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US 6,554,365 B2Granted
Modular vehicle seat
AssigneeRecaro GmbH & Co.
InventorsKurt Karschin, Peter Bertenburg
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Abstract
In a vehicle seat, in particular a motor vehicle seat, part of the seat structure has a frame which encloses a construction space within which a module for optionally receiving subassemblies is arranged.
Claims19
A vehicle seat, comprising:
- a frame that encloses a construction space;
- a module positioned in the construction space, wherein the module is a structural component of the seat, is a separate component from the frame, and is capable of having one or more subassemblies mounted thereto;
- and
- a connecting mechanism mounting the module to the frame in such a manner that the material of the frame remains unweakened, with the connecting mechanism including at least one adapter that is made to fit the frame, and the module is fitted to the frame by the adapter, wherein the adapter includes a wire mounted to the frame, and the connecting mechanism includes a locking mechanism connecting the module to the adapter, and wherein fastening elements are attached to the adapter and the adapter is connected to the frame by fasteners that engage the fastening elements.
1 more element
A vehicle seat, comprising:
- a frame that encloses a construction space;
- a module positioned in the construction space, wherein the module is a structural component of the seat, is a separate component from the frame, and is capable of having one or more subassemblies mounted thereto;
- and
- a connecting mechanism mounting the module to the frame in such a manner that the material of the frame remains unweakened,
- wherein the connecting mechanism includes at least one adapter that is made to fit the frame, and the module is fitted to the frame by the adapter,
- wherein the adaptor includes a wire mounted to the frame,
- wherein the connecting mechanism includes a locking mechanism connecting the module to the adapter, and
- wherein fastening elements are attached to the wire and the wire is connected to the frame by fasteners that engage the fastening elements and extend into existing openings in the frame.
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A vehicle seat, comprising:
- a frame that encloses a construction space;
- a module positioned in the construction space, wherein the module is a structural component of the seat, is a separate component from the frame, and is capable of having one or more subassemblies mounted thereto;
- and
- a connecting mechanism mounting the module to the frame in such a manner that the material of the frame remains unweakened,
- wherein the connecting mechanism includes at least one adapter that is made to fit the frame, and the module is fitted to the frame by the adapter,
- wherein the adapter includes a wire mounted to the frame and the wire is connected to the frame by virtue of the wire extending through openings in the frame, and
- wherein the connecting mechanism includes a locking mechanism connecting the module to the adapter.
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A vehicle seat, comprising:
- a frame that encloses a construction space;
- a module positioned in the construction space, wherein the module is a structural component of the seat, is a separate component from the frame, and is capable of having one or more subassemblies mounted thereto;
- and
- a connecting mechanism mounting the module to the frame, wherein the connecting mechanism mounts the module to the frame in such a manner that the material of the frame remains unweakened, and wherein the connecting mechanism includes at least one adapter that is made to fit the frame, and the module is fitted to the frame by the adapter,
- wherein the module includes at least one hollow guide and the adapter has at least one elongate section which is received by the hollow guide so that the module is locked to the adapter.
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A vehicle seat, comprising:
- a frame that encloses a construction space;
- a module positioned in the construction space, wherein the module is a structural component of the seat, is a separate component from the frame, and is capable of having one or more subassemblies mounted thereto, and wherein the module is manufactured using a technique selected from the group consisting of injection-molding and diecasting;
- and
- a connecting mechanism mounting the module to the frame in such a manner that the material of the frame remains unweakened, with the connecting mechanism including at least one adapter that is made to fit the frame, and the module is fitted to the frame by the adapter, wherein the connecting mechanism includes a locking mechanism connecting the module to the adapter, and wherein fastening elements are attached to the adapter and the adapter is connected to the frame by fasteners that engage the fastening elements.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.