber means; a cross-sectional area of an inflatable chamber means between two straight parallel portions of opposite boundary means being widest at a mid-point between two straight parallel portions on opposite boundary means and narrowly tapering from the mid-point toward the straight parallel portions of the boundary means; and wherein the at least two independently inflatable air chamber means have adjoining boundary means superimposed upon one another with all curved portions of the boundary means of the at least two independently inflatable air chamber means, which face in the same vertical direction, being in vertical alignment with one another.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 210 words
An adjustable back support for motor vehicle seats comprising: at least two substantially identically shaped independently inflatable air chamber means embedded in a backrest and partially superimposed upon one another; each chamber having two horizontally disposed substantially wave-shaped boundary means defined by plural straight portions connected between plural curved portions; two adjacent curved portions along one boundary means of one inflatable air chamber means, vertically facing in opposite directions; two similarly facing curved portions on different boundary means of one inflatable air chamber means being in vertical alignment with one another; straight portions of one boundary means being parallel to straight portions of the other boundary means of the same inflatable chamber means; a cross-sectional area of an inflatable chamber means between two straight parallel portions of opposite boundary means being widest at a mid-point between two straight parallel portions on opposite boundary means and narrowly tapering from the mid-point toward the straight parallel portions of the boundary means; and wherein the at least two independently inflatable air chamber means have adjoining boundary means superimposed upon one another with all curved portions of the boundary means of the at least two independently inflatable air chamber means, which face in the same vertical direction, being in vertical alignment with one another.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 28 words
An adjustable back support according to claim 1, wherein the air chamber means are connected with each other by tape means engaging at their approximately vertically directed edges.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 40 words
An adjustable back support according to claim 2, wherein the air chamber means are provided with aperture means within the edge area of their wave peaks opposite a covering padding layer for the fixation at a far-reachingly rigid backrest part.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 40 words
An adjustable back support according to claim 1, wherein the air chamber means are provided with aperture means within the edge area of their wave peaks opposite a covering padding layer for the fixation at a far-reachingly rigid backrest part.

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