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US 12,496,939 B2Granted
Vehicle seat
AssigneeBrose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Coburg
InventorsJochen Hofmann, Erik Luther, Marcel Amstein
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Abstract
It is provided a vehicle seat, with a backrest which is rigidly coupled to a seat part so that a pivotal movement of the backrest about a rear pivot axis, via which an inclination of the backrest can be adjusted, always is accompanied by a corresponding pivotal movement of the seat part. There is provided a pan adjusting device via which a seat pan part can be pivoted relative to the seat part about a seat part pivot axis.
Claims12
A vehicle seat, comprising:
- a seat part on which a seat pan part defining a position of a seating surface of the vehicle seat is adjustably arranged,
- a backrest which is rigidly coupled to the seat part so that a pivotal movement of the backrest about a rear pivot axis, via which an inclination of the backrest can be adjusted, always is accompanied by a corresponding pivotal movement of the seat part, and
- a pan adjusting device configured to pivot the seat pan part relative to the seat part about a seat part pivot axis,
- wherein the pan adjusting device comprises at least one drive motor for a power-operated adjustment of the seat pan part and an electronic control system for controlling the power-operated adjustment of the seat pan part by the at least one drive motor in response to an adjustment of the inclination of the backrest, and
- wherein the electronic control system is configured to drive the at least one drive motor for a compensating movement of the seat pan part relative to the seat part in order to substantially or exactly maintain the position of the seating surface with respect to the horizontal when the inclination of the backrest is adjusted and the seat part thereby pivoted.
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