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Adjustable thigh support for a vehicle seat

US10611277B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15References

17Claims

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Assignee

Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

Julius Maximilian Engelke · Aachen, DE
Jessica Rebecca Rausch · Rheydt, DE
Niels Pasligh
Markus Franzen · Stolberg, DE
Carsten Starke · Vaals, NL
Philipp J. Wolf · Capistrano Beach, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 10, 2018
Grant date	Apr 7, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 10, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA47C7/14
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle seat comprises a seat surface and a thigh support. The thigh support is adjustable and/or movable by use of a first adjustment device in or opposed to a first adjustment direction, which preferably runs substantially parallel to the seat surface, from an extended position into a retracted position. Furthermore, the thigh support is deflectable substantially vertically to the seat surface and/or to the underlying surface by use of a force which can be exerted by a vehicle occupant and is downwardly directed in the direction of a vehicle floor, wherein the thigh support has at least one second adjustment device for setting and/or defining a movement resistance with which the thigh support opposes the downwardly directed force.

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