Vehicle seat

US6739657B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• TRW Occupant Restraint Systems GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Alexander Heilig · Schwäbisch Gmünd, DE
• Thomas Herpich · Uhingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 21, 2000
• Grant date: May 25, 2004
• Expiry date: Dec 21, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60N2/4279
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle seat includes a seat portion, a seat pan integrated in the seat portion, and a viscous mass arranged within the seat pan, wherein the viscous mass is actuatable to form a ramp.