Seat rail pair for longitudinal adjustment of a vehicle seat and energy absorber and locking device, in particular for such a seat rail pair

US12151595B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE SE & CO. KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT, COBURG · DE
• Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

• Marcel AMSTEIN · Marisfeld, DE
• Ramzi Ouafi · Coburg, DE
• Jochen Hofmann · Marktgraitz, DE
• Sven Sinne · Untersiemau, DE
• Frank Richter · Dohnsen, DE
• Fabian Pohlmann · Coburg, DE
• Michael LENG · Geltendorf, DE
• Dieter STRASSER · Oberhausen, DE
• Andreas Huf · Neusäß, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 12, 2021
• Grant date: Nov 26, 2024
• Expiry date: Aug 6, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16F2230/0023
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is a seat rail pair (2) for adjustment of a vehicle seat (8), in particular of a motor vehicle seat, in an adjustment direction (x), comprising a guide rail (10) extending parallel to the adjustment direction (x) for fastening to a vehicle floor, and a fastening rail (21), which is adjustably guided on the guide rail (10) in the adjustment direction (x) for fastening the vehicle seat (8), wherein an energy absorber element (5) is provided in a path, which introduces the force acting on the vehicle seat (8) into the vehicle structure, which energy absorber element permits a movement of the vehicle seat in the adjustment direction (x) under plastic deformation when a predetermined value of the force is exceeded.