US5219202A
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Impact resistant vehicle seat frame
Assignee: Bayer AG
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Filing: 1991-06-07
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Granted: 1993-06-15
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Expires: 2011-06-07
Abstract
Abstract In vehicle seat frames the overload protection during the deformation of the brackets (4; 5) of the fittings (3) as a result of impact stresses includes a particular force path in that a fixed point connection (20) and a sliding connection (21) are formed by connecting bolts (9; 10, 22; 26) between at least one bracket (4; 5) of each fitting (3) and the lower seat part (1) or backrest (2).
Inventors
- 👤 Manfred Rink
- 👤 Gunther Lehnert
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 10:04
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/24; B60N2/42; B60N2/4207; B60N2/4214; B60N2/427; B60N2/42709
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
92 words
A vehicle seat comprising a lower seat and a backrest each including an interior frame and connected with one another by articulated joint fittings, the articulated joint fittings each comprising a lower seat bracket and a backrest bracket, each bracket having two longitudinally spaced apart through holes, connecting bolts guided through the holes and held in the interior frame, and at least one of the brackets of each articulated joint fitting having a fixed point connection and a sliding connection formed by the connecting bolts and the through holes in the bracket.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
92 words
A vehicle seat comprising a lower seat and a backrest each including an interior frame and connected with one another by articulated joint fittings, the articulated joint fittings each comprising a lower seat bracket and a backrest bracket, each bracket having two longitudinally spaced apart through holes, connecting bolts guided through the holes and held in the interior frame, and at least one of the brackets of each articulated joint fitting having a fixed point connection and a sliding connection formed by the connecting bolts and the through holes in the bracket.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the sliding connection is formed by a through hole designed as a slot.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the sliding connection is formed in the backrest.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
A vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the sliding connection is formed in the backrest and the connecting bolt of the sliding connection comprises a head designed as a sliding member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the sliding connection is formed by a through hole designed as a slot having a contour.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
A vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the sliding connection is formed by a through hole designed as a slot and the bracket comprises a profiling.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
A vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the sliding connection is formed by a through hole designed as a slot and a flaring element arranged on the connecting bolt guided in and through the slot.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
A vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the sliding connection is formed by a through hole designed as a slot and a hard-elastic buffer arranged in the slot.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
A vehicle seat according to claim 1, including a relief plate adjacent the brackets where the connecting bolts pass through the brackets.
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