Height-adjustable vehicle seat having a crash locking unit
AssigneeKEIPER GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsKai Schumann, Ingo Teufel, Dieter Braun, Heinrich Hammann
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Abstract
In the case of a vehicle seat (1), in particular a motor vehicle seat, having a multi-bar linkage (4) which is defined by four link mechanisms and is intended for setting the seat height, and a crash locking unit (21) which, in the event of a crash, locks a frame (5) fixed on the vehicle structure and a rocker (8) to each other as two of the link mechanisms (5, 6, 7, 8, 9), a further link mechanism (7) being provided between the frame (5) and the rocker (8).
Claims20
A vehicle seat for being mounted to a vehicle structure, and for operating advantageously in the event of a crash of predetermined magnitude, the vehicle seat comprising:
- at least one multi-bar linkage, wherein the multi-bar linkage includes at least four link mechanisms, wherein prior to the crash of predetermined magnitude the multi-bar linkage is effective as a four-bar linkage for setting the seat's height, and wherein the at least four link mechanisms includes at least
- (a) a frame that is at least for being fixed with respect to the vehicle structure,
- (b) a rocker, and
- (c) a link mechanism positioned between the frame and the rocker;
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- a crash locking unit for locking at least the frame and the rocker to one another in the event of the crash of predetermined magnitude.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.