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Method for activating massage units in a seat, control device for carrying out said method, and seat arrangement

US11639127B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. KG (Coburg) · DE

Inventors

Christian Mergl · Zeil am Main, DE
Wojciech Falinski · Coburg, DE
Christian Karl · Gaming, AT
Martin Juergenliemk · Untersiemau, DE
Wolfgang Uebel · Weitramsdorf, DE
Christian Herrmann · Coburg, DE
Florian Pohl · Ebersdorf, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 23, 2021
Grant date	May 2, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 22, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04R2499/13
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A vehicle seat arrangement, a control device in the seat arrangement, and a method for activating a plurality of massage units integrated in a vehicle seat, including the following steps: playing back an acoustic entertainment signal by means of a playback device of a vehicle; and controlling the plurality of massage units based on the acoustic entertainment signal by means of the control device; in which at least one of the plurality of massage units is activated so as to vibrate in a frequency range, in which the at least one of the plurality of massage units only brings about noise emission which is externally imperceptible to a person other than a person sitting on the vehicle seat.

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