Safety device

A vehicle, comprising:

• a seat;
• and
• a safety device, wherein the safety device comprises:
• a seat surface extending in a longitudinal direction of the seat;
• a securing element assigned to the seat surface;
• and
• an adjustment device operatively connected to the securing element for adjusting the securing element from a reclining position into a securing position in an event of a crash, wherein the adjustment device is configured to reset the securing element from the securing position into the reclining position,
• wherein the securing element is configured to act on the seat surface in the securing position such that the seat surface and the securing element counteract forward movement of a pelvic area of a person sitting on the seat surface in the longitudinal direction of the seat, without changing a spatial location of said seat surface, and
• wherein the adjustment device is configured to adjust the securing element into a plurality of stationary intermediate positions located between the securing position and the reclining position.

A safety device for a motor vehicle seat in a motor vehicle comprising:

• a seat surface extending in a longitudinal direction of the seat;
• a securing element assigned to the seat surface;
• and
• an adjustment device operatively connected to the securing element for adjusting the securing element from a reclining position into a securing position in an event of a crash,
• wherein the adjustment device is configured to reset the securing element from the securing position into the reclining position,
• wherein the securing element is configured to act on the seat surface in the securing position such that the seat surface and the securing element counteract forward movement of a pelvic area of a person sitting on the seat surface in the longitudinal direction of the seat, without changing a spatial location of said seat surface,
• wherein the adjustment device is configured to adjust the securing element into a plurality of intermediate positions located between the securing position and the reclining position,
• wherein the securing element is arranged underneath the seat surface and, in the event of a crash, is configured to be moved closer to the seat surface by the adjustment device, and
• wherein the adjustment device is configured to adapt a seat hardness of the seat surface to a change in a direction of travel of the motor vehicle by an automatic one-sided adjustment of the position of the securing element relative to the seat surface.