# US 12,109,942 B2 · Vehicle seat with upper part, lower part, and light display unit > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,109,942 B2 - Document ID: US12109942B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/066,503 - Filed: 2022-12-15 - Published: 2023-06-22 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2021-12-17 - Assignees: Grammer AG - Applicants: GRAMMER Aktiengesellschaft - Inventors: Florian Dotzler - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12109942B2 ## CPC - B60N 2/505: {Adjustable suspension including height adjustment} - B60Q 3/233: Seats; Arm rests; Head rests - B60N 2/16: height-adjustable - B60N 2/508: {Scissors-like structure} - B60N 2/525: {using gas} - B60N: SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - B60Q: ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL ## Abstract The invention relates to a vehicle seat having a lower part and an upper part displaceable in a height direction relative to the lower part, the lower part and the upper part being connected to one another in a manner displaceable relative to one another by means of a connecting unit, and a height adjustment unit being provided which is intended and designed to adjust a spacing of the lower part from the upper part, wherein the vehicle seat has a light display unit comprising a light source and a deflection unit for deflecting light of the light source, the light display unit being provided and adapted to output a first light indication when the spacing of the lower part to the upper part is outside a predetermined target area and to output a second light indication when the spacing is within the target area during a first operating state of the vehicle seat. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A vehicle seat, comprising: a lower part; and an upper part which can be displaced in a height direction relative to the lower part, the lower part and the upper part being connected to one another in such a way that they can be displaced relative to one another by means of a connecting unit, and a height adjustment unit being provided which is intended and designed for a purpose of adjusting a spacing between the lower part and the upper part, wherein the vehicle seat has a light display unit comprising a light source and a deflection unit for deflecting light from the light source, the light display unit being provided and designed to output, during a first operating state of the vehicle seat, a first light indication when the spacing of the lower part from the upper part is outside a predetermined target area, and to output a second light indication when the spacing is within the target area. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the deflection unit deflects light from the light source in such a way that the first light indication and the second light indication are visible in front of the vehicle seat as seen in a longitudinal direction. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the light source comprises at least one laser and/or one LED. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the deflection unit is arranged at a front of the upper part with a deflection angle. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the light source is arranged stationary with respect to the lower part or a base. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the light source is arranged between the upper part and the lower part and at a first distance from the lower part. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein a bellows element is provided which is fixedly connected to the upper part and the lower part and which has a light exit opening in a front and upper region. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the light source emits three light cones, a first light cone and a second light cone enclosing a third light cone as seen in the height direction. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The vehicle seat according to claim 8, wherein the first light cone and the second light cone have substantially one extension in the height direction with respect to a real or imaginary projection surface formed from the height direction and a width direction, and wherein the third light cone has a second extension with respect to the projection surface. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The vehicle seat according to claim 8, wherein the first light cone and the third light cone, and the second light cone and the third light cone are spaced apart as seen in the height direction. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The vehicle seat according to claim 1, wherein the light display unit is deactivated during a second operating state of the vehicle seat. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) A method for outputting a position of an upper part to a lower part of a vehicle seat according to claim 1, comprising the method steps: a) actuation of the height adjustment unit; b) activation of the light display unit when the height adjustment unit is operated if the vehicle seat is in the first operating state; and c) displaying the first light indication when the spacing of the lower part to the upper part is outside a predetermined target area, or displaying the second light indication when the spacing is within the target area.