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Vehicle seat
Assignee: Lear Corp
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Filing: 2000-09-17
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Granted: 2003-04-22
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Expires: 2020-09-17
Abstract
Abstract Vehicle seat ( 1 ), in particular for a two-door automobile, with a seat back ( 3 ) and a headrest ( 3 a, 5, 5 a ) integrated into the seat back, wherein one section ( 3 a ) of a seat-back frame forms a carrying structure of the headrest, and the headrest comprises a cushion carrier part ( 5 ) mounted in such a way that it can move with respect to the seat-back frame when the seat back is tilted forward, so that the overall length of the seat back is reduced when tilted forward with respect to the resting position.
Inventors
- 👤 Antje Ganser
- 👤 Alexander Koblischke
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 18:11
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/68; B60N2/686; B60N2/02; B60N2/20; B60N2/80; B60N2/806; B60N2/865; B60N2/005; B60N2002/0055
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
137 words
A vehicle seat comprising: a seat back being pivotably mounted for movement between a generally upright position for occupant seating and a forward tilted position; and a headrest having a cushion carrier part movably mounted on said seat back such that said cushion carrier part is movable between a resting position for use when said seat back is in said upright position, and a second position in which said cushion carrier part is positioned in a forward and lower manner relative to said resting position when said seat back is moved to said forward tilted position to effectively reduce the overall length of the combination of said seat back and said headrest, wherein said seat back includes means mounted thereon to move said cushion carrier part to said second position, as the seat back is tilted forwardly.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
137 words
A vehicle seat comprising: a seat back being pivotably mounted for movement between a generally upright position for occupant seating and a forward tilted position; and a headrest having a cushion carrier part movably mounted on said seat back such that said cushion carrier part is movable between a resting position for use when said seat back is in said upright position, and a second position in which said cushion carrier part is positioned in a forward and lower manner relative to said resting position when said seat back is moved to said forward tilted position to effectively reduce the overall length of the combination of said seat back and said headrest, wherein said seat back includes means mounted thereon to move said cushion carrier part to said second position, as the seat back is tilted forwardly.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
The vehicle seat of claim 1 , wherein said seat back includes a frame, and wherein said headrest is integrated into said seat back such that said headrest is positioned in front of an upper portion of said frame, thereby forming an upper frontal portion of said seat back.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The vehicle seat of claim 2 , wherein said headrest forms a tapered extension of said seat back.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
The vehicle seat of claim 1 , wherein said headrest is movable between said resting and second positions by a sliding connection between said cushion carrier part and a frame of said seat back.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
The vehicle seat of claim 1 , wherein said headrest is movable between said resting and second positions by a pivoting connection between said cushion carrier part and a frame of said seat back.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
The vehicle seat of claim 1 , wherein said headrest is movable between said resting and second positions by a combination of a sliding connection and a pivoting connection between said cushion carrier part and a frame of said seat back.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The vehicle seat of claim 1 including an actuating element mounted on said seat back to move said cushion carrier part.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
49 words
The vehicle seat of claim 7 including an unlocking element for locking and unlocking said seat back in said upright position, and wherein said actuating element is connected to said unlocking element such that said actuating element responds to the unlocking of said seat back from said upright position.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
38 words
The vehicle seat of claim 7 , wherein said actuating element is disposed in relation to said seat back that said actuating element responds to a tilting of said seat back through an angle exceed a predetermined value.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The vehicle seat of claim 7 , wherein a cable element connects said actuating element to said cushion carrier part.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
58 words
The vehicle seat of claim 7 , wherein said actuating element includes a catch connection between said seat back and said cushion carrier part for locking said cushion carrier part relative to said seat back when said cushion carrier part is in said resting position, and wherein said catch mechanism is disengaged by way of said actuating element.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
51 words
The vehicle seat of claim 1 including a spring element disposed between said seat back and the cushion carrier part for supporting a movement of said cushion carrier part relative to said seat back by a spring action at least in one segment of the path of said cushion carrier part.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
75 words
The vehicle seat of claim 5 , wherein said pivoting connection is implemented as a linkage connection, which comprises a first and a second shaft disposed substantially horizontally in a frame of said seat back, and wherein a free end of at least one swiveling lever is rotatably received in an abutment on said cushion carrier part, and the other end of said swiveling lever is attached to one of said first and second shafts.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
33 words
The vehicle seat of claim 13 includes a first swiveling lever on said first shaft which is connected to a second swiveling lever on said second shaft by way of a connecting rod.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
53 words
The vehicle seat of claim 6 , wherein said seat back and said cushion carrier part are connected by way of a combined pivoting and sliding connection which comprises a shaft with at least one swiveling lever having a free end which is rotatably accommodated in an abutment on said cushion carrier part.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
45 words
The vehicle seat of claim 13 including a cable element acting on said swiveling lever and is connected thereto in a manner fixedly rotating therewith in at least one direction of rotation and is rotatable about the axis of rotation associated with said swiveling lever.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
37 words
The vehicle seat of claim 1 , wherein said cushion carrier part is connected to a frame of said seat back over the outer circumferential region of said cushion carrier part by way of a flexible cuff.
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