Vehicle seat having an adaptable lateral support and method for adapting the lateral support of a vehicle seat

US11505101B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

• Thomas Baranowski · Würselen, DE
• Maik Broda · Würselen, DE
• Pascal Rebmann · Weilerswist, DE
• Markus Franzen · Stolberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 14, 2020
• Grant date: Nov 22, 2022
• Expiry date: Mar 10, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60N2/99
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle seat having an adaptable lateral support and method of adapting lateral support are provided. The seat has a seat frame on which a seat cushion and/or a backrest cushion and at least one actuator is retained, wherein the seat cushion and/or the backrest cushion has at least one laterally arranged, resiliently deformable side wall cushion for the lateral support of a person sitting on the vehicle seat and the actuator is operationally connected to the side wall cushion and configured to apply a deformation force for the resilient deformation of the side wall cushion. The vehicle seat has a cable element which connects the side wall cushion to the actuator in a force-transmitting manner so that the actuator introduces the deformation force by tensioning the cable element directly from the cable element into the side wall cushion to deform the side wall cushion to change the lateral support.