Vehicle seat with a seat part which can be pivoted about a single pivot axis
AssigneeBrose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg
InventorsJörg Gropp, Gregor Kröner
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Abstract
A vehicle seat comprising a seat part, an adjustable backrest part attached to the seat part, and a floor assembly supporting the seat part and arranged on a vehicle floor. The seat part is connected to the floor assembly in a pivotal manner about a first axis, and the backrest part is connected to the seat part in a pivotal manner about a second axis. The vehicle seat has a first adjusting device powered by an electric motor for pivoting the seat part relative to the floor assembly about the first axis and a second adjusting device powered by an electric motor for pivoting the backrest part relative to the seat part about the second axis.
Claims16
A vehicle seat comprising:
- a seat part;
- a backrest part adjustably arranged to the seat part;
- a floor assembly carrying the seat part, wherein the floor assembly is configured to couple the seat part to a vehicle floor, wherein the seat part is pivotally connected to the floor assembly about a first pivot axis and the backrest part is pivotally connected to the seat part about a second pivot axis, wherein the floor assembly includes side parts;
- a first electromotive adjusting device configured to pivot the seat part relative to the floor assembly about the first pivot axis, wherein the first electromotive adjusting device includes two first rotary fittings each spaced apart from each other along the first pivot axis and pivotally connect frame parts of the seat part to the side parts;
- a second electromotive adjusting device configured to pivot the backrest part relative to the seat part about the second pivot axis;
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- a first shaft extending along the first pivot axis and connecting each of the two first rotary fittings to one another, wherein the first shaft jointly adjusts the two first rotary fittings, wherein the first electromotive adjusting device includes two first electromotive driving devices each configured to rotate the first shaft.
A vehicle seat for use in a vehicle provided with a floor, the vehicle seat comprising:
- a floor assembly configured to be coupled to the floor, the floor assembly including side parts;
- a seat portion configured to support an occupant and pivotally connected to the floor assembly about a first pivot axis;
- a backrest pivotally connected to the seat portion about a second pivot axis;
- a first adjusting device configured to pivot the seat portion relative to the floor assembly about the first pivot axis, wherein the first adjusting device includes two first rotary fittings each spaced apart from each other along the first pivot axis and pivotally connect frame parts to the side parts;
- a second adjusting device configured to pivot the backrest about the second pivot axis;
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- a first shaft extending along the first pivot axis and connecting each of the two first rotary fittings to one another, wherein the first shaft jointly adjusts the two first rotary fittings, wherein the first electromotive adjusting device includes two first electromotive driving devices each configured to rotate the first shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.